THE COOL WORLD
Friday, January 15, 2016, 7 pm
$10 General, $5 MAD Members and Students
1963, Shirley Clarke, USA
125mins, 16mm Projection
Please visit as well the official Museum of Arts and Design Site
Shirley Clarke’s second masterpiece was the first production of legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman. Though Clarke’s film is billed as narrative fiction, its source material is mirrored reality, addressing escalating gang violence amid the Royal Pythons, a youth gang in Harlem. With an exceptional jazz soundtrack by Dizzy Gillespie and stunning black and white cinematography rich with the texture of a defunct New York, The Cool World represents the powerful voice of an underserved community fighting to be heard.
The short film, “Bridges-Go-Round”, by Shirley Clarke (5mins) precedes the feature.
The Cool World print courtesy of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and Zipporah Films. “Bridges-Go-Round” courtesy of Milestone Films.