Harlem New York City Movies

  • 1991
    Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni

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    This production was originally staged for the Pepsico Summerfare Festival, The International Performing Arts Festival of the State University of New...

    Don Giovanni
  • 1981
    Will

    Will

    Will

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    A girls’ basketball coach is fighting through a heroin addiction while mentoring a 12-year-old street kid adopted by Will and his wife.

    Will
  • 1995
    Harlem Diary: Nine Voices of Resilience

    Harlem Diary: Nine Voices of Resilience

    Harlem Diary: Nine Voices of Resilience

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    A feature length documentary that tells the story of nine young men and women constructing positive lives as they face the challenges of growing up...

    Harlem Diary: Nine Voices of Resilience
  • 2004
    The Last of the First

    The Last of the First

    The Last of the First

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    The Harlem Blues & Jazz Band during its sunset years: 87-year-old Al Casey, who had worked closely with Fats Waller throughout the 1930s; guitarist...

    The Last of the First
  • 1937
    Harlem on the Prairie

    Harlem on the Prairie

    Harlem on the Prairie

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    A cowboy helps a pretty young woman find lost gold. Restored by the Academy Film Archive with additional funding from the National Endowment for the...

    Harlem on the Prairie
  • 1942
    Take My Life

    Take My Life

    Take My Life

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    A well meaning Dr. lends his building to a group of neighborhood kids. When the neighbors learn that they are members Harlem tough -kid gang, they...

    Take My Life
  • 1970
    Uncommon Images: The Harlem of James VanDerZee

    Uncommon Images: The Harlem of James VanDerZee

    Uncommon Images: The Harlem of James VanDerZee

    01970HD

    A 1977 film portrait of the 90-year-old photographer.

    Uncommon Images: The Harlem of James VanDerZee
  • 1979
    Harlem Nocturne

    Harlem Nocturne

    Harlem Nocturne

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    A French animated short film delves into a family living in Harlem's black ghetto, where a girl faces the choice between freedom and death. Features...

    Harlem Nocturne
  • 1978
    Drugs In America

    Drugs In America

    Drugs In America

    01978HD

    Documentary on drug use in America

    Drugs In America
  • 1970
    Don't Take Harlem

    Don't Take Harlem

    Don't Take Harlem

    01970HD

    “Don’t Take Harlem is my personal love letter to Harlem. This project is dear to me because it allowed me to understand my hometown and...

    Don't Take Harlem