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Channel 28: Emeryville, Piedmont, Oakland
AT&T U-Verse Channel 99
ARISE, WOMEN HEALING THE ENVIRONMENT
3/06 (Wed) @ 6:30pm
3/16 (Sat) @ 8:30pm
3/26 (Tue) @ 2:30pm
A film by Lori Joyce and Candice Orlando, Idanha Films
Narrated by Daryl Hannah
On every continent, women are taking the lead to protect and restore the natural environment, and are empowering others to respect the earth. ARISE presents the stories of a diverse group of 13 women in five countries who have initiated solution-oriented environmental projects in their communities, towns, and villages. These women are engaged in a variety of innovative efforts profiled in the film: replanting trees in Kenya, conserving biodiversity in India, preserving sacred Native lands, protecting the rainforest in Ecuador, building more sustainable local communities, transforming food through urban agriculture, creating safe outdoor places to play, training women to build and install solar lights, and organizing to combat climate change, among others.
ARISE gives voice to these powerful women and weaves together their inspiring stories with stunning images, poetry, and music by well-known writers and musicians, including Alice Walker and Michael Franti. Through these hopeful examples and new models, the women in the film challenge our current way of thinking about the environment and encourage a shift in values to find a different, healthier way to view our relationship with the earth.
A NEW COLOR: THE ART OF BEING EDYTHE BOONE
3/07 (Thur) @ 2pm
3/19 (Tue) @ 6pm
3/25 (Mon) @ 7pm
A film by Marlene "Mo" Morris
A NEW COLOR joyfully profiles the life and work of celebrated artist Edythe Boone whose colorful murals portray some of the major events of our time and illustrate the transformative power of art.
Long before Black Lives Matter became a rallying cry, septuagenarian Boone embodied that truth as an accomplished artist and educator. In the Bay Area, she was drawn to community mural projects that channeled her artistic talent into public advocacy for racial and social justice, including the landmark MaestraPeace mural on the San Francisco Women’s Building. Boone has made community murals her primary vehicle for helping people of all ages and ethnicities find their artistic voice and express their hopes and visions. A NEW COLOR highlights Boone’s work with Oakland middle school students on a mural project and with seniors at a center in Richmond. Woven throughout the film is the personal journey that fuels Boone’s art, having lived through segregation and the Civil Rights movement, as well as the more recent tragedies of Ferguson, Trayvon Martin, and the chokehold death of her nephew Eric Garner, whose final words – “I Can’t Breathe” – ignited national outrage over racist policing.
Filmed over five years, A NEW COLOR illuminates how the passionate, heart-felt work of one resilient woman can reverberate throughout a community and inspire both art and a more powerful chorus for justice.
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA: A LEGACY OF SERVICE
3/11 (Mon) @ 7pm
3/14 (Thur) @ 2pm
3/22 (Fri) @ 8pm
Produced and Directed by W. Drew Perkins
Narrated by Phylicia Rashad, this program documents the 115-year history of one of the nation's oldest African American women's organizations. Since its founding at Howard University in 1908, the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha have empowered communities across the globe. Beginning with their Depression-era Mississippi Health Project, Alpha Kappa Alpha has facilitated national and international service initiatives for those in need. This legacy of striving for the common good has not always been easy but collectively the sisterhood endures.
UNCOMMON GRACE: THE LIFE OF FLANNERY O’CONNOR
3/15 (Fri) @ 8:30pm
3/18 (Mon) @ 3pm
3/31 (Sun) @ 9pm
Produced and Directed by Bridget Kurt
Beata Productions
Despite her premature death at age 39, Flannery O’Connor left behind one of the most haunting and strikingly original bodies of work in 20th-century literature. With the rural South as her backdrop, she brought to life a string of eccentric characters torn between their worldly ambitions and the need for a more enduring truth. This film traces the people and events that shaped her remarkable career.
PUSHOUT: THE CRIMINALIZATION OF BLACK GIRLS IN SCHOOLS
3/17 (Sun) @ 7:30pm
3/21 (Thur) @ 2pm
3/30 (Sat) @ 8:30pm
A film by Monique W. Morris and Jacoba Atlas
Inspired by the groundbreaking book of the same name by Monique W. Morris, Ed.D, PUSHOUT: THE CRIMINALIZATION OF BLACK GIRLS IN SCHOOLS, takes a deep dive into the lives of Black girls and the practices, cultural beliefs, and policies that disrupt one of the most important factors in their lives – education. The film underscores the challenges Black girls face with insights from multiple experts across the country who have worked extensively in the fields of social and criminal justice, gender equality, and educational equity, giving context to the crisis and providing a roadmap for how our educational system and those who interact with Black girls can provide a positive rather than punitive response to behaviors that are often misunderstood or misrepresented. PUSHOUT focuses on the challenges Black girls face and emphasizes first-person narratives from them. Hearing from girls as young as seven and as old as 19, they describe navigating a society that often marginalizes and dismisses them. At the same time, the documentary lays out how adults and policymakers can address the needs of these young girls and women with positive responses that can short-circuit the pervasive over-punishment of Black girls.