Photos: Ariana DeBose Visits RiseNY For Its First Anniversary
Ariana DeBose, SAG, BAFTA, Golden Globe, Critics Choice, and Academy Award winner,“ visited RiseNY as it celebrates the one-year anniversary of their grand opening! RiseNY is a one-of-a-kind Soaring New York Experience, combining a spectacular ride with museum-style galleries to celebrate the history of the Big Apple. Check out photos now!
Anthony Roth Costanzo to Be Honored at New-York Historical Society's Annual History Makers Gala
The New-York Historical Society will present the 2022 History Makers Award to opera superstar, arts innovator, and civic leader Anthony Roth Costanzo for his achievements in the performing arts and for his activism. The gala will take place on October 6, 2022, at New-York Historical’s Central Park West home. Pam Schafler, chair emerita of New-York Historical’s Board of Trustees, will be honored with the 1804 Founders Medal for Distinguished Service. Renowned historian and Pulitzer prize-winning author Jon Meacham will deliver the keynote address.
GI Film Festival Closes with Military Documentaries Today
Today, May 21st, the GI Film Festival San Diego closes the multi-day military event with documentaries that explore many themes and leave festival-goers wanting more. Kicking off the final day of film screenings will be the World Premiere of the documentary feature “Nation’s Promise” at 12 noon, and preceded by “Blind Ambition: The Wop May Story.” A Documentary Block will follow at 2:15 p.m. with three documentary shorts that explore resiliency, healing and forgiveness, including “Veterans Journey Home: On Black Mountain,” “Down on the Ranch,” and “The Monument of Tolerance.”
2022 GI Film Festival Announces Film Lineup
Organizers of the GI Film Festival San Diego are thrilled to announce a diverse film lineup for its annual event happening May 17-21, 2022 at the Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) in Balboa Park. The film festival is dedicated to presenting films and events for, by and about military and veterans, and is set to return to in-person screenings for the first time since 2019. The online box office will open on April 1 at GIFilmFestivalSD.org.
RiseNY"One-Of-A-Kind NYC-Focused Attraction With Theme Park-Style Soaring Ride Opens March 2
RiseNY, a first-of-its-kind new attraction combining museum exhibit galleries with a majestic theme park-style soaring ride where visitors experience the ultimate feeling of flight as they soar high above New York City, will open in the heart of the city (160 West 45th Street) on December 17. A uniquely immersive, exhilarating and entertaining experience, RiseNY will uplift, inspire and connect audiences to the Big Apple's most famous sites and moments.
92Y Welcomes Justine Bateman, Men In Kilts, Lauren Ambrose, Anna Deveare Smith, and More
92Y has announced its upcoming lineup, including Justine Bateman, Carrie-Anne Moss, Lauren Ambrose, Men In Kilts, Anna Deveare Smith, Alan Bergman, and more in virtual talks.
GI Film Festival San Diego Hosts Virtual Panel For Filmmakers
If 2020 taught us anything, we've all learned how to adapt to change. One industry that's had to practice the “pandemic pivot” is the film industry. From new production protocols to cancelling major premieres, filmmakers everywhere have adapted to our new normal.
GI Film Festival San Diego Calls For Submissions From Around The World
A military-themed festival that presents films and events for, by, and about military service members and veterans, the GI Film Festival San Diego is now accepting submissions from filmmakers around the world by Dec. 2, 2020 to be shown at the festival slated for May 18-23, 2021.
GI Film Festival San Diego Virtual Showcase Deploys This Month
The GI Film Festival San Diego, a military-themed film festival that solely presents films and events for, by and about military service members and veterans, announces a diverse film lineup for its first-ever virtual showcase happening Oct. 1 and Oct. 2, 2020.
DRIVING WHILE BLACK Will Air on PBS
This week, PBS announced DRIVING WHILE BLACK: RACE, SPACE AND MOBILITY IN AMERICA – a ground-breaking, two-hour documentary film by acclaimed historian Dr. Gretchen Sorin and Emmy–winning director Ric Burns – will air on PBS on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings).
DRIVING WHILE BLACK Will Air on PBS Oct. 13
PBS announced today DRIVING WHILE BLACK: RACE, SPACE AND MOBILITY IN AMERICA – a ground-breaking, two-hour documentary film by acclaimed historian Dr. Gretchen Sorin and Emmy–winning director Ric Burns – will air on PBS on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 9:00 p.m. ET.
American Ancestors Continues Its Popular, Free, Virtual American Inspiration Series
On Tuesday, August 11, at 6:00 p.m., American Ancestors and NEHGS, in collaboration with the Boston Public Library (BPL) and Boston's Museum of African American History (MAAH), will present a virtual conversation between acclaimed historian and author Gretchen Sorin and Kinshasha Holman Conwill, Deputy Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture. Sorin's book, Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights is what a New York Times reviewer has categorized as a work documenting America's a?oeHighway to Hella?? and the magnitude of injustices and harrowing encounters endured by African Americans traveling here by open road.
GI Film Festival San Diego Announces New Leadership
Organizers of the GI Film Festival San Diego, a military-themed film festival that presents films and events for, by and about military service members and veterans, announce KPBS as the sole producer of the national film festival. All activities will now originate in San Diego, California, including the awards competition, judging, and in-person film screenings.