Socrates Sculpture Park Hosts Eight-Week International Film Festival on Outdoor Screen
La Pirogue tells the story of 30 men and one woman who disembark from the Senegalese coast in a dinghy. The African passengers are from various ethnic and religious backgrounds, but they share the common desire to survive the perilous, seven-day trek to Spain in order to create better futures for themselves in Europe. On July…

La Pirogue tells the story of 30 men and one woman who disembark from the Senegalese coast in a dinghy. The African passengers are from various ethnic and religious backgrounds, but they share the common desire to survive the perilous, seven-day trek to Spain in order to create better futures for themselves in Europe. On July 9th, this 87-minute drama, directed by Moussa Touré, will show on an outdoor screen in Socrates Sculpture Park as part of a 16th annual international film festival.
This eight-week collaboration with the Film Forum and Rooftop Films will focus on a different country or culture — Russia, Senegal, New Zealand, Italy, Argentina, Central Africa, Japan and France — each Wednesday evening. Before each screening, visitors will be able to enjoy live music and dance performances from each film’s native country or region.
Details after the jump
Details: International Film Festival, Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, Wednesdays until August 20th, free.
Update: The July 2nd screening of Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, a documentary on an all-female Russian punk band’s concert in a Moscow cathedral and the Russian government’s response to it, was postponed. Socrates will screen it later although a date hasn’t been determined yet. Click here to get updates.
Photos: Socrates Sculpture Park
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