EMERGENCE

Locusts, the breakthough docu-music video directed by Iqaa the Olivetone, is one of 12 films selected to join the ninth annual Media That Matters Film Festival. In Locusts, Detroit Hip-Hop artists Invincible and Finale, rhyme about gentrification and displacement in their city and interview activists who are fighting back and building alternatives.

Locusts will screen at the world premier of the Media That Matters Film Festival, Wednesday June 3, 2009 at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) Visual Arts Theater, 333 West 23rd Street, New York, NY [MAP].

Doors open at 6:00 pm for the impACT salon with the festival filmmakers, including Iqaa and Invincible. The world premier screening will be from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Be among the first to see the 12 new inspiring short films selected this year by our jury of 12 incredible activists and media makers.

The theater is accessible by wheelchair. Buy your tickets today before they sell out!.

For the FIRST TIME EVER the DVD collection will be available for you to purchase online directly following the Premiere. Check out the Media That Matters store to see how you can PRE-ORDER THE DVD NOW and host a screening.