Film
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HARLEM STORY A screening series of films from the early 20th century presents so-called “race films,” made by an all-black cast and crew. The films, which some see as the earliest American independent movies, were shown to black audiences who had no access to white theaters. The series, Early Black Independent Cinema, kicks off with a screening of “Murder in Harlem” (1935), Oscar Micheaux’s story of a black watchman falsely accused of murdering a white woman. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barbes, 376 9th St. at Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 718-965-9177, free.
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