Events

Bloomfield College Library and Media Center
are pleased to host
the screening of the award-winning documentary
(Best Social Documentary in the NY International Film Festival),
THE PRESUMPTION OF GUILT:
Race, Class, and Crime In America

click here for poster
with the multi award-winning director, Hafiz Farid facilitating the Talk Back

DATE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
TIME: 12:00-2:00pm
LOCATION: VAN FOSSEN THEATRE
(CORNER OF FRANKLIN AND FREMONT ST.)
BLOOMFIELD

Featured in the film are Charles J. Ogletree, Maya Angelou, Alan Dershowitz, Terrie M. Williams, Anita Hill, Tim Wise, Michelle Alexander, Lawrence Watson, Richard L. Taylor, Reverend Reginald Jackson, Larry Hamm and Reverend Eugene Rivers.

We use the camera lens to highlight the complex issue of Race, Class and Crime in American society and to shine the light on that dreaded subject that we have failed to confront. America can no longer afford t0 ignore the issue of racism.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE MEDIA CENTER
(973)748.9000 EXT. 370

 

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Please join us at the New York Independent Film Festival, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20th at 8PM, where our newly released documentary film, THE PRESUMPTION OF GUILT, will be screened along with three other films. This documentary film is based on Charles J. Ogletree's best selling book, The Presumption Of Guilt: The Arrest Of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Race, Class, and Crime In America.

Kindly find all info below.

Looking forward to seeing you on November 20th! Any questions, please contact Shelley @201.259.9922 or shellseidenstein@aol.com Warmest regards, Hafiz Farid, Shelley Grodner Seidenstein, Richard A. Woods,
Timur Davis & Randy Rossilli
www.foremostproductions.com
www.nocane.com

 

SAVE THE DATE
New York International Film Festival
Presents the Documentary Film
THE PRESUMPTION OF GUILT
(click here for flyer)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2011
8PM
Quad Cinema
34 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011

Film Schedule

NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection 2011

SCREENING VENUE: Festival screenings will take place exclusively at Quad Cinema, 34 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011.

TICKETS & BOX OFFICE INFORMATION:
Tickets are $12 in advance on www.ticketweb.com
Guests can go to www.ticketweb.com and type in the name of your film’s title in the ‘search’ box or type in ‘NYIFF’ .

Direct URL: http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/Search.action?query=nyiff
Or, guests can purchase tickets for $15 at the door (if the screening is not sold out).

NYIFF SCREENING SCHEDULE:
Sunday, November 20 8pm, Screen 1

Willie: A hero's Reflection
Willie: A hero's Reflection, is about an inner city youth, starring Willie Stevens, a 17 year old from the Bronx, dealing with issues regarding his family, neighborhood and how basketball is his saving grace. The film was written and directed by myself, Ernest Green. Directed by Ernest Green. 5:04 min. Documentary. USA.

Singer from Taiga
This film portrays the folk singer Mr.Tsogbadrakh’s pursuit of finding and preserving ethnic songs, and also displays the unique and magnificent beauty of Huvsgul province of Mongolia. Darkhad people and their unique culture have been part of Mongolia’s taiga for hundreds of years and this film tells a touching story of Darkhad’s ethnic culture, music and songs. Directed by Mr. BATBILEG Zoljargal. 29:30 min. Documentary. Mongolia.

Paradise Deranged
PARADISE DERANGED, a documentary about Gentrification and how it destroys communities and our way of life. TIME FOR A CHANGE. Directed by EDITH STEPHEN. 40 min. Documentary. USA.

The Presumption of Guilt
THE PRESUMPTION OF GUILT examines the complex issue of Race, Class and Crime in American Society and features Charles J. Ogletree, Maya Angelou, Alan Dershowitz, Anita Hill, Tim Wise, Terrie Williams, Michelle Alexander and others. Directed by Hafiz Farid. Written by Hafiz Farid and Shelley Grodner Seidenstein. Based on Charles J. Ogletree's best selling book, The Presumption Of Guilt: The Arrest Of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Race, Class and Crime In America. 40 minutes. Documentary. USA.

 

 

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Screenings of the Documentary Film

THE PRESUMPTION OF GUILT

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Based on the best selling book by Professor Charles Ogletree
by Award-winning Director Hafiz Farid

PREMIERE~Wednesday, August 17, 2011 @1pm
Professor Charles Ogletree’s Forum~Heard It Through The Grapevine:
Race & Media in the 21st Century.

Performing Arts Center, Martha's Vineyard Regional High School
Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Rd, Oak Bluffs

Thursday, August 18, 2011 @ 12:30pm
Oak Bluffs Council On Aging 21
Wamsutta Avenue, Oak Bluffs . 508.693.4509
Q&A to follow with Charles Ogletree & Hafiz Farid


Thursday, August 18, 2011 @ 6pm
Oak Bluffs Library Pacific & School Streets, Oak Bluffs . 508.693.9433 Q&A to follow with Hafiz Farid Free & Open to the Public
For more info contact Shelley G. Seidenstein 201.259.9922.shellseidenstein@aol.com

 

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Screening of
MULTI-AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY FILM~ A MUST SEE!

DARFUR TOO DARK TOO FAR
Examining the Root Causes of Genocide
 By Award Winning Director HAFIZ FARID
http://www.darfurtoodarktoofar.com/

Wednesday November 10, 2010 at 7pm
Q&A to follow with director Hafiz Farid

Temple Sholom of West Essex
760 Pompton Avenue
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009

Donation Seniors/Students $5 Adults $10. For more info contact:  Erin McKinney-Prupis 973.441.7091 ERMP@aol.com

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Join Harvard Law Professor Charles Ogletree
to learn more about his new book "The
Presumption of Guilt: The Arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Race, Class and Crime in America"

Date: Thursday, October 28 2010
Two locations
2:45pm-Rutgers School of Law 123 Washington Street Newark, NJ 07102
6:45pm-Unitarian Universalist Congregation 67 Church Street, Montclair, NJ 07042

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Screening of

THE POSSIBLE DREAM
YES WE CAN


Monday April, 12th at 4:30pm

Q&A
to follow with producer/writer/director
Hafiz Farid

Council Chambers
City Hall
920 Broad Street - 2nd Floor . Newark, New Jersey 07102

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Screening of Award Winning Documentary Film,

DARFUR TOO DARK TOO FAR


Thursday February, 18th at 11:15am...

Q&A
to follow with director
Hafiz Farid

Essex County College ~Smith Hall
303 University Avenue . Newark, New Jersey 07102

Free Admission

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THE POSSIBLE DREAM
YES WE CAN

Directed
by
Award Winning Director
Hafiz Farid

Screenings
Thursday~August 6th
5:30pm
Oak Bluffs Library
Q&A
to follow with
Hafiz Farid
An Inspirational Program for Adults & Youth

Wednesday~August 12th
3:00pm
Professor Charles Ogletree presents
Striking the Right Balance: Addressing Our Individual and Collective Responsibilities
to Families and Communities.

Sponsored by
The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice
 Performing Arts Center at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, Oak Bluffs


Hafiz Farid leads a powerful Q&A following the screening of his award winning documentary film, A PILLAR OF SALT~THE ANGRY WOMAN SYNDROME at Oak Bluffs Library on Martha's Vineyard.

 

 

 

 

President Barack Obama with Professor Charles Ogletree  
Photo by K C Bailey

 

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Discussing DARFUR TOO DARK TOO FAR after screening at the Leon & Toby Cooperman JCC, Ross Family Campus, are, from left, Dr. Jerry Ehrlich from Doctors Without Borders; activist Lori Heniger; Jehiel Orenstein, rabbi emeritus of Congregation Beth El in South Orange; and film director Hafiz Farid.

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