The New York premiere screening of Mangosteen: HIV/AIDS in Malaysia was a huge success! A big thank you goes out to MTV Networks Asian American Employee Affinity Group, Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV & AIDS (APICHA), Nissan Infinity, Sarah Fulton, Mary Jane San Buenavenatura, Darryll Harrison Jr, The Narra Group family and extended family and espeicially to the wonderful-supportive audience.
We were ecstatic to see the wide range of diversity within the audience. This definitely proved that there is an intelligent and aware "market" or "demographic" that is hungry to watch complex stories which are (1) driven by the community; (2) represent the diverse community and subject matter in the most authentic way possible; and (3) address complicated social and political issues in a multi dimensional story narrative.
This film would not have been possible without the generous support of the U.S. Embassy, USAID, Malaysian AIDS Council, and REACHLA. The Narra Group was fortunate to have an advanced compass of community organizations and government agencies who contributed to the completion of Mangosteen. The Narra Group's approach to filmmaking is a method that includes intense critical thinking and a formulated collaboration process when it comes to joining forces with community organizations and government agencies. We are proud to see our method come into fruition with the completion of Mangosteen.
Once again, we thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for attending our New York premiere and we encourage you to leave comments on this blog on your thoughts about the film and the screening program.
More photos and commentary on the New York screening to come...
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