Accomplished Actress to Hold Special Q&A + Screening of Problemista, Which She Narrates
(Patchogue, NY) On Friday March 29th, please join discerning movie goers from all over Long Island for a special screening of the new film Problemista at The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center in Patchogue, Long Island NY 11772.
Renowned actress, activist and entrepreneur Isabella Rossellini, who narrates the film, will appear and hold an exclusive Q&A after the 7:30 show.
Please visit www.plazamac.org for tickets and more details. The heralded new feature film Problemista will begin playing two shows a night at the facility on Friday March 22nd (closed Mondays).
In Problemista, Alejandro (Julio Torres) is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast (Tilda Swinton) becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream. From writer/director Julio Torres comes a surreal adventure through the equally treacherous worlds of New York City and the U.S. Immigration system.
The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), community-supported organization. Its mission is to celebrate the power and magic of film as an art form and as a medium for multicultural exchange and social responsibility by:
-Screening quality mainstream, independent, and foreign films, and opera and theatre productions captured live from world stages
-Offering field trips, medial literacy workshops, and classes in filmmaking and animation
-Contributing to the economic and cultural development of the community
-Presenting curated series and festivals with guest speakers
As a cultural center, The Plaza attracts tourism. Many out-of-town patrons who come to see a film or take a class also shop at neighboring businesses and dine at local restaurants. Media Arts classes provide creative outlets for children and teens. Field trips, media literacy workshops, and professional development classes for teachers create a vital synergy between education and the arts. As a community-supported organization, The Plaza is a safe, inclusive, and equitable public forum for various community groups, individuals, artists, musicians, filmmakers, and non-profit advocacy groups to connect, collaborate, discuss, and support each other, particularly when facing life’s ups and downs.
For more information on The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center, please visit: www.plazamac.org
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Rick Eberle Operations Manager The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center 20 Terry Street, Suite 121, Patchogue, NY 11772
BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. On the big screen for the first time, discover Bob’s powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music.
“Kingsley Ben-Adir delivers a rock-solid performance.”
He has written and produced forty seven hits on Billboard’s Latin charts with his band Monsieur Job, and now Toby Holguín, under the pseudonym Iye Teblu, is achieving one of the most important moments in Colombian cinema in recent times with his first short film “Gidi Gidi Gi” which he wrote, directed, produced and acted in.
(Monsieur Job’s new album is titled: “TNTO TIEMP_O SIN VERT”. It was released globally in November 2023. The album was conceived by Toby and his musical partner Leo Jaramillo. It has had more than 1,200,000 views)
“Gidi Gidi Gi” is a thriller about bank robberies in which he appears alongside Colombian actors Alejandro Buenaventura, Susana Rojas and Oscar Rodríguez. It is an amazing and exciting high-level short film that explores the true bonds of friendship.
There was a generation of artists in Cali that coincided with the bloodiest era of drug trafficking in Colombia. Shouting “The country is collapsing and we are partying,” a group of filmmakers, writers, photographers and designers created the Caliwood movement during the 70s and 80s. His story is that of the May 68 hangover, the hippie communes, sexual liberation and endless nights of drugs, salsa and rock and roll.
Today Iye Teblu is the last link in all that cinematographic fever born in Cali and that revolutionized the seventh art in Colombia. He is now writing the history of national cinema with “Gidi Gidi Gi.” As director Iye Teblu has taken home recognition in Berlin, Cannes and Paris. It is a resounding success that has rarely been seen in recent years for a national short film.
The producer of “Gidi Gidi Gi” is Mierda Frita, a company established in Colombia.
AWARDS
1. Los Angeles Festivals
2. Rome International Movie Awards
3. Independent Shorts Awards, Los Angeles (Two Awards)
4. South Films and Arts Academy Festival
5. Korea International Film Festival
6. Five Continents International Film Festival
7. The Grand Cine Carnival Maldives
8. Madras Independent Film Festival
9. Kiez Berlin Film Festival
10. Cinema Paris Film Festival Best Short Film
11. Cinema Paris Film Festival (Best Director)
12. Madonie Film Festival, Sicily (Best Short Film)
13. Madonie Film Festival, Sicily (Science Fiction)
14. Shunyatam International Film Festival
15. International Media Arts Film Awards
16. Hottomela International Film Festival
17. Cannes World Film Festival
18. Out Of The Can International Film Festival
19. Cannes World Film Festival: Best Director, Best Fantasy Film, Best Sci-Fi, Best Experimental (Four Awards)
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Playback International Film Festival, Manchester, UK
HIFF – HALO International Film Festival
FINALIST
Hollywood Blood Horror Festival
SEMIFINALIST
Sweden Film Awards
NOMINATION
Swedish International Film Festival
TIFA – Tiete International Film Festival Shorted
HIFF – HALO International Film Festival
SHORTED
AIFF Alternative Film Festival
SELECTION
Los Angeles Film Awards
Crown Wood International Film Festival
Dubai Film Festival
Film Boxe International Monthly Festival
American Golden Picture International Film Festival
Best International Film Festival
Cinematography & Photography Awards
Top Shorts
From creating forty seven Billboard Latin Chart hits (and counting) and generating over one million views for their newest album “TNTO TIEMP_O SIN VERT” with Monsieur Job – to writing/directing/producing the short film “Gidi Gidi Gi” under the name Iye Teblu, which has already garnered nineteen awards from prestigious film festivals around the world – Toby Holguin has proven himself a true renaissance man in the world of entertainment.
