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will host a fundraiser for the documentary-in-progress, "Footsteps
of our Fathers" by Cecil Carter (pictured).
The film is a worldwide exploration of Carnival. Over the last
three years, Carter has traced the roots of the present-day West
Indian American Day Carnival Parade on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn
to Africa in the 1500s.
The benefit, which begins at 6:30 pm, will include a 15-minute
piece of footage from the doc, a slide show by Carter, hors d’oeuvres
(from countries mentioned in the documentary) and live music.
According to Act Now Foundation Executive Director Aaron Ingram,
the proceeds from the event will be applied to post-production
costs of completing the film such as editing, transcriptions,
translations and music rights. The foundation hopes to raise
$35,000 by the end of 2004 and to premiere the film in the winter
of 2005.
Act Now, a non-profit with a mission to support theater and film
projects about the minority experience in the U.S., was created
in January; "Footsteps of our Fathers" is Act Now’s
first project, said Ingram.
"’Footsteps of our Fathers’ is an elegantly told, beautifully
filmed journey of self-discovery, and with our mission statement
in mind, Act Now is proud to participate in the journey and to
bring this project to its fruition," said Ingram.
The event will be held at South Oxford Space, 138 South Oxford
St. between Atlantic Avenue and Hanson Place in Fort Greene.
Suggested donation: $15. For more information, call (212) 414-5144
or visit www.actnow
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