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Pridgen

I can thank my younger brother for defacing me play fighting, swiping me on the subway when I'm broke and letting me star in his short films. Yet, Thursday I sat in the darkened theatre at Anthology Film Archives not knowing what to expect from his latest documentary "Pridgen." Once Muhammad Ali's bodyguard, now dying of AIDS, protagonist Alexander Pridgen suffuses his struggle with a classic star quality. Enthroned nearby, filling his immaculate white tuxedo and wheelchair, I wondered what he thought of audience reactions to his raw life. His effortless one liners "This meal's a dud!", "I want God to make me beautiful like you" contrast with tales of incarceration and cocaine addiction. I left my brother's premiere strangely uplifted, sipping a $12 Greyhound at The Jane Hotel, before realizing it was made with Georgi. You can check out the trailer here.



-Royal

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DOUBLE FEATURE

"Ricky Riggs: The Story of a Block Bitch"
Directed by Noah Barrow. Hand-drawn animation, 14 min, 2009.

The true story of one man's emotional and physical trauma resulting from multiple prison gang-rapes.
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"Pridgen"
Directed by Fury Young. 16mm, 15 min, 2009.

Once bodyguard to Muhammad Ali, drug dealer, junkie, number runner for the Black Mafia.
Now Patient #119001368 at Rivington House for persons living with HIV/AIDS.
See life through the eyes of Alexander Pridgen.

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Admission is free.

DOORS OPEN AT 7:30 PM. SEATING AT 7:45 PM.
SHOW STARTS AT 8:00 PM SHARP.

Anthology Film Archives
32 2nd Avenue [on the corner of 2nd St. and 2nd Ave.]
Ny Ny 10002

F Train to 2nd Avenue.

I'd love for you to come. Bring a friend!

-Fury