Originating out of Cali, Colombia, and once a heralded football player with thoughts of sports stardom, Toby got into music and entertainment almost by accident, being called into duty to be the singer of his friend’s band in high school. Since then, the acclaimed artist and entertainment impresario has spent countless hours honing his craft, putting forth uncompromising effort, both in the studio working diligently on his music and on the set writing/directing/producing under film moniker Iye Teblu, where Holguin has been able to deftly focus his efforts parallelly into filmmaking, alongside film production group Mierda Frita, achieving truly dizzying heights as a leader in both fields. Iye Teblu is an experimental artist that writes, directs and acts from pure sensitivity. He has no formal film training or education, but his life is truly a movie.
Monsieur Job began as a solo project for Toby. Looking to stimulate collaboration, he then decided to form a band with a musician he knew to be top notch, Leo Jaramillo from Bogota, Colombia, formerly of Vía Rustica and La Mojarra Eléctrica. Toby also performs as a DJ and electronic producer as a Bora Bora Resident (since 2012), was on the Bora Bora World Tour 2012 – 2014, and Ashbury & Haight (Universal Music Mexico 2004, Universal Music Brazil 2005).
Set against the backdrop of a concentration camp during World War II, the story delves into the moral complexities surrounding the lives of those involved in the camp, including Nazi officers and prisoners. The film explores the absurdity of human behavior in the face of extreme circumstances, touching on themes of love, power, and the consequences of unchecked cruelty.
“The scenario that Glazer creates and the performances of his lead players serve as a portal, challenging viewers to morph from spectators to participants, grappling with the enduring truth that we’re all capable of knowing evil when we see it.” — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
FILM DISCUSSION: Please join Professor Peter Mascuch on Friday, February 9th after the 7:30PM show for a film discussion. Peter Mascuch is a professor of English and Film Studies at St. Joseph’s University.
OSCAR® NOMINATED: (4) Nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center is located at 20 Terry Street (one block South of Main Street) in Patchogue, NY 11772 call (631) 438-0083 for more details.
AMERICAN FICTION is Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
“Wright, so often a strong supporting player… is magnetic in the lead role: commanding, flawed, vulnerable, relatable. AMERICAN FICTION is his movie, and will likely (and deservedly) land him his first Oscar nomination.”
— Adam Graham, Detroit News
OSCAR® NOMINATED: (5) Nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Jeffrey Wright
Release Year: 2023
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Cord Jefferson
Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz
20 Terry Street (one block South of Main Street) | Patchogue, NY 11772 | (631) 438-0083
The Box Office opens 1-hour before the first show of the day and closes after the last show.
The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3), community supported organization. This means there are no shareholders and that all monies are used to fund operations, programming and capital campaigns.
POOR THINGS – WINNER Golden Globes “Musical or Comedy” – Best Actress Emma Stone/Best Motion Picture – Playing January 12 – 18, 2024 at The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center in Patchogue, NY
Release Year: 2023 Rating: R Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-fi Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Starring: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo Running Time: 2 hrs 21 mins
POOR THINGS From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
“This grand buffet of a film, likely the year’s most audacious effort and certainly one of its best, comes from visionary director Yorgos Lanthimos and is his most out-there film yet.” — Adam Graham, Detroit News
WINNER: Two Golden Globe Awards in the category of “Musical or Comedy” WINNER: Best Motion Picture and Best Performance by a Female Actress for Emma Stone
FILM DISCUSSION: Please join Professor Peter Mascuch on Friday, January 12 after the 7:30PM show for a film discussion. Peter Mascuch is a professor of English and Film Studies at St. Joseph’s University.
20 Terry Street (one block South of Main Street) | Patchogue, NY 11772 | (631) 438-0083
The Box Office opens 1-hour before the first show of the day and closes after the last show. The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3), community supported organization. This means there are no shareholders and that all monies are used to fund operations, programming and capital campaigns. The Plaza depends on donations and grants from local, federal and state governments, as well as from individual donors, foundations, and corporations.
A story of love and resilience based on the novel and the Broadway musical, THE COLOR PURPLE is a decades-spanning tale of one woman’s journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo
Running Time: 2 hrs 20 mins The Plaza Cinema and Media Arts Center is located at 20 Terry Street (one block South of Main Street) | Patchogue, NY 11772 | (631) 438-0083 | www.plazamac.org
Release Year: 2023 Rating: R Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance Director: Bradley Cooper Starring: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer Running Time: 2 hrs 9 mins
MAESTRO is a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.
“Directing and doing the best acting of his career, Cooper also showcases Carey Mulligan, passionate as the conductor’s long-suffering wife.” — Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center is located at 20 Terry Street (one block South of Main Street) in Patchogue, NY 11772 call (631) 438-0083 for more info
National Theater Live: The Book Of Dust Playing Sat Dec 23 at 10:30 AM and Thurs Dec 28 at 6:30 PM
THE BOOK OF DUST Two young people and their dæmons, with everything at stake, find themselves at the centre of a terrifying manhunt. In their care is a tiny child called Lyra Belacqua, and in that child lies the fate of the future. And as the waters rise around them, powerful adversaries conspire for mastery of Dust: salvation to some, the source of infinite corruption to others.
INTERMISSION FOOD Optional intermission menus are available for all Performing Arts in Cinema (PAiC) shows. Thursday night wine and cheese pairing from The Cheese Patch and Saturday morning brunch from Goldberg’s Famous Deli are available for pre-purchase at check-out.
This bold new film brings to life the remarkable backstage spaces of the National Theatre in which desire, dreams and destiny collide to make Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy sing in an entirely new way. Romeo and Juliet risk everything to be together. In defiance of their feuding families, they chase a future of joy and passion as violence erupts around them. Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose, Judy) and Josh O’Connor (The Crown, God’s Own Country) play Juliet and Romeo. The award-winning cast includes Tamsin Greig, Fisayo Akinade, Adrian Lester, Lucian Msamati, Deborah Findlay.
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