Past Event: I Remember Harlem

Please note that this program is now sold out.  There will be a wait list starting at 12:30 pm on the day of the program. Any additional seats will be released at 1:05 pm in the order the names were received. You must be physically present when your name is called or your place will be forfeited. We do not guarantee that any seats will become available.

Though arguably no other New York City neighborhood has generated as many conflicting representations as Harlem, one singular documentary stands out: I Remember Harlem (240 minutes,1981, 16mm film), directed and produced by legendary filmmaker William Miles. Miles’ epic lovingly renders the diverse, 350-year history of Harlem as both a living, breathing neighborhood and as the cultural hub of African-American life. The 240-minute film will be screened in two parts from 1 pm to 3 pm and from 3:20 pm to 5:20 pm, with a 20 minute intermission starting at 3pm. 

Richard Adams, Director of Photography, I Remember Harlem
Juanita R. Howard, Associate Producer, I Remember Harlem
Michael Henry Adams, Harlem historian
John Reddick, The New York Preservation Archive Project

Event Timeline:
1:00 pm - Opening remarks by John Reddick from the New York Preservation Archive Project. 
1:05 - 3:05 pm - The first two hours of the film will be shown. 
3:05 - 3:20 pm - Intermission, complimentary beer from Sixpoint Brewery and Twizzlers will be served.
3:20 pm - Remarks by Harlem historian Michael Henry Adams. 
3:25 - 5:25 pm - The second two hours of the film will be shown. 
5:25 - 5:45 pm - Jessica Green from the Maysles Documentary Center moderates a conversation with Richard Adams, the film's director of photography, and producer Juanita Howard. 
6:00 pm - The Museum closes. 

Includes Museum admission and beer provided by Sixpoint Brewery.

Smile, It’s Your Close Up, our nonfiction film series co-programmed with Jessica Green and Edo Choi of the Maysles Documentary Center, zooms in on key moments, individuals, and communities to pose the question: “What makes New York New York?” Each program includes an introduction or conversation with filmmakers or other notable guests.