these sound really interesting

Two films by William Greaves to be showcased at The Afro-Punk Festival/BAMcinématek

Still a Brother:
Inside the Negro Middle Class (1968)
Sunday, July 1 at 4:30pm (85min)

In this work, producers William Greaves and William Branch focus on emerging black professionals, contrasting white suburban values with issues of identity and what it means to be black and middle class. The film reveals the mental revolution that economically successful blacks underwent during the turbulent race-conscious sixties.

Directed by William Greaves
Co–produced by William Branch
Narrated by Ossie Davis

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968)
Monday, July 2 at 6:50pm (75min)
Q&A with William Greaves

In this one-of-a-kind fiction/documentary hybrid, filmmaker William Greaves presides over a beleaguered film crew in New York's Central Park, leaving them to try to figure out what kind of movie he is making. This wildly innovative sixties counterculture landmark remains one of the most tightly focused and insightful movies ever made about making movies.

Directed by William Greaves

The Afro-Punk Festival (June 28-July 7) returns to BAM for the third year for six days of film, music, visual art, and more, all united under the banner of black activism.

General admission tickets to BAM Rose Cinemas are $11. Tickets are $7.50 for students 25 and under (with valid I.D. Monday–Thursday, except holidays), seniors, children under twelve, and $7 for BAM Cinema Club members. Tickets are available at the BAM Rose Cinemas box office, by phone at 718.777.FILM (order by “name of movie” option), or online at BAM.org.

For more information about the screenings, call the BAMcinématek hotline at 718.636.4100
or visit BAM.org. For more information about William Greaves, go to williamgreaves.com