Malik to Brooklyn: You Can Google Me

We were joined by some very special guests this past Saturday at our Brooklyn premiere:

*Diamond Saj (above center, red plaid shirt), the Salone rap artist who recorded the beautiful track at the end of the documentary, Children of the Universe.

*Malik, one of our Bed-Stuy pen pals (above, second from right). Malik joined us for the Q&A after the show and the audience asked him tons of questions, from his impressions of Sierra Leone to his plans for the future. He cheerily answered them all (in a much deeper voice – he's 13 now) and was sure to inform the crowd: "You can Google me!" Already a businessman. Ha!

*6th graders from the School for the Urban Environment, the Bed-Stuy school featured in Brownstones. The kids passed out postcards after the film to let people know we're raising money to build a new library there.

We also got to meet Ishmael Islam (above, far right) who screened his sweet short, Departure from a Love, after Brownstones. Ishmael took part in Reel Works Teen Filmmaking program and is now a student at Pratt.

Thanks to everyone for coming out in the heat! (And to Henry Street Ale House for letting us stay awhile). It was a great night!