L’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York e’ lieto di celebrare Black History Month 2014 presentando il regista Afro-ItalianoFred Kuwornu e il suo documentario ” Inside Buffalo”.Fred Kuwornu, nato e cresciuto a Bologna, è un regista-produttore di origini ghanesi.
Nel 2007 viene scelto dal regista americano Spike Lee per lavorare all’interno della crew del film Miracolo a Sant’ Anna, lavorando al fianco d’attori americani del calibro di Derek Luke, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Michael Ealy e la nomination all’Oscar come direttore della fotografia Matthew Libatique (Il Cigno nero).
L’incontro con Spike Lee, ispira Fred Kuwornu a dirigere e produrre il docufilm Inside Buffalo, progetto internazionale sulla storia della 92^ Divisione” Buffalo Soldiers”, i soldati afroamericani che combatterono durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale in Toscana. Il progetto narra non solo le loro vicende belliche ma soprattutto il ruolo che essi successivamente ebbero nella lotta per i diritti civili in USA, premiato come migliore documentario al Black Berlin International Cinema Festival.
Shows:
Jan. 29 Rochester, Ny “ Inside Buffalo” at Rochester University at the River Campus-Lattimore 201 at 6 p.m.
Jan. 30 Rochester, Ny “18 IUS SOLI” at the Shults Center Forum at 6 p.m. at Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14618
Feb. 4 New York, NY “18 IUS SOLI” at 5 p.m. at Fordham University LC Campus at Lincoln Center South lounge (NW corner of Columbus Avenue at 60th Street -113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023)
Feb.5 Boston, MA “18 IUS SOLI “ at Boston University at 5p.m. at718 Commonwealth Avenue Boston , MA.
Feb. 6 Bronx, NY “ Inside Buffalo” at 5p.m.at Fordham University at Rose Hill, flom auditorium, Walsh Library 441 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, N.Y.
Feb. 7 Queens, NY “18 IUS SOLI” at 6 p.m. Saint Johns Queens Campus 8000 Utopia Pkwy, Queens, NY 11439
Feb. 10 Staten Island, NY at Black Box Theater at 1.50 p.m. at St. Johns Staten Island Campus 300 Howard Ave, Staten Island, NY
Feb. 12 Hempstead, Ny “18 IUS SOLI” at 12:45 p.m. at at Hofstra University Student Center Theater at Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus.
Feb. 12 Hempstead, Ny “Inside Buffalo” at 3:30 p.m. at at Hofstra University Student Center Theater at Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus.
Feb.22 Queens, NY “Inside Buffalo” 4:30 p.m. at Museum of Moving Image
Feb. 23 18 New Brunswick, NJ “18 IUS SOLI” at 7 p.m. at Rutgers University at Voorhees Hall 105, 71 Hamilton Street, College Avenue Campus, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Febr.28 New Haven, CT “Inside Buffalo” at 6 p.m. at the Department of African American Studies of Yale University. 81 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06511
March 3 South Orange Village, New Jersey “18 IUS SOLI” at 5.30 p.m. at Seton Hall University 400 S Orange Ave, South Orange Village, New Jersey
March 4th New Haven, CT “18 IUS SOLI” Y at 5.30 p.m. at Yale University Luce Auditorium Henry R. Luce Hall 34 Hillhouse Avenue New Haven, CT
March 5 Fairfield , CT “18 IUS SOLI” at 5 p.m. at Fairfield University 1073 N Benson Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824