ImageNation Announces Lineup for its 20th Annual Outdoor Festival Kicking-Off July 9th

 

 

 

The 20th Annual ImageNation Outdoors Festival kicks off on Saturday July 9th through September 10, 2022.

The summer-long program offers free film screenings and music in outdoor venues including a new series held in partnership with the Frederick Douglass Blvd Alliance (FDBA) themed “The Soul of Harlem” primarily featuring films about Harlem or by local directors such as the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect directed by Harlem-resident Tommy Leisl (July 9); Forty Year-Old Version by Harlem’s own Radha Blank(August 27); a talkback and special advance screening of Stanley Nelson‘s Becoming Frederick Douglass (September 10).

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Apollo Film Presents ImageNation’s Cocktails and Sol Cinema: It’s Different In Chicago

 

 

 

ImageNation’s Cocktails and Sol Cinema: It’s Different In Chicago. Image courtesy Apollo Film
On Tuesday, May 26 at 7:00pm ET, the Apollo Theater and ImageNation presents a film screening of It’s Different In Chicago as part of ImageNation’s Cocktails and Sol Cinemaon the Apollo’s Soundstage.
The film highlights the city, known by many as the birthplace of house music as well as an incubator for hip-hop hitmakers. It’s Different In Chicago tells the story of how these music genres and the cultures around their communities have complemented and competed with each other, leading to deep revelations about the different segments within the Black community of Chicago.

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