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KITE FLIGHT FITNESS PROGRAMS WORKSHOPS LIC BIKE PARADE SUMMER SOLSTICE MAKERS MARKET OUTDOOR CINEMA HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL SPECIAL EVENTS  |
OUTDOOR CINEMA 2009: Socrates Sculpture Park in collaboration with Museum of the Moving Image present OUTDOOR CINEMA 2009 11th annual festival of international film, music, dance and food, celebrating the cultural diversity of Queens Wednesdays from July 15 through August 19, 2009 Pre-screening performances begin at 7pm Films begin at sunset FREE ADMISSION Come to Socrates Sculpture Park and sample regional cuisine from neighborhood restaurants, picnic on the grass as the sun sets over the city, enjoy performances by local musicians and dancers and, as the sky darkens, see exceptional international films on a large-format screen - all set against the spectacular backdrop of the Manhattan skyline. Click here to download the Outdoor Cinema 2009 schedule as a PDF. JULY 15 THE BETRAYAL LAOS/THAILAND 2008, 95 mins. Directed by Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath. More than twenty years in the making, this extraordinary personal documentary is about a family's journey from wartorn Laos to the streets of New York. The film is both intimate and universal in its depiction of the immigrant experience. (Not rated) JULY 22 CONTEMPT FRANCE 1963, 102 mins. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. With Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, Fritz Lang. With eye-popping widescreen photography, French New-Wave master Godard creates his most lavish and thoroughly enjoyable movie, an audacious meditation on modern moviemaking, literature, and marriage. (Not rated) JULY 29 LOU REED'S BERLIN UNITED STATES 2007, 85 mins. Directed by Julian Schnabel. With Lou Reed. Lou Reed's ambitious song cycle about a couple's drug -and violence-filled downward spiral was turned into a live concert experience designed by Julian Schnabel. The event was documented by the great cinematographer Ellen Kuras (director of The Betrayal). (Rated PG-13 for language) AUGUST 5 WALTZ WITH BASHIR ISRAEL 2008, 90 mins. Directed by Ari Folman. Dreamlike and personal, this unique and affecting animated feature (by one of the creators of the TV series In Treatment) looks at war through the memories of soldiers who fought as young men. Folman brilliantly uses animation as a window into the subconscious. (Rated R for violence, nudity and sexual content) AUGUST 12 TULPAN KAZAKHSTAN 2008, 100 mins. Directed by Sergei Dvortsevoy. Set in the wide-open steppes of Kazakhstan, this thrilling movie is a gorgeous mélange of tender comedy, ethnographic drama, and wildlife extravaganza. The film follows the adventures of a young dreamer who tries to win the hand of his alluring neighbor, the only eligible bachelorette for miles. (Not rated) AUGUST 19 GOMORRAH ITALY 2008, 135 mins. Directed by Matteo Garrone. With Toni Servillo. This gripping based-on-fact drama about the Italian crime underworld is both riveting and realistic. One of the most exciting Italian films in years, Gomorrah won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. (Not rated) Films selected by Chief Curator David Schwartz, Museum of the Moving Image. All films, performers, and vendors are subject to change or cancellation. Please visit our website or call our office to confirm programming. SUPPORTERS The 2009 Outdoor Cinema program is supported by funding from the New York City Council and The New York Times Company Foundation, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Special thanks to the City of New York, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, City Councilmember Eric Gioia, and the Department of Parks & Recreation, Commissioner Adrian Benepe. 
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