ImageNation Announces 2012 Summer Schedule of FREE Film Screenings + Performances (NYC)

This year marks 10 years of ImageNation Outdoors being NY’s only summer long festival exclusively dedicated to films and music from throughout the global African diaspora. They recently kicked off the 2012 season with a collaborative SummerStage showing of the highly acclaimed Brooklyn Boheme and a live performance by Brooklyn’s own Talib Kweli, Jean Grae, Pharoahe Monch, and Jah Stix in Bed Stuy’s Von King Park. 

Music Performances begin at 7:30pm and Films at 8:30pm unless otherwise noted.
** Denotes SummerStage Collaboration. These events begin at 7pm

July 11th
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
In Partnership with the Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival
Performances by Game Rebellion and Davi
St. Nicholas Park, Harlem

July 12th
Soul Train!: The Hippest Trip in America
Tribute to Don Cornelius
In Partnership with the Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival
Performances by Amma Whatt, Barry Antonie, Collette, Denise Rasberry, Mika, Nicholas Ryan Grant, Ra-Re Valdverde and Russell Taylor
Soul Train line with music by DJ MPB
Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem

July 15th
Sundae Sermon
Morningside Park, Harlem

July 21st
Night Catches Us
Performances by Willis Earl Beal and Krystle Warren
Weeksville, Brooklyn

**July 29th
Africa Unite
Performance by Taj Weeks & Adowa, Shine & The Moonbeams, and Randolph Mathews
Springrield Park, Queens

August 1st
Taking Root: A Tribute to Wanguri Maathai
In Partnership with the Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival
Music by DJ Cool Gee
West Harlem Pier Park, Harlem

August 2nd
Pumzi and Burning in the Sun
In Partnership with the Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival
Music by DJ Cool Gee
West Harlem Pier Park, Harlem

August 6th Pariah Performance by Bachslider
St. Nicholas Park, Harlem

**August 12th, 6pm 
Doin it in the Park
Music by DJ Bobbito Garcia aka Kool Bob Love
Performance by Yerbabuena
Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem

August 13th
New York International Latino Film Festival
St. Nicholas Park, Harlem

**August 14th
Come Back Africa
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the ANC
Performances by Goapele and Yolanda Zama
Central Park, NYC

August 18th
Marley
In Partnership with Harlem Week
Music by DJ Cool Gee
St. Nicholas Park, Harlem

August 20th
Chico and Rita
Music by Bobby Sanabria and Quarteto Ache
St. Nicholas Park, Harlem

August 25th
Amandla!: A Revolution in Four Part Harmony
In Partnership with Harlem Week
Music by DJ Cool Gee
St. Nicholas Park, Harlem

August 27th
Beats, Rhymes, & Life
Music by DJ Stormin Norman of Sundae Sermon
St. Nicholas Park, Harlem

(Source: thechanelmuse)