Film
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KINGS COUNTY LOVE The Museum of the Moving Image presents two short videos about Brooklyn, “A Letter From Greenpoint” (2004) and “Williamsburg, Brooklyn” (2003). Included with the screenings is a talk with the filmmaker and founder of Anthology Film Archives, Jonas Mekas, whose recent work chronicles his move to the borough after living for three decades in lower Manhattan. Friday, 6:30 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. at 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, 718–784–0077, $10 general, $7.50 students and seniors.
DIASPORIC OFFERINGS Riverside Church and ArtMattan present the monthlong African Diaspora Summer Film Series. This week’s screenings include Cleve Lamison’s drama “Following Bliss” (2004), about a man who contemplates leaving his family to relive his rock ‘n roll days, and Dani Kouyaté’s “Sia, the Dream of the Python” (2001), about a king who contemplates committing a human sacrifice to bring back prosperity. Friday and Saturday, Friday, 7 p.m., Saturday, 4:30 p.m., Riverside Church, 91 Claremont Ave., between 120th and 122nd streets, 212-870-6784, $10 general, $7 children, $40 for five screenings.
