Join us for this dynamic virtual screening and celebrate the Summer Solstice and Opening Night of the 4th Annual Columbia Film Festival from the comfort of home. The history, lineage, and future progressions of jazz dance. The story of Jazz Dance is a complex one, it goes to the very heart of humanity. It is a story of triumph over adversity, oppression, and privilege as well as a celebration, because ultimately, what all people have in common is rhythm and a basic human need to get down. Alternately, check out our LIVE In Person Opening Night Screening event at Merriweather Post Pavilion starting Monday June 21 at 6PM. Enjoy a private VIP Gala Celebration Party with food &amp; drink and help support the Columbia Festival of the Arts or simply watch UPROOTED on the big screen with a General Admission ticket! <a href="https://columbiafilmfestival.eventive.org/schedule" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click Here For More Information</a> Director StatementA Dance piece or trend is so often a reflection of our society, but jazz dance for me is an example of how our society should be, in a constant state of free evolution that welcomes new practitioners regardless of class, color, or gender. The film aims to not only educate people about jazz dance's lineage and history but also to inspire the dancer of tomorrow to keep this art form alive.As an art form rooted in slavery it has been interesting to chart its journey and see how it has been modified, what worries me is that because of its roots, the respect from the artistic community is not as reverent as it should be, where is the funding? Where are the world touring companies? Where is the resistance? Right now we are having to show the world Black lives matter, here is one example of why. Jazz, we gave that to the world and I want to create a film to celebrate that fact. We tried to visually capture dance from a dancer's point of view, we infused the film with rhythm as almost everyone we interviewed said the music was integral to them and as you will see it unites so many different people. The rhythm was at the heart of the film’s look and feel because it is rhythm that unites us as humans. I wanted to create a film that will shine a light on this art form, we have a lot of contributors because jazz has evolved into such a diverse art form. The filmmakers came from various dance backgrounds so we wanted to highlight as many of them as we could. They all deserve to have a platform. We then set those observations and experiences to a linear examination of American history, focusing on the black experience and the presence of European influence. I can't think of a better way to usher in the second century of this art form than with a film made by people that love jazz dance and believe it matters as much as life. Director Biography -&nbsp;Khadifa WongKhadifa is an award-winning Director. She trained at the iconic London Studio Centre in all aspects of dance. After 10 years as a Dancer, she moved to New York to further study acting. On her return to London, frustrated by the lack of opportunities for actresses of colour, Khadifa wrote, produced, and acted in a web series based on her New York experiences. It was then that Khadifa realized her true passion lay behind the camera and she formed her production company to help increase diversity on both sides of the camera. Since then, Khadifa has Directed, The Woman Who Knocked On My Door (Best Indie Short, LA Film Awards) with Finelight Films and executive produced a further 3 multi-award-winning short films. In 2019 Khadifa directed Black Women Dating White Men Written by Somebody Jones at the Drayton Arms Theatre. Uprooted will be her feature-length film directorial debut.

x2021 Uprooted & Virtual Opening Night

This Opening Night Screening celebrates the history, lineage and future progressions of jazz dance. The story of Jazz Dance is a complex one, it goes to the very heart of humanity. It is a story of triumph over adversity, oppression and privilege as well as a celebration.

Enjoy an in depth conversation moderated by Lisa Donmall-Reeve, Producer/Co-Creator, with several of the Cast &amp; Creative team of UPROOTED, that explores in inspiration for this award winning documentary film as well as an intimate conversation about the process of making the film and the journey it has taken and looking forward. Guests includes, Khadifa Wong, Director, Zak Nemorin, Co-Creator, Writer, and Choreographer, Lindsay Guarino, Subject Expert, Saleemah E. Knight, Subject Expert and Sekou McMiller, Subject Expert Do not miss another film DOUBLE EXPOSURE as part of the Columbia Film Festival, also produced by Lisa Donmall-Reeve and many of the same production team . This excellent short stars Krysta Rodriguez, who recently won tremendous critical acclaim for her role as Liza Minelli in the Netflix series HALSTON. https://watch.eventive.org/columbiafilmfestival/play/6058f18bf7034500b4739517

x2021 Post Film Discussion - Uprooted

Enjoy an in depth conversation moderated by Lisa Donmall-Reeve, Producer/Co-Creator, with several of the Cast & Creative team of UPROOTED, that explores in inspiration for this award winning documentary film.

Uprooted Documentary & Filmmaker Talkback - Extended!

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