Cortez McKay ‘s ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH: the love of Old School Hip Hop at The 2019 Harlem International Film Festival’s Opening Night red carpet

By John Wildman 19th May, 2019

Cortez McKay ‘s ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH: the love of Old School Hip Hop with the 2019 Harlem Film Festival kicked things off on their red carpet Thursday, May 16 with a Double Feature and some old school Hip Hop love…

 

2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Alif Areca Sankey, Haeyun Kim (WOMAN OF LIFE) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar) .jpg
WOMAN OF LIFE director Alif Areca Sankey and composer Haeyun Kim (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Photographing Mozell Miley-Bailey (BEAUCOEUR) 5.16.19 (Photo by Chris Gardner).JPG
Getting a shot of BEAUCOEUR’s Mozell Miley-Bailey. (Photo by Chris Gardner)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Mozell Miley-Bailey (BEAUCOEUR) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
The director, screenwriter, and producer of BEAUCOEUR, Mozell Miley-Bailey (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Alif Areca Sankey (WOMAN OF LIFE) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
WOMAN OF LIFE’s Alif Areca Sankey (DIR)

Cortez McKay ‘s ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH: the love of Old School Hip Hop with the 2019 Harlem Film Festival kicked things off on their red carpet

2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - L. Marcus Williams (LIFELINE) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
LIFELINE director L. Marcus Williams (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Dan Parilis (LIFELINE) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
LIFELINE actor Dan Parilis (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Photographing Dan Parilis and L. Marcus Williams (LIFELINE) 5.16.19 (Photo by Chris Gardner).JPG
Photographing the LIFELINE duo. (Photo by Chris Gardner)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Dan Parilis, L. Marcus Williams (LIFELINE) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
The LIFELINE duo: Dan Parilis and L. Marcus Williams (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)

Cortez McKay ‘s ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH: the love of Old School Hip Hop with the 2019 Harlem Film Festival kicked things off on their red carpet

