Experience curated screenings from the Library's 16mm film collection and participate in guided discussions about film, history, and archives. Local filmmaker Kenneth O'Brien-Llontop will join us to screen his short film, Alone in Klezmer. For more information, please contact the library at 305-375-5572 or specialcollections@mdpls.org. Ages 12 yrs.+
More About Alone in Klezmer
A book with a marked sheet is what Grettel finds in an old bookstore in Miami. The intimate memory of a past of misery in another country is mixed with the history of the Nobel Prize in Literature winner, Isaac Bashevis Singer in a film that is an essay on exile, literature, and those daily gestures that are shown as beautiful revelations.
About the Division of Special Collections & Archives
Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Division of Special Collections & Archives holds rare and irreplaceable historical documents for the benefit of the public and scholarly community. They oversee the Helen Muir Florida Collection, 16mm Film Collection, Cuban Collection of Rare Books & Ephemera, Genealogy Collection, Vasari Project, and rare & antiquarian books from as early as the 17th century. The Division's primary goal is to provide the public with the contents of the vault at their request. Its collections include rare books, original manuscripts, over 18,000 photographs, prints, artifacts, audiovisual resources, and electronic media.
About the Film Collection
The 16mm film collection has been part of the Library's holdings for over 55 years. Its first films were part of the City of Miami’s public library and began in the 1960s before there was a county library. When MDPLS was formed, the County supplemented its local funding for films with Federal LSCA grants (Library Services and Construction Act). Apart from leased feature films, all films were purchased for free exhibition for the life of the print. Subjects within the collection include experimental/avant-garde art films, non-narrated films, children’s films, Black history, Floridiana, and local history. Today, there are over 4,000 films within the collection.
About the filmmaker
It all started in Cusco, Peru where Kenneth was born and raised. After many years of nourishing his creative energy in the Andes, he moved to Lima to study Filmmaking at Toulouse Lautrec Institute.
After completing his diploma, he then moved to Miami and initially deployed his skills making music videos and directing spots and commercials for the Hispanic market in the US.
In 2007 after being nominated for an Emmy™ Award for his post-production work on a US Hispanic Docu-reality series, he directed his first feature film: “Runway Duels” which was selected by several festivals, including the Festival de Cine de Cancún and the Delray Beach Film Festival.
At the time, he also focused his energy on directing his short film “Detrás de mis ojos”, featuring at several festivals, including the Rhode Island International Film Festival and the Festival de Cine de Lima and scooping up prizes such as Best Short Film at the Florida Media Market Global Conference.
Kenneth was also nominated for a Latin Grammy™ in 2012 in the “Best Music Video” category for his directorial work on “En el Tiempo” a song from Colombian singer Rakel. He has also been awarded The Telly Award, The Communicator Award and The ADDY Award for his work in advertising.
AGE GROUP: | Young Adult (12-18) | Adult (19+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Special Collections | Performances & Presentations | Movies | In-Person | History |
TAGS: | In-Person | Hobbies & Special Interest |