The Bronx Documentary Center is having its 10th year of the Women's Film Series starting tonight, which runs through the weekend. The BDC usually exhibits photography and occasionally like this, they screen films.
Tonight, the series begins at 6:30pm with Jesszilla, a 2018 film by Emily Sheskin. Jesselyn "Jesszilla" Silva is serious about boxing, and at 10 years old trains seriously with dreams of becoming a professional fighter. Her father, Pedro, finds himself caught in between supporting her dream and worrying about her future as she tries to master a combat sport.
Continuing Saturday, there will be a talk at 3pm with media executive Subrata De, who has worked at Vice, ABC News, and EP'd Andrea Mitchell Reports at MSNBC.
At 6pm on Saturday, Bye, Bye Tiberias is screening. The 2023 film is described as "Years after leaving her Palestinian village to pursue an acting career in France, Hiam Abbass returns home with her daughter, in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation." The screening will be followed by a pre-recorded Q&A via Zoom.
Sunday's screenings start at 3pm with Razing Liberty Square by Katja Esson. Esson is a Miami-based filmmaker and her film gets into a new kind of gentrification if you will. With rising tides due to global warming, higher ground near the coast is becoming quite the commodity. This is the story of the housing project LIberty Square in Liberty City.
Completing the series is Almost American from Nina Álvarez, a professor at Columbia Journalism School. Almost American, a documentary about a Salvadorian-American family's fight to stay together — on the streets, and in federal court, provides a rare behind-the-scenes look at how those who claim to be committed to the rule of law are willing to set it aside to achieve their goals.
Some of the directors and producers will have Q&A's and all of these events are free. Please RSVP through the BDC website for each.
The Bronx Documentary Center is located at 614 Courtlandt Avenue, Bronx.