Sunday, November 29 @ 1:00PM
Thalia Cinema, Symphony Space

AVA AND GABRIEL
The story takes place on the island of Curacao in the late forties. At the request of Father Fidelius, parish priest of St. Anna's, the Surinam painter Gabriel Goedbloed arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virgin Mary in the church. The drama unfolds from different angles. First, the clergy and locals are confused by the fact that the painter is black, originating from Surinam, but resettled in The Hague, where he received a Fine Arts education. The close-knit Antillean society did not welcome strangers who would not conform to their colonial way of life in those days. Contributing factors arise when he chooses a young teacher, Miss Ava Recordina, who is of mixed origin, to be his model for the painting of the Virgin Mary. By Felix de Rooy, 1990, Holland/Curacao, 100mins, drama in Papiamento with English subtitles.

Part of A PAINTING JOURNEY
On Sunday, November 29, join us at Thalia Cinema for a day of screenings and discussions dedicated to the exploration
and celebration of the world of painters