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The National Association for Multicultural Education will screen The Five Demands at their conference (November 13-16, 2024) in Anaheim, CA.
The Five Demands was chosen for the opening event at the Facing Race conference in St. Louis, MO in November 2024.
The Spelman College Documentary Film Program will screen The Five Demands at the Auburn Avenue Research Library in Atlanta, GA on November 25, 2024.
Past Events
The Lexi Cinema in London, England will screen The Five Demands at the Main Library (Koret Auditorium) on October 20, 2024.
The San Francisco Public Library will screen The Five Demands at the Main Library (Koret Auditorium) on October 3, 2024 at 6pm.
The Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center in southern California will screen The Five Demands on June 23, 2024, as part of their 3rd Annual Juneteenth Jubilee Event. A Q&A will follow the film.
The City College of New York’s Black Studies Program will host “Legacy Igniting the Movement: 55th Anniversary of the CCNY Student Takeover” on May 4th, 2024 at Maysles Documentary Center in New York, NY. This event will celebrate the courage and resilience of the students who sparked a movement for change. Hear from guest speakers, engage in discussions, and connect with others who are passionate about making a difference.
Docuseek hosted Equity, Access, Discrimination, and Race in Higher Education: THE FIVE DEMANDS, a live virtual panel discussion on
March 13, 2024 with distinguished faculty from The City College of New York (CCNY), Brown University, and the University of Massachusetts Boston.
The Roxie Theater in San Francisco will host a screening of The Five Demands on
March 10, 2024.
The 48th Annual National Council for Black Studies Conference in San Jose, CA will host a screening of The Five Demands on March 7, 2024.
Baruch College in New York, NY will host a screening of The Five Demands as part of a Black History Month event on
February 20, 2024.
The Honolulu Museum of Art will host a screening of The Five Demands as part of the Honolulu African American Film Festival 2024 on
February 10 and 15, 2024.
The City College of New York will host a screening of The Five Demands as part of The 45th Annual Langston Hughes Festival on
February 1, 2024 at 1:45 pm.
The CUNY School of Professional Studies Youth Studies program in New York, NY will screen The Five Demands on January 17, 2024 at 6pm.
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38 Black International Cinema in Berlin, Germany will screen The Five Demands
on December 1, 2023.
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Queensborough Community College in Queens, NY will screen The Five Demands
on December 1, 2023 at 3pm. To RSVP, email Mlau@qcc.cuny.edu
The Action Lab will screen The Five Demands
at New Plaza Cinema in New York, NY on November 30, 2023 at 7pm.
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New Settlement Parents Action Committee, PSC-CUNY, The Bronx Community Foundation, Liberation School, and Hostos Community College in Bronx, NY will screen The Five Demands
on November 27, 2023 at 2pm and 5:30pm.
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Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) and CUNY Rising Alliance (CRA) will screen The Five Demands at LaGuardia Community College in Queens, NY on November 16, 2023 at 2pm.
Free and open to the public.
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The Documentary Forum at CCNY, the Black Studies Program at CCNY and Third World Newsreel in New York, NY will screen The Five Demands on November 15, 2023 at 6:30pm.
Free and open to the public.
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The Maysles Documentary Center in New York, NY will screen The Five Demands
on November 2, 2023.
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The FilmColumbia film festival at the Crandell Theater in Chatham, NY will screen The Five Demands on October 28, 2023 at 12pm. A Q&A discussion with the filmmakers Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss will follow the screening.
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While We Are Still Here (WWSH) and Reel Sisters in Harlem, NY will screen The Five Demands at the Starring Harlem film festival at the Miller Theatre at Columbia University on October 28, 2023. at 4:30pm (Section C).
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The CUNY Graduate Center in New York, NY will screen The Five Demands on October 18, 2023.
After the screening, executive producer Stanley Nelson moderates a discussion with directors Andrea Weiss and Greta Schiller, along with two of the student protesters featured in the film, Charles Powell and Rosalind Kilkenny McLymont.
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The PSC-CUNY and CUNY Rising Alliance in New York, NY will screen The Five Demands
on October 11, 2023.
This screening is open to CUNY students, staff, and faculty.
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The Avon Theater in Stamford, CT will screen The Five Demands on
September 27, 2023. A Q&A discussion with one of the student protestors of the 1969 takeover, Rosalind Kilkenny McLymont, will follow the screening.
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The City College Center for the Arts in New York, NY will screen The Five Demands on
September 26, 2023.
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The Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia will screen The Five Demands on September 23, 2023.
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The History Film Fest in Rijeka, Croatia will screen The Five Demands on September 12, 2023.
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Live Online Event on September 7, 2023
at 3:30pm-4:30pm EST
Panel Discussion on Equity and Access in Education with Distinguished Panelists and Exclusive Clips from The Five Demands
Our panelists will discuss a range of topics across today's major issues in education, culture and community. Moderated by Juan González, Co-Host of Democracy Now!, our panelists will take audience questions live and and discuss how the The Five Demands intersects with the conversations.
Featuring:
Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
Darlene Marlin, Vice President, Education Access & Opportunity, National Urban League
Dr. Phelton Moss, Fellow, Education Innovation Strategy, NAACP
Juan González, Co-Host, Democracy Now! on Pacific Radio
Watch a recording of this discussion
New Plaza Cinema in New York, NY will screen The Five Demands on July 29-30, 2023.
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The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York, NY will screen The Five Demands on July 27, 2023. Following the screening, two participants of the occupation, Henry Arce and Rosalind Kilkenny McLymont, will share the inspiring story of how they, and others, changed the face of college admissions. Karen D. Taylor will moderate the discussion.
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The Firehouse Cinema in downtown New York, NY will screen The Five Demands
from July 14-20, 2023.
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The Maysles Documentary Center in New York, NY will screen The Five Demands
on July 13, 2023.
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The Roxbury Film Festival in Boston, MA will screen The Five Demands
on June 23, 2023.
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The American Black Film Festival will screen The Five Demands in Miami, FL
on June 16, 2023
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The Little Theatre’s Black Cinema Series in Rochester, NY will screen The Five Demands
on May 17, 2023 at 7:30pm
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Professor of Visual Arts Su Friedrich marks her retirement from Princeton University with a screening of The Five Demands on April 3 , 2023 at 7pm at the Lewis Center for the Arts (Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ). The screening will be followed by a discussion with co-directors Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss and two of the participants in the historic strike, Rosalind McLymont and Charles Powell, moderated by Professor Friedrich. This screening is free and open to the public.
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We are excited to announce the premiere of The Five Demands on February 17 and 18, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA as part of The Pan-African Film Festival! The co-directors Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss, along with author and activist Dorothy Randall Gray who is featured in the film, will be present for Q&A sessions after the screenings.