The Unseen Ones / The Dance of King David / The Prodigal Son
Maysles Cinema New York, NY
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The Unseen Ones / The Dance of King David / The Prodigal Son
The Unseen Ones Kurt Orderson, 20 min. A musical documentary film that centers around 27-year old Leagan Davids, aka Nico10long, a dispossessed youth from the township Wesbank/Delft struggling against the high crime rate, substandard schooling and unemployment on the Cape Flats while trying to raise his three-year daughter, Allevia.
Filmmaker present for post-screening Q&A
The Dance of King David Axel Baumann, 33 min. The film is based on a dance King David performed in front of the Ark over 3000 years ago and which is still practiced today during the Jewish festival of Simchat Torah and the festival of Timkat in Ethiopia. The film is a beautiful journey through the ancient and modern worship of this object.
Filmmaker present for post-screening Q&A
The Prodigal Son Kurt Orderson, 2009, 64 min. The Prodigal Son retraces the lost history of the Orderson family. The filmmaker's great grandfather, Joseph Orderson was of the generation of newly emancipated slaves, who with fellow West Indians left Barbados to settle all over the world, including Cape Town's District Six. These men came as sailors and were part of the pioneering Black Atlantic Communication Network, inspired by Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association.
Filmmaker present for post-screening Q&A
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Maysles Cinema (View)
343 Lenox Ave.
New York, NY 10027
United States
