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Stories from the Congo Film Series
The Neuberger Museum of Art presents this film series in conjunction with Kuba Textiles: Geometry in Form, Space, and Time.
NEUBERGER MUSEUM OF ART PRESENTS STORIES FROM THE CONGO FILM SERIES
In conjunction with its exhibition, Kuba Textiles: Geometry in Form, Space, and Time, the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College will present the “Stories from the Congo Film Series.” Film screenings are free with museum admission.
Stories from the Congo Film Series
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March 16, 4:00 pm
Film Screening and Class Discussion: Lumumba (2000, 115 minutes)
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Sit in on a private (class-time) screening of director Raoul Peck’s fast-paced, powerful story of the short tenure of Patrice Lumumba, the first legally-elected prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, his rise to power, subsequent assassination, and the commercial and political interests of the international and domestic powers that led to his demise.
Stay after the screening for a discussion with the students of “Cinema and the Archive,” led by professor Paula Halperin. Offered in collaboration with Purchase College’s School of the Humanities.
Special Monday viewing of Kuba exhibition: 3 – 4 pm
March 29, 2:00 pm
Lumumba, la mort d’un prophète introduced by Paula Halperin, Purchase College Professor of Latin American History
Raoul Peck’s 1991 documentary Lumumba, la mort d’un prophète, a compelling and much-admired documentary about Patrice Lumumba, the Congolese independence leader and first democratically-elected prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
April 11, 2:00 pm
Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death (2004, 90 minutes)
A documentary film using documents, reenactments and interviews with historians to chronicle the brutal colonial reign of King Leopold II of Belgium over the people of Congo, and reveal a cover-up of monumental proportions.
April 22, 12:30 pm
Congo in Four Acts (2010, 69 minutes)
Initiated as an project to help young DRC filmmakers develop their craft, Congo in Four Acts is a quartet of short films: Ladies in Waiting chronicles the administrative dysfunctions of a maternity ward; Symphony Kinshasa is a hard-hitting tour through Congo’s capitol city, revealing its imploding infrastructure; Zero Tolerance investigates the endemic use of rape as a weapon of war in Congo, and the anger it instigates in affected communities; and After the Mine tells very personal stories of the residents of Kipushi, a town in the shadow of a toxic mining fallout.
Admission
$5 general admission
$3 seniors (62+)
Free for students with valid ID
Free for children 12 and under
Free for museum members
Free for Purchase College faculty, staff, and students
Free first Saturday of every month
Travel Information & Directions
The museum is located on the Purchase College campus, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY. Once on campus, make the first left, then follow the road for a mile to Parking Lot #W–1 on the right. Once parked, look for signs to the Neuberger Museum of Art. For further information visit www.neuberger.org
Parking/Accessibility
For persons with special needs, designated parking is available in Parking Lot #W–1 and at the south end of the Museum building. Call 914–251–6100 or 914–251–6117 for information.
