IN CINEMA
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 7PM
Co-Presented with Women’s Film Preservation Fund
ONE HAND DON’T CLAP
A Film By Kavery Dutta Kaul
Featuring Lord Kitchener and Calypso Rose
with Black Stalin, David Rudder, Mighty Duke, Natasha Wilson, Lord Pretender, and Growling Tiger
Kavery Dutta Kaul, USA, 1988, 92 min., color, restored to 4k digital stereo sound format (Dolby)
ONE HAND DON’T CLAP (1989) is a 4K restoration supported by the Academy Film Archive and the Women’s Film Preservation Fund of New York Women in Film & Television. This screening is part of a year long celebration honoring the Women’s Film Preservation Fund’s 30th year of saving and exhibiting films made by women.
LORD KITCHENER
calypso rose
ONE HAND DON’T CLAP captures the vibrant story of calypso and the emergence of soca, through the eyes of two legendary artists, Lord Kitchener, the Grandmaster of the music and Calypso Rose, the first woman to break through in a traditionally male arena. Forging onscreen the connections between American communities and where families come from, the documentary leads audiences from New York recording studios to the awesome magic of Carnival in Trinidad & Tobago. The film features artists across the 20th century whose songs reflect regional and global themes that continue to resonate. The many generations in ONE HAND DON’T CLAP trace the evolution of a musical style whose infectious rhythms and exhilarating irreverence have found their way to ever-broadening audiences worldwide.
Post-screening reception and discussion with director Kavery Dutta Kaul, moderated by Mark Walton of The New School!
$15 General Admission / $7 Reduced Price
