Oscar-Nominated Animated Feature

Sembène – The Film & Art Festival Presents The Breadwinner Saturday, January 5th 3:00 pm The Breadwinner is an Academy Award and Golden Globe animated feature nominee. It tells the story of Parvana, an 11-year-old girl growing up under Taliban rule in war-torn...

“Madonna Before Madonna, Prince Before Prince”

Sembène – The Film & Art Festival Presents Betty: They Say I’m Different Monday, December 10th 7:00 pm A songwriter from a small local steel town, Betty arrived on the 70’s scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion and...

Cowboys & Frenchman Post-Bop Jazz

Cowboys & Frenchmen Sunday, December 2nd 6:00 pm NYC-based quintet Cowboys & Frenchmen returns to Alphabet City to present their unusual take on instrumentation, orchestration, and composition for the jazz quintet. Their front line of two alto saxophones plays...