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Film & Talk | Black Film Festival, Part II | Screening Kinks, Locs, and Love, followed by panel discussion on black hair

Co-presented with Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center

August 26, 2022, 6 pm - 8 pm

REGISTER

$15 Adults | $5 Members and Friends of BHCCR

5 PM | Tour of Another Justice: US is Them by Senior Curator Corinne Erni
5:30 PM | Reception, Mildred C. Brinn Terrace
6 PM | Welcome and Film Screening
6:45 PM | Introductions and panel

Kinks, Locs, and Love (2018, 46 min)
Directed by Lawrence Green

The Parrish Art Museum and the Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center (BHCCRC) continue their partnership for the third annual, two-day Black Film Festival, at the Museum. The screenings present award-winning feature films and shorts, selected by a committee representing both organizations as well as The Witness Project of Long Island and the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Office of Minority Health.

ABOUT THE FILM

Black Film Festival, Part II features a screening of the film Kinks, Locs, and Love, documenting women of African descent and their hair journeys from perms to natural hair in the Washington D.C., area, showcasing the natural hair community with events, businesses, fashion figures, and bloggers. The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion on black hair and its importance to health, sense of identity, community, and culture, including dermatologist Dr. Achiamah Osei-Tutu, among others.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Lawrence Green is a filmmaker, photographer, and DJ, with an MFA in Film and Media Arts from American University. Green has held production and television programming positions with the Service Employee International Union and Public Broadcasting Service and has been featured in renowned venues including South by Southwest, The Kennedy Center, and The National Museum of African American History and Culture. In 2010, Green founded Time Traveling Media Inc. to produce original content and provide visual solutions for a range of clientele. In addition to Kinks, Locs, and Love, Green’s short documentaries include Zsudayka’s Journey, The Conversation, and Trashman respectively explore themes of artistic life balance, interpersonal journeys toward parenthood, and socioenvironmental awareness.

 

Advance ticket purchase with pre-event registration is recommended. Limited tickets will be available at the door. All sales are final, non-transferable, and non-refundable.

More information surrounding our COVID-19 protocol →

Friday Nights at the Parrish are made possible, in part, by Presenting Sponsor:

Additional support provided by Weill Cornell Medicine – Southampton and The Corcoran Group

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August 26, 2022
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Parrish Art Museum
279 Montauk Highway
Water Mill, NY 11976 United States
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Film & Talk | Black Film Festival, Part II | Screening Kinks, Locs, and Love, followed by panel discussion on black hair

Co-presented with Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center

August 26, 2022, 6 pm - 8 pm

REGISTER

$15 Adults | $5 Members and Friends of BHCCR

5 PM | Tour of Another Justice: US is Them by Senior Curator Corinne Erni
5:30 PM | Reception, Mildred C. Brinn Terrace
6 PM | Welcome and Film Screening
6:45 PM | Introductions and panel

Kinks, Locs, and Love (2018, 46 min)
Directed by Lawrence Green

The Parrish Art Museum and the Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center (BHCCRC) continue their partnership for the third annual, two-day Black Film Festival, at the Museum. The screenings present award-winning feature films and shorts, selected by a committee representing both organizations as well as The Witness Project of Long Island and the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Office of Minority Health.

ABOUT THE FILM

Black Film Festival, Part II features a screening of the film Kinks, Locs, and Love, documenting women of African descent and their hair journeys from perms to natural hair in the Washington D.C., area, showcasing the natural hair community with events, businesses, fashion figures, and bloggers. The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion on black hair and its importance to health, sense of identity, community, and culture, including dermatologist Dr. Achiamah Osei-Tutu, among others.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Lawrence Green is a filmmaker, photographer, and DJ, with an MFA in Film and Media Arts from American University. Green has held production and television programming positions with the Service Employee International Union and Public Broadcasting Service and has been featured in renowned venues including South by Southwest, The Kennedy Center, and The National Museum of African American History and Culture. In 2010, Green founded Time Traveling Media Inc. to produce original content and provide visual solutions for a range of clientele. In addition to Kinks, Locs, and Love, Green’s short documentaries include Zsudayka’s Journey, The Conversation, and Trashman respectively explore themes of artistic life balance, interpersonal journeys toward parenthood, and socioenvironmental awareness.

 

Advance ticket purchase with pre-event registration is recommended. Limited tickets will be available at the door. All sales are final, non-transferable, and non-refundable.

More information surrounding our COVID-19 protocol →

Friday Nights at the Parrish are made possible, in part, by Presenting Sponsor:

Additional support provided by Weill Cornell Medicine – Southampton and The Corcoran Group