Archived Activity
Black Nature Films in the Park: Black Orpheus
Presented by The Office of Councilmember Chi Osse, Field Meridians and Ashley Clark
When
Saturday, July 11 2026
Where
Time
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Facilitator
Cost
Pay what you wish, $10 suggested donation
Max # of Participants:
300
About Curator
Ashley Clark is a writer, broadcaster, and film programmer who has worked as the curatorial director at the Criterion Collection in New York City since 2020. Previously, he worked as director of film programming at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and he is the author of two books: Facing Blackness: Media and Minstrelsy in Spike Lee’s Bamboozled (2015), and The World of Black Film: A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films (2026).
About the Program
The Office of Councilmember Chi Osse, Field Meridians, and Ashley Clark celebrate the publication of The World of Black Film: A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films, a thought-provoking survey of important and influential Black films from around the globe, with a sunset screening of Black Orpheus (1959) in Brower Park.
“When I was preparing to write The World of Black Film, Black Orpheus was one of the first films on my list to include. A pivotal movie in the history of international Black on-screen representation, it’s an enthralling, unique work, and there is no better place to experience it than with a crowd of people in a beautiful open-air setting.”–Ashley Clark
Winner of both the Academy Award for best foreign-language film and the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or, Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus (Orfeu negro) brings the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice to the twentieth-century madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. With its eye-popping photography and ravishing, epochal soundtrack, Black Orpheus was an international cultural event, and it kicked off the bossa nova craze that set hi-fis across America spinning.
RSVP to enter a raffle for a free copy of The World of Black Film! (Winners and pickup will only be announced in person at the event.) Copies of the book will also be on sale during the screening!
What to Bring:
- Lawn Chairs
- Picnic Blankets
- Snacks to share with friends
Disclaimer:
This screening will be held outdoors in the main field of Brower Park. ADA Accessible.