Katra Film Series

Block 2: Short Docs:

STOOP CHAT WITH MAANI & MR. SWEAT

THE ENTERTAINER

AFTER THE DELUGE

IFFY

JEFF

SLEEPING WITH GUS

RE-ENTRY

WELL-ROUNDED

Please join us for the 14th Annual Katra Film Series at the Regal Essex Crossing Cinema in the lower east side of Manhattan. The festival returns May 13-15.

Each screening block is followed by filmmaker Q&As and post-screening meetup.

Movie Theater: Regal Essex Crossing

Located in: Essex Market

Address: 129 Delancey St, New York, NY 10002

Trains: F, J, M, Z

*Guests can grab pre or post-movie bites from our friends at Essex Market!

"Stoop Chat with Maani and Mr. Sweat" brings you to the Brooklyn stoops of Mr. Sweat, a dapper neighborhood elder and Vietnam veteran with old school swagger, and Maani, a young aspiring entrepreneur. Against the vibrant cultural backdrop of Bedford-Stuyvesant, this documentary captures the power of mentorship and the enduring spirit of Black identity. This short is the third in a series of short, intergenerational “Stoop Chat” docs designed to increase social connection between youth and elders, while preserving neighborhood narratives and celebrating cultural heritage.

Directed by Marj Kleinman and Christine Thomas Yoon, in collaboration with the Stoop Stories Collective of storytellers and artists, this Film is Made Possible by Public funds from the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Statewide Community Regrants Program, as well as from a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the New York State Legislature, both administered by Brooklyn Arts Council.