Black Lives Matter Philly + CinéSPEAK proudly present Scribe Video Center’s Louis Massiah’s documentary BOMBING OF OSAGE AVE at historic Malcolm X Park (51st + Pine).
**This event is sponsored in-part through generous grant from Bread & Roses Community Fund**
FILM @ 8PM
with post-screening conversation w Louis Massiah + Black Lives Matter Philly + West Philadelphia community members
ABOUT THE FILM
The Bombing of Osage Ave
A documentary produced and directed by Louis Massiah for WHYY-TV 12 Philadelphia, and written and narrated by Toni Cade Bambara.
On Mother’s Day, 1985, a virtual army of city and state police converged on a quiet block in historic Cobb’s Creek, a blossoming neighborhood of parks and children, aluminum siding and basketball stars nestled in the heart of Philadelphia’s African American community. By the next day, 61 homes were destroyed and 11 people were dead, all members of the communitarian MOVE organization. In this, the winner of 1987’s Global Village Best Documentary Award, Massiah establishes the setting for the tragedy early on, and Bambara’s poetic narration draws us deeper into the drama.
Running Time: 58 min
ABOUT OUR PARTNER CINÉSPEAK
cinéSPEAK is a Philadelphia-based organization that engages diverse audiences through our independent, repertory + foreign film programming; creating space + centering the stories of individuals and communities that are often underrepresented in mainstream cinema.
cinéSPEAK promotes community togetherness + global understanding by engaging film enthusiasts while cultivating the next generation of discerning moviegoers; encouraging people to demand social justice both on-screen + throughout society.
cinéSPEAK is a proudly-sponsored project of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia, a charitable 501(c)(3) trust supporting diverse cultural practices in the Philadelphia region.
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