MOUNTAINS THAT TAKE WING features conversations that span 13 years between two formidable women whose lives and political work remain at the epicenter of the most important civil rights struggles in the US. Through the intimacy and depth of conversations, we learn about Davis, an internationally renowned scholar-activist and 88-year-old Kochiyama, a revered grassroots community activist and 2005 Nobel Peace Prize nominee's shared experiences as political prisoners and their profound passion for justice. On subjects ranging from the vital but largely erased role of women in social movements of the 20th century, community empowerment, to the prison industrial complex, war and the cultural arts, Davis' and Kochiyama's comments offer critical lessons for understanding our nation's most important social movements and tremendous hope for its youth and the future.
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This award-winning film was the recipient of a post-production residency award from the Wexner Center for the Arts. Quan and Griffith co-edited the film with Paul Hill. MOUNTAINS THAT TAKE WING is distributed by Women Make Movies.
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PHOTO: H. L. T. Quan, Angela Y. Davis, Yuri Kochiyama, S. K. Thrift and C. A. Griffith in Davis's home. Oakland, CA 2008.
Trailer
Mountains that Take Wing
angela davis & yuri kochiyama:
a conversation on life, struggles & liberation
(2009 - 97 mins - USA)
screenings INCLUDE
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frameline: the san francisco INTERNATIONAL LGBT film festival
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SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
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JAPANESE AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
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COMMFEST GLOBAL COMMUNITY FILM FESTIVAL - CANADA
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SOME PREFER CAKE: BOLOGNA LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL - ITALY
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Incomplete list. It's difficult to track screenings after 2010 when we got a distributor.
If you know of screenings not included here, please contact us to let us know. Thanks!
* Filmmakers in attendance
** Benefit screening. Filmmakers in attendance
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2009
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October 31: University of California Santa Cruz.* Angela Davis: Legacies in the Making: A Symposium Recognizing the Academic, Activists and Cultural Interventions of a Contemporary Visionary. Special event with Angela Y. Davis and Yuri Kochiyama. October 31-November 1.
2010
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February 26: Arizona State University – Tempe, Arizona.* ** Local to Global Justice 2010 & benefit for Earthquake Relief in Haiti. http://l2gj.org/mountains.htm
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March 25: Macalester College – St. Paul, Minnesota.* “American Studies Luncheon Colloquium & Women Speak Out! Stories of Resistance, Liberation, and Solidarity.” Sponsored by Women’s History Month 2010 & Jane Rhodes, Dean for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. http://events.macalester.edu/event.cfm?id=10997 & http://events.macalester.edu/event.cfm?id=10996
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May 19: University of California Santa Barbara. * Multicultural Center Theater “Cup of Culture.”
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June 17: San Francisco Black Film Festival (SFBFF).* World premiere and opening night film of the 12th anniversary SFBFF at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas. WINNER of the St. Clair Bourne Award for Best Feature Documentary. http://www.sfbff.org/index-01b.html
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June 20: Frameline34 – The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. * Sold out, standing room only at the Roxie Theater. Our first distribution offer immediately after the screening. http://www.frameline.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=2000&FID=47
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July 29: Cinemapolis Theater – Ithaca, NY. * ** Benefit for the Tompkins County Worker’s Center. http://www.cinemapolis.org/2009.asp?page=movie&id=796
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July 31: Cornell University/The Future of Minority Studies (FMS) – Ithaca, New York.* 5th Annual FMS Summer Institute Colloquium. http://fmsproject.cornell.edu/2010summercolloquium.htm
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September 24: EastSide Cultural Center – Oakland, California. * ** “Eastside Arts Alliance Final Fridays Films of Resistance & Solidarity Series.” Special event with Angela Y. Davis, Yuri Kochiyama & QUAD Productions.
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September 25: Harlem International Film Festival – New York, New York. Held Auditorium, Barnard College. Event is a FREE screening for the public. http://www.harlemfilmfestival.com
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September 26: COMMFEST (Global) Community Film Festival – Toronto, Canada. WINNER of the MADA Award (Make A Difference Award) for Best Feature Documentary. http://www.commffest.com/index.asp?zpageid=4
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October 7: BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Art and Dance – The Bronx, New York. Opening Event of the 2010 BlakTin@ Performance Series. http://www.bronxacademyofartsanddance.org/
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October 8: Mid-Atlantic Black Film Festival – Norfolk, Virginia. FINALIST for Best Feature Documentary. http://www.mabff.org/By_Title.htm
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October 13 & 14: Syracuse University – Syracuse, New York. * Democratizing Knowledge Project. Special event with Angela Davis. http://wgs.syr.edu/Events.htm
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October 16: La Femme International Film Festival – Los Angeles, California. * Rennberg Theatre, Hollywood, California. http://www.lafemme.org/
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October 17: Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series – Brooklyn, New York. Long Island University – Brooklyn Campus. October 16-17.
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November: International Film Festival South Africa – Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa. November 1-5. African Premiere
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November 4: California State University Los Angeles. * Cross Cultural Centers “Independent Visions.” http://www.calstatelausu.org/calendar/2010/11/mountains-that-take-wing
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November 6: California State University Los Angeles.* 2nd Annual Womyn of Color Conference. http://calstatelausu.org/ccc/wocc
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December 4: Some Prefer Cake: Bologna Lesbian Film Festival – Bologna, Italy. European Premiere. WINNER: Best Film. http://www.someprefercakefestival.com/4sabato.htm#mountains
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December 5: This Human World: International Human Rights Film Festival – Vienna, Austria. http://www.thishumanworld.com/jart/prj3/thw/main.jart?rel=en&reserve-mode=active&content-id=1288878764138&show_prdouktion=1288878538474
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December 15: Anthology Film Archives – Newfilmmakers New York – New York, NY. http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/calendar?view=list&month=12&year=2010#showing-36589
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