BLACK CINEMA SERIES: “WADE IN THE WATER: A JOURNEY INTO BLACK SURFING AND AQUATIC CULTURE “
July 17, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
$7 – $11
“WADE IN THE WATER” SCREENS IN JULY AHEAD OF 2024 SUMMER OLYMPICS
The Black Cinema Series, a partnership between the Rochester Association of Black Journalists (RABJ) and the Little Theatre, presents the motion picture “WADE IN THE WATER: A JOURNEY INTO BLACK SURFING AND AQUATIC CULTURE” on Wednesday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m. at The Little (Theater 1), East End District, 240 East Ave., Rochester, NY. Doors open at 7 p.m.
The film is being screened two weeks before surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place, which is July 27 to Aug. 5 in Teahupo’o ,Tahiti, the French overseas territory of Polynesia in the southern Pacific. Most of the athletic competitions for the Summer Olympics will be in the host city of Paris, France.
Braiding historical accounts with modern-day testimonials, “WADE IN THE WATER” showcases the 1,000-year-old tradition of Black surfing and aquatic culture from Africa to the Americas. The film attempts to dismantle the racial barriers of conventional surf culture, while also exploring the current movement — inspiring the next generation of Black surfers through equitable access to surfing in BIPOC communities, women’s surf clubs, and public policies that promote environmental stewardship and protection.
AFTER THE FILM, THERE WILL BE A POST-SCREENING PANEL DISCUSSION:
Q & A Session (Panelists will all be on Zoom):
DAVID MESFIN | Director
GREG & MARIE RACHAL | Co-founder of Black Surfers Collective
SHARON SCHAFFER | First Female Pro Black Surfer
NATHAN FLUELLEN | Founder of A Great Day in the Stoke
Tickets are available online in advance, at the box office during open hours,
OR at the door the day of the screening.
Admission: $11 | $7, Senior, Student & Military.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE FILM, go to https://thelittle.org/wadeinthewater/
“WADE IN THE WATER” SCREENS IN JULY AHEAD OF 2024 SUMMER OLYMPICS
The Black Cinema Series, a partnership between the Rochester Association of Black Journalists (RABJ) and the Little Theatre, presents the motion picture “WADE IN THE WATER: A JOURNEY INTO BLACK SURFING AND AQUATIC CULTURE” on Wednesday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m. at The Little (Theater 1), East End District, 240 East Ave., Rochester, NY. Doors open at 7 p.m.
The film is being screened two weeks before surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place, which is July 27 to Aug. 5 in Teahupo’o ,Tahiti, the French overseas territory of Polynesia in the southern Pacific. Most of the athletic competitions for the Summer Olympics will be in the host city of Paris, France.
Braiding historical accounts with modern-day testimonials, “WADE IN THE WATER” showcases the 1,000-year-old tradition of Black surfing and aquatic culture from Africa to the Americas. The film attempts to dismantle the racial barriers of conventional surf culture, while also exploring the current movement — inspiring the next generation of Black surfers through equitable access to surfing in BIPOC communities, women’s surf clubs, and public policies that promote environmental stewardship and protection.
AFTER THE FILM, THERE WILL BE A POST-SCREENING PANEL DISCUSSION:
Q & A Session (Panelists will all be on Zoom):
DAVID MESFIN | Director
GREG & MARIE RACHAL | Co-founder of Black Surfers Collective
SHARON SCHAFFER | First Female Pro Black Surfer
NATHAN FLUELLEN | Founder of A Great Day in the Stoke
Tickets are available online in advance, at the box office during open hours,
OR at the door the day of the screening.
Admission: $11 | $7, Senior, Student & Military.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE FILM, go to https://thelittle.org/wadeinthewater/
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