Mayor Zohran Mamdani & Neon Partner On Free ‘Once Upon A Time In Harlem’ Screenings Across NYC
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office and Neon are offering four free screenings of *Once Upon a Time in Harlem* across the city on 24 and 25 October. The partnership aims to give more New Yorkers access to a documentary about the Harlem Renaissance and its lasting influence.
The screenings are at AMC Magic Johnson Harlem, Film Forum and Film at Lincoln Center; the schedule includes two showings at AMC. Conceived and filmed by William Greaves in 1972, the film captures a gathering of Harlem Renaissance artists at Duke Ellington’s home, and was completed after Greaves’s death by his family and collaborators. It has five Critics Choice Documentary Award nominations and won the 2026 Library of Congress Lavine / Ken Burns Film Prize.
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- Mamdani’s office and Neon are staging four free New York screenings.
- The film documents Harlem Renaissance artists discussing their lives and legacy.
- William Greaves filmed the gathering in 1972; the documentary was completed later.
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- 24 minutes ago New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office and Neon are offering four free screenings of *Once Upon a Time in Harlem* across the city on 24 and 25 October.
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