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Film | 5th Annual Black Film Festival, Part II
Co-presented with the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center
November 8, 5 pm - 9 pm
$13 Members | $13 Friends of BHCCRC | $20 Adults & Resident Benefit Pass | $18 Seniors | $15 Member’s Guest | Free for Students & Children
Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters, 2020, 94 min., Directed by Rosalynde LeBlanc and Tom Hurwitz
Join us for the 5th Annual Black Film Festival, Part II, as the Parrish continues its annual collaboration with the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center, Suffolk County Office of Minority Health, the Witness Project of Long Island, and Black Public Media. The Black Film Festival, Part II, will screen Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters, a feature documentary that traces the history and legacy of one of the most important works of art to come out of the age of AIDS—Bill T. Jones’ tour de force ballet “D-Man in the Waters.” The screening is followed by a panel with Producer and Co-Director Rosalynde LeBlanc; social worker, poet, and activist Lora Rene Tucker; and John Oppenheimer, M.D, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.
The Black Film Festival presents award-winning short and feature films and documentaries that highlight the work of black filmmakers as well as stories that describe and elevate black lives and experiences, touching on current sociopolitical topics, art, music, performance, mental and physical health, among others. Films are selected by a committee representing the Parrish Art Museum, Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center, the Witness Project of Long Island, and the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Office of Minority Health, as well as a small group of dedicated individuals.
About the Film
In 1989, D-Man in the Waters gave physical manifestation to the fear, anger, grief, and hope for salvation that the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company felt as they were embattled by the AIDS pandemic. As a group of young dancers reconstructs the dance in the present day, they learn about this often-forgotten history and deepen their understanding of the power of art in a time of plague. The film begins in a dance studio in present day where Rosalynde LeBlanc begins to teach D-Man in the Waters to university student dancers. Ms. LeBlanc was a member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company and Jones has since entrusted her with his legacy in the teaching of his pieces at colleges around the country.
Schedule
5 PM | Museum Tour of exhibitions on view, led by Chief Curator Corinne Erni
6 PM | Screening of Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters
7:45 PM | Post-film Q&A and Discussion
8–9 PM | Post-film Reception
Support for the Black Film Festival is provided by Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs; Support for Friday Nights is provided by The Corcoran Group.
Film | 5th Annual Black Film Festival, Part II
Co-presented with the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center
November 8, 5 pm - 9 pm
$13 Members | $13 Friends of BHCCRC | $20 Adults & Resident Benefit Pass | $18 Seniors | $15 Member’s Guest | Free for Students & Children
Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters, 2020, 94 min., Directed by Rosalynde LeBlanc and Tom Hurwitz
Join us for the 5th Annual Black Film Festival, Part II, as the Parrish continues its annual collaboration with the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center, Suffolk County Office of Minority Health, the Witness Project of Long Island, and Black Public Media. The Black Film Festival, Part II, will screen Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters, a feature documentary that traces the history and legacy of one of the most important works of art to come out of the age of AIDS—Bill T. Jones’ tour de force ballet “D-Man in the Waters.” The screening is followed by a panel with Producer and Co-Director Rosalynde LeBlanc; social worker, poet, and activist Lora Rene Tucker; and John Oppenheimer, M.D, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.
The Black Film Festival presents award-winning short and feature films and documentaries that highlight the work of black filmmakers as well as stories that describe and elevate black lives and experiences, touching on current sociopolitical topics, art, music, performance, mental and physical health, among others. Films are selected by a committee representing the Parrish Art Museum, Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center, the Witness Project of Long Island, and the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Office of Minority Health, as well as a small group of dedicated individuals.
About the Film
In 1989, D-Man in the Waters gave physical manifestation to the fear, anger, grief, and hope for salvation that the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company felt as they were embattled by the AIDS pandemic. As a group of young dancers reconstructs the dance in the present day, they learn about this often-forgotten history and deepen their understanding of the power of art in a time of plague. The film begins in a dance studio in present day where Rosalynde LeBlanc begins to teach D-Man in the Waters to university student dancers. Ms. LeBlanc was a member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company and Jones has since entrusted her with his legacy in the teaching of his pieces at colleges around the country.
Schedule
5 PM | Museum Tour of exhibitions on view, led by Chief Curator Corinne Erni
6 PM | Screening of Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters
7:45 PM | Post-film Q&A and Discussion
8–9 PM | Post-film Reception
Support for the Black Film Festival is provided by Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs; Support for Friday Nights is provided by The Corcoran Group.