2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Hanna Vastinsalo (WOMBSONG) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
WOMBSONG director Hanna Vastinsalo (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Photographing the LADY HUNTERS team 5.16.19 (Photo by Chris Gardner).JPG
Getting a shot of the LADY HUNTERS team. (Photo by Chris Gardner)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Austin Bening, Angela Atwood, Marianne Hardart (LADY HUNTERS) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
LADY HUNTERS: Austin Bening (ED), Angela Atwood (DIR/SCR/PROD/CAST), Marianna Hardart (CAST) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Austin Bening, Angela Atwood, Marianne Hardart (LADY HUNTERS) #2 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
LADY HUNTERS director, writer, producer, and actor Angela Atwood, flanked by her editor Austin Bening , and fellow cast member Marianne Hardart (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Joe Zito (TRUE STORIES BY JOE) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
Director of TRUE STORIE BY JOE, Joe Zito (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Theodore Livingston (ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
The subject of ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH, Grand Wizard Theodore Livingston (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Cortez McKay, Theodore Livingston (ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
The director with his subject: Cortez McKay and Theodore Livingston (ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Mahdina McKay, Cortez McKay, Theodore Livingston, Kelley Cotton (ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH: Mahdina McKay (Catering), Cortez McKay (DIR), Theodore Livingston (Subject), Kelley Cotton (Subject) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
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The ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH family: Herb Brooks (Production), Seasia Fredericks (Production), Cortez McKay Jr. (DP), Cortez McKay, (DIR/PROD) Mark Cabaroy (SCR), Mahdina McKay (Catering), Jessica Bowen (Subject), Theodore Livingston (Subject), Kelley Cotton (Subject) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Rich Ford, Billy Peck, Robins Edouard, Letta Fox, Ed Poole (STILL HARLEM) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar).jpg
The STILL HARLEM team – Rich Ford (Supervising Producer), Billy Peck CAST), Robins Edouard (CAST), Letta Fox (Wardrobe), Ed Poole (Production Design) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Rich Ford, Billy Peck, Robins Edouard, Letta Fox, Ed Poole with poster (STILL HARLEM) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
STILL HARLEM does the poster shot – Rich Ford (Supervising Producer), Billy Peck CAST), Robins Edouard (CAST), Letta Fox (Wardrobe), Ed Poole (Production Design) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Cortez McKay, LA Sunshine, Theodore Livingston (ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
Cortez McKay and Theodore Livingston (ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH) flank LA Sunshine (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Cortez McKay, DJ Red Alert, LA Sunshine, Theodore Livingston (ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH) 5.16.19 (Photo by Chris Gardner)
Getting a shot of Cortez McKay, DJ Red Alert, LA Sunshine, and Theodore Livingston (ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH) (Photo by Chris Gardner)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Cortez McKay, DJ Red Alert, LA Sunshine, Theodore Livingston (ITCHING FIR A SCRATCH) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
Cortez McKay, DJ Red Alert, LA Sunshine, and Theodore Livingston (ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Sean Michael Wilkinson, Kevin Haefelin, Youmi Haefelin (TIGHT SPOT) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
Sean Michael Williamson (CAST), Kevin Haefelin (DIR), Youmi Haefelin (Catering) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Kevin Haefelin, Sean Michael Wilkinson (TIGHT SPOT) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
The director with his star: TIGHT SPOT’s Kevin Haefelin and Sean Michael Williamson (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Kevin and Youmi Haefelin (TIGHT SPOT) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
Team Haefelin: Kevin Haefelin (DIR), Youmi Haefelin (TIGHT SPOT) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Anthony T. Solano (GRAY GROUND) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
GRAY GROUND: Antony T. Solano (EXEC PROD/CAST) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Jeffrey Lewis Jr. (LOST IN LAUNDRY) 5.16.19 (Photo by Chris Gardner)
Photographing LOST N LAUNDRY’s Jeffrey Lewis Jr. (Photo by Chris Gardner)
2019 Harlem FF Openin Night - Jeffrey Lewis, Jr. (LOST IN LAUNDRY) 5.16.19 (Photo by Crisobal Vivar)
LOST IN LAUNDRY director Jeffrey Lewis Jr. (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Arnstar (WHEELS) 5.16.19 (Photo by Crisobal Vivar)
Arnstar (WHEELS) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Arnstar (WHEELS), Lorenzo Roache 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
WHEELS’ Arnstar with the Harlem Intl FF’s Lorenzo Roache (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Al Thompson (WHEELS) 5.16.19 (Photo by Chris Gardner) .JPG
WHEELS’ Al Thompson is the center of attention (Photo by Chris Gardner)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Al Thompson (WHEELS) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
WHEELS’ Al Thompson (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Paul Starkman (WHEELS) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
The director of WHEELS, Paul Starkman (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - WHEELS on the carpet 5.16.19 (Photo by Chris Gardner)
Photographing the WHEELS team (Photo by Chris Gardner)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Al Thompson, Moises, Tuffy Questell, Kareem Savinon, Paul Starkman, Arnstar, Neal Usatin (WHEELS) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar).jpg
The WHEELS crew – Al Thompson (CAST), Moises (CAST), Tuffy Questell (CAST), Kareem Savinon (CAST), Paul Starkman (DIR), Arnstar (CAST), Neal Usatin (PROD/ED) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Nasri Zacharia, Al Thompson, Moises, Tuffy Questell, Kareem Savinon, Paul Starkman, Lorenzo Roache, Arnstar, Neal Usatin (WHEELS) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar).jpg
The Harlem FF toppers join the WHEELS party on the red carpet – Nasri Zacharia, Al Thompson, Moises, Tuffy Questell, Kareem Savinon, Paul Starkman, Lorenzo Roache, Arnstar, Neal Usatin (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Checking the photo for CHEVERE CON SALSA 5.16.19 (Photo by Chris Gardner)
Checking that he got the shot of CHEVERE CON SALSA (Photo by Chris Gardner)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Jackie Almonte, Pascal, Arquimedes, Gio Crisafulli, Melissa Batista CHEVERE CON SALSA) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
CHEVERE CON SALSA – Jackie Almonte (CAST), Pascal Arquimedes (CAST), Gio Crisafulli (DIR/PROD), and Melissa Batista (SCR/PROD) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Photographing the FOR THE WOMAN ON THE FLOOR team (Photo by Chris Gardner)
A photo of the women behind FOR THE WOMEN ON THE FLOOR (Photo by Chris Gardner)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Livia Ohihoin, Erin Smyth (FOR THE WOMAN ON THE FLOOR) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
FOR THE WOMAN ON THE FLOOR: Livia Ohihoin (DIR/Co-SCR/Animator) and Erin Smith (ED/Production Design) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Ian Thomas Ash (THE FATHER'S LOVE BEGOTTEN) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
Ian Thomas Ash, director of THE FATHER’S LOVE BEGOTTEN (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Billy Peck (STILL HARLEM) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
STILL HARLEM’s Billy Peck (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - John Michael Reefer, Benedict Campbell (HIGH BRIDGE) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
HIGH BRIDGE’s producer, John Michael Reefer, and director Benedict Campbell (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Gabor Gasztonyi (NO WAY OUT) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
NO WAY OUT director and producer Gabor Gasztonyi (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Judith Copland, Gabor Gasztonyi (NO WAY OUT) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
Judith Copland (Post Production/Consultant), Gabor Gasztonyi (DIR/PROD) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Zachary Bako, Yuna Lee (3AM ON FRENCHMEN) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
Zachary Bako (DIR), Yuna Lee (Asst ED) (3AM ON FRENCHMEN) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Zachary Bako, Yuna Lee (3AM ON FRENCHMEN) #2 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
3AM ON FRENCHMEN director Zachary Bako, and Assistant Editor Yuna Lee (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Photographing Khinmay Lwin van der Mee (CIVIL WAR) (Photo by Chris Gardner)
A winning smile form Khinmay Lwin van der Mee, director of CIVIL WAR – FOR THE SOUL OF BLACK AMERICA (Photo by Chris Gardner)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Khinmay Lwin Van Der Mee (CIVIL WAR - FR THE SOUL OF BLACK ANERICA) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
Khinmay Lwin van der Mee, director of CIVIL WAR – FOR THE SOUL OF BLACK AMERICA (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Getting a photo of the SAME SAME AND DIFFERENT team 5.16.19 (Photo by Chris Gardner).JPG
Getting a photo of the SAME SAME AND DIFFERENT team. (Photo by Chris Gardner)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Nots Thunnyahnondha, Seok Wun Auyong, Yanni Ma (SAME SAME AND DIFFERENT) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
Nots Thunnyahnondha (CAST), Seok Wun Auyong (DIR), and Yanni Ma (PROD) of SAME SAME AND DIFFERENT (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Jhett Tolentino