CNYPG welcomes
Stephanie Black,
March 27th -
April 2nd, 2002

Stephanie Black to Tour Central New York with Reggae Artist Yami Bolo

The Central New York Programmers Group is happy to announce acclaimed filmmaker Stephanie Black will be including reggae artist Yami Bolo on the CNYPG tour for her film "Life and Debt." The tour starts Wednesday, March 27.

Ms. Black will present her film, "Life and Debt," an unapologetic look at the "new world order" from the point of view of Jamaican workers, farmers, government and policy officials, who see the reality of globalization from the ground up. Accompanying her on the tour is world renown reggae artist Yami Bolo, who appears on the soundtrack and has performed internationally.

Mr. Bolo will perform following the screening at Ithaca College at the Chanicleer Loft in Ithaca at 10:00pm (tickets are $10; the show is 21+), and following the screening at Cinema 10 in Potsdam at Maxfields. Mr. Bolo will accompany Ms. Black on stage at the other film screenings to perform a few acoustic pieces.

The CNYPG tour includes:

Wednesday, March 27th: 7:00pm, Park Auditorium, Ithaca College, Ithaca. This screening will be followed by a performance by reggae artist YAMI BOLO, featured in the film, at the Chanicleer Loft! (Tickets $10 for music, admission to screening is free)

Thursday, March 28th: 7:00pm, Grant Auditorium, College of Law, Syracuse University, Syracuse.

Friday, March 29th: 7:15pm, Willard Straight Theatre, Cornell Cinema, Ithaca.

Saturday, March 30th: 8:00pm, Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre, Buffalo.

Monday, April 1st: 7:15pm, Cinema 10, Potsdam., followed by a performance by reggae artist YAMI BOLO, at Maxfields in Potsdam.

From the New Yorker Films website:

Jamaica, land of sea, sand and sun. And a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world's developing countries. Using conventional and non-conventional documentary techniques, this searing film dissects the "mechanism of debt" that is destroying local agriculture and industry in Third World countries while substituting them with sweat-shops and cheap imports. With a voice-over narration written by Jamaica Kincaid, adapted from her non-fiction book "A Small Place," "Life and Debt" is an unapologetic look at the "new world order" from the point of view of Jamaican workers, farmers, government and policy officials, who see the reality of globalization from the ground up.

The documentary film includes interviews with Former Prime Minister Michael Manley, Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund Stanley Fischer, and short commentary by President of Haiti-Jean-Bertrand Aristide and Former President of Ghana-Jerry Rawlings. But the articulate voices of those impacted by the policies of globalization are foremost.

For more information on Life and Debt or Stephanie Black, visit the New Yorker Films website (www.newyorkerfilms.com) or the official Life and Debt website (www.lifeanddebt.org)