More Art collaborates with multidisciplinary artist Shimon Attie (CRF 2010) and refugee empowerment organizations to present a floating multi-media film experience during the UN Annual General Assembly.
On Thursday, September 20, 2018, More Art will premiere Night Watch, a floating film installation portraying refugees and asylees who have fled violence and discrimination from their homelands. This work by Shimon Attie, which will traverse New York City’s waterways during the United Nations Annual General Assembly, features 12 individuals (largely LGBTQ and youth) who have been granted political asylum in the US. Night Watch is displayed on a 20-foot-wide by 12-foot-tall LED screen mounted aboard a large utility vessel. The silent, floating film was produced in close collaboration with Immigration Equality, Safe Passage Project and RIF, and in consultation with ORAM, New Women New Yorkers, and New York for Syrian Refugees. Night Watch confronts the urgent social issue of refugees in the U.S. The traveling project will be on view along the waterfront from September 20 to September 27, 2018. Each day, the public can track the boat to attend historical tours, cultural events, and workshops related to immigrant rights.
Encounter the traveling film at various waterfront locations and parks in NYC & NJ every day from 6-10PM, September 20-27th.