Special Screening of “Inside Buffalo” at DCTV
Posted by whitneybates on February 4, 2010
DCTV is pleased to invite you to a special screening of the documentary film, ‘Inside Buffalo’ with a talkback with the filmmaker, Fred Kudjo Kuworno, in honor of Black History Month.
The screening will take place at the DCTV landmark firehouse, located at 87 Lafayette St., between Walker and White Streets,
Monday, February 8th at 6PM
3rd floor studio screening room
Please join us in celebration of Black History Month and the film, ‘Inside Buffalo’.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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INSIDE BUFFALO, an award winning feature film documentary, Best Documentary Black International Cinema Berlin, tells the story of the 92nd Buffalo Division, the all African American segregated combat unit that fought with outstanding heroism in Italy during the Second World War. This 60 minute documentary in English and Italian with English subtitles recounts a critically important piece of African American history and places it squarely within the context of
Civil Rights history. The “Buffalo Soldiers,” were men who valiantly fought two wars at the same time; one against the Nazis, the other against racial discrimination. Those who survived found that their contributions went unnoticed upon their return to United Stated of America.
Director Fred Kuwornu, an Italian filmmaker of African heritage, searches out little-known aspects of the story, including details of the friendships forged between African American soldiers and the Italian partisan fighters and villagers they liberated from fascist rule. It was a 2008 meeting with Spike Lee – who was shooting “Miracle at St. Anna” on location in Tuscany — that inspired Kuwornu to start this very personal voyage of discovery culminating in the powerful documentary. The last living African American soldier awarded the Medal of Honor in WWII, Vernon Baker, recounts vividly his war-time experiences and the heroism of his unit. The film also includes a special courtesy appearance by President Barack Obama! INSIDE BUFFALO is a patchwork of stories that history almost forgot to tell … until now.
Visit www.insidebuffalo.org <http://www.insidebuffalo.org>
About Fred Kudjo Kuworno
Born and raised in Italy, Fred Kuwornu is an Italian-Ghanian producer-writer-director. He graduated in Italy with a degree in Political Science and Mass Media and moved to Rome where he began to work as a TV show writer for the most popular Italian channel : RAI 1. He has recently produced several works with his own production company FKK FILMZ. In 2008, after working with the crew on the “Miracle at St. Anna” by Spike Lee, Fred decided to better investigate the unknown story of the 92nd Division, discovering the tracks taken by the real 92nd Division veterans. His next project is a documentary about the contributions by Italian-American Veterans in World War II and another one about the African American civil rights lawyer Fred Gray
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