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<\/a><\/p>\nFeature Films Include<\/p>\n
The Apple Pushers<\/strong> THE APPLE PUSHERS follows five immigrant street vendors who are bringing fresh fruits and vegetables into New York City food deserts through the NYC Green Cart Initiative. The initiative was developed by the Department of Health in 2008 to\u00a0 address the food crisis and skyrocketing obesity rates in parts of the city. The film was written and directed by Mary Mazzio, narrated by Edward Norton, and underwritten by the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund.<\/p>\n Welcome to Shelbyville Change has come to rural Tennessee. Set against the backdrop of a shaky economy, Welcome to Shelbyville takes an intimate look at a southern town as its residents \u2013 whites and African Americans, Latinos and Somalis \u2013 grapple with their beliefs, their histories and their evolving ways of life. The documentary is directed and produced by Kim A. Snyder and executive produced by BeCause Foundation, in association with Active Voice.<\/p>\n Citizen U.S.A: A 50 State Road Trip Citizen U.S.A: A 50 State Road Trip<\/strong>\u00a0(July 4) follows director Alexandra Pelosi (<\/strong>HBO\u2019s Emmy\u00ae<\/sup>-winning \u201cJourneys with George\u201d) as she travels across the U.S. to attend naturalization ceremonies in all 50 states and meets brand-new citizens to find out why they chose America as their home. Commemorating the Fourth of July, the documentary intersperses stories of newly naturalized citizens and interviews with notable first-generation Americans, including Madeleine Albright, Arianna Huffington, Henry Kissinger and Gene Simmons.<\/p>\n Light in the Darkness Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness is a one-hour documentary about a town coming together to take action after anti-immigrant violence devastates the community. In 2008, a series of attacks against Latino residents of Patchogue, New York culminate with the murder of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who had lived in the Long Island village for 13 years. Over a two-year period, the story follows Mayor Paul Pontieri, the victim’s brother Joselo Lucero, and Patchogue residents as they address the root causes of the violence, heal divisions, and take steps to ensure that everyone in their village will be safe and respected.<\/p>\n No Look Pass This documentary follows Emily Tay, a young woman caught between her Buddhist parents\u2014who risked everything to emigrate from Burma and expect their daughter to comply with an arranged marriage\u2014and her own American dream. When Emily moves to Germany to play professional basketball and falls in love with a US servicewoman living under Don\u2019t Ask Don\u2019t Tell, her story unfolds as she struggles to find the courage required to live the life she imagines.<\/p>\n
\nDirected by Mary Mazzio
\nTuesday, April 17, 2012 at 7:00pm
\n<\/strong>\u00a0Museum of the Moving Image<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u00a0Directed by Kim Snyder
\nWednesday, April 18, 2012 at 7:00pm
\n<\/strong>\u00a0Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Building P<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u00a0Directed by Alexandra Pelosi
\nFriday, April 20, 2012 at 4:00pm
\n<\/strong>\u00a0HBO, 15th Floor<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u00a0Directed by Patrice O\u2019Neill
\nSaturday, April 21, 2012 at 7:00pm
\n<\/strong>\u00a0The Bronx Museum of the Arts, North Wing – 2nd<\/sup> Floor<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u00a0Directed by Melissa Johnson
\nTuesday, April 24, 2012 at 6:50pm
\n<\/strong>\u00a0BAM Rose Cinemas<\/strong><\/p>\n