The Work and Words of Khalik Allah
by Erik Luers on October 7, 2015 in Film Videos and Podcasts
Khalik Allah presenting at the IFP Conference: Screen Forward on Tuesday, September 22nd 2015
Photographer and filmmaker Khalik Allah’s astonishing documentary Field Niggas kicks off IFP Screen Forward’s fall programming at the Made in NY Media Center by IFP, opening for a week-long theatrical run beginning Friday, October 16th. If you’re not familiar with Allah’s prominent work (the subject of a New York Times profile earlier this year), we’re here to draw attention to it, and, thanks to the copious amount of material fully available online, that’s a rather simple but joyous task. A 25 New Face of Independent Film, Allah will be in person for many screenings during Field Niggas theatrical run, so be sure to purchase your tickets and stop in and meet the artist.
Khamaica, Khalik Allah’s short documentary where he “travels to Jamaica to connect with family and document the streets.”
A sample of Khalik Allah’s confrontational photography, taken on the streets of Harlem:
A brief profile of Khalik Allah, courtesy of TIME:
Khalik Allah speaking to class of New York University students after a screening of Field Niggas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3GodZt-DP4
Khalik Allah speaking to at UnionDocs after a screening of Field Niggas from February 2015:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u198LoYnUw
To purchase tickets to IFP Screen Forward’s Field Niggas theatrical run (October 16th – October 22nd), please click here