some upcoming film events for NYC 2012 Immigrant Heritage Week

These look like some great events:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/imm/html/initiatives/ihw.shtml

Feature Films Include 

The Apple Pushers Directed by Mary Mazzio Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 7:00pm  Museum of the Moving Image THE APPLE PUSHERS follows five immigrant street vendors who are bringing fresh fruits and vegetables into New York City food deserts through the NYC Green Cart Initiative. The initiative was developed by the Department of Health in 2008 to  address the food crisis and skyrocketing obesity rates in parts of the city. The film was written and directed by Mary Mazzio, narrated by Edward Norton, and underwritten by the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund. Click here to view trailer Click here to RSVP

  

Welcome to Shelbyville  Directed by Kim Snyder  Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 7:00pm  Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Building P Change has come to rural Tennessee. Set against the backdrop of a shaky economy, Welcome to Shelbyville takes an intimate look at a southern town as its residents – whites and African Americans, Latinos and Somalis – grapple with their beliefs, their histories and their evolving ways of life. The documentary is directed and produced by Kim A. Snyder and executive produced by BeCause Foundation, in association with Active Voice. Click here to view trailer Due to limited space, RSVPs are required to guarantee seating.  Click here to RSVP

CITIZEN U.S.A.: A 50 STATE ROAD TRIP: Michiel Vos Photo Credit: Alexandra Pelosi/courtesy of HBO

Citizen U.S.A: A 50 State Road Trip  Directed by Alexandra Pelosi  Friday, April 20, 2012 at 4:00pm  HBO, 15th Floor Citizen U.S.A: A 50 State Road Trip (July 4) follows director Alexandra Pelosi(HBO's Emmy®-winning "Journeys with George") as she travels across the U.S. to attend naturalization ceremonies in all 50 states and meets brand-new citizens to find out why they chose America as their home. Commemorating the Fourth of July, the documentary intersperses stories of newly naturalized citizens and interviews with notable first-generation Americans, including Madeleine Albright, Arianna Huffington, Henry Kissinger and Gene Simmons. Click here to view trailer Due to limited space, RSVPs are required to guarantee seating. Click here to RSVP

Light in the Darkness  Directed by Patrice O'Neill  Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 7:00pm  The Bronx Museum of the Arts, North Wing - 2nd Floor  Not In Our Town: Light in the Darknessis a one-hour documentary about a town coming together to take action after anti-immigrant violence devastates the community. In 2008, a series of attacks against Latino residents of Patchogue, New York culminate with the murder of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who had lived in the Long Island village for 13 years. Over a two-year period, the story follows Mayor Paul Pontieri, the victim's brother Joselo Lucero, and Patchogue residents as they address the root causes of the violence, heal divisions, and take steps to ensure that everyone in their village will be safe and respected. Click here to view trailer Due to limited space, RSVPs are required to guarantee seating. Click here to RSVP

No Look Pass  Directed by Melissa Johnson  Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 6:50pm  BAM Rose Cinemas This documentary follows Emily Tay, a young woman caught between her Buddhist parents—who risked everything to emigrate from Burma and expect their daughter to comply with an arranged marriage—and her own American dream. When Emily moves to Germany to play professional basketball and falls in love with a US servicewoman living under Don't Ask Don't Tell, her story unfolds as she struggles to find the courage required to live the life she imagines. Click here to view trailer Due to limited space, RSVPs are required to guarantee seating. (FULLY BOOKED) A limited number of tickets will be available on the day of from BAM Rose Cinemas at 6:00pm.