MTA On-the-Ground Events

P.O.V. 20th Anniversary Film Screenings. To celebrate P.O.V.'s 20th Anniversary, The Brooklyn Museum, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, and the Museum of the Moving Image are offering a special promotion!

Present your MetroCard^® at these museums to get 2-for-1 admission, May through June 2007. All screenings and panels are free with admission!

200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11238
T: (718) 638-5000; TTY: (718) 399-8440
Subway:   to Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum

Saturday, June 2
6:30 pm Chisholm '72 — Unbought & Unbossed by Shola Lynch (2004). This award-winning documentary chronicles Brooklyn-born Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman elected to Congress, and her groundbreaking run for president. Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th floor.

8:30 pm Maquilapolis [city of factories] by Vicky Funari and Sergio De La Torre (2005). Set in Tijuana, this eye-opening film looks at globalization through the eyes of female factory workers who confront labor violations and environmental devastation to assemble the gadgets and goods that keep our malls humming. Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th floor.

Sunday, June 10
2 pm No More Tears Sister by Helene Klodawsky (2006). This moving and beautiful film recounts the courageous life of Sri Lankan human-rights activist Dr. Rajani Thiranagama. Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th floor.

3 pm Every Mother's Son by Tami Gold and Kelly
Anderson (2004). Followed by a Q & A with the directors. The mothers of Amadou Diallo, Gary Busch and Anthony Baez join forces to demand justice for their sons, slain by police in the late 1990s. Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd floor.

Sunday, June 17
2 pm Georgie Girl by Annie Goldson and Peter Wells (2003). The amazing life of Georgina Beyer, a transgendered former sex worker who became a member of the New Zealand Parliament. A Women Make Movies Selection. Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th floor.

3 pm The Education of Shelby Knox by Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt (2005). Followed by a Q & A with the directors. A young Christian woman in Texas pledges abstinence and becomes an unlikely advocate for comprehensive sex education in high schools. Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor.



Sunday, June 24
2 pm Made in L.A. by Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar (2007). A striking and intimate portrait of three Latina garment workers who labor in Los Angeles' factories and courageously take on a major retailer for better working conditions. Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th floor.

3 pm What I Want My Words To Do To You by Madeleine Gavin, Judith Katz and Gary Sunshine (2003). Followed by a Q & A with the director. Playwright Eve Ensler goes inside New York's Bedford Hills Correctional Facility to give a women's writing workshop, unlocking the hearts and minds of the inmates she encounters. Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor.




1040 Grand Concourse at 165th St., Bronx, New York
T: 718.681.6000
Subway:   to 167 St/Grand Concourse. Exit at rear of station, walk south along Grand Concourse two blocks. Note: the B only runs on weekdays. to the 161 St-Yankee Stadium. Walk east three blocks to the Grand Concourse, then, walk north four blocks along Grand Concourse to 165th St.
Bus: Take the Bx1, Bx2, or BxM4 Express to 165th St. and Grand Concourse.

Friday, June 1
6:30 pm Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars by Zach Niles and Banker White (2007). Hosted by WNYC Radio Rookie Veralyn Williams. Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, a band born in the camps of war-torn West Africa, counts Keith Richards, Paul McCartney and Ice Cube among their fans. See their astonishing real-life story of survival, hope and inspiring music.

Friday, June 8
6:30 pm ¡Pálante, Siempre Pálante! The Young Lords by Iris Morales (1996). Followed by a panel discussion with the director. The story of the Young Lords, the Puerto Rican civil-rights organization formed in the early 1970s, which occupies a unique place in New York's history.




35 Ave at 36 St., Astoria, New York
T: 718.784.4520
Subway: On WEEKDAYS, use the   to Steinway St. On WEEKENDS, take the   to Steinway St. The Museum entrance is on 35th Avenue at the corner of 36th Street in Astoria.
Bus (from Manhattan): Queens Surface Transit Q101 (departs from 58th Street and Second Avenue round-the-clock every 15 to 30 minutes) to 35 Avenue in Astoria. Walk west on 35 Avenue. The Museum entrance is on 35 Avenue at the corner of 36 Street.

Saturday, June 23
6:30 pm Revolution '67 by Marylou Bongiorno (2007). Followed by a Q & A with the director. On the 40th anniversary of the riots in Newark, New Jersey, "Revolution '67" tells the story of events too often relegated to footnotes in U.S. history, by the people who were there.

MetroCard^® Deals. For travel information: 718-330-1234. For customized travel directions, visit www.mta.info and use Trip Planner, NYC Transit's new online travel information service.