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...

Chinese Restaurants and the Asian American Identity

Taste Makers: Chinese Restaurants and the Asian American Identity Monday, November 26th 5:30 pm How is the growth of the Chinese community shaping Pittsburgh? Why has the Asian community grown so quickly among Pittsburgh’s universities, and what opportunities come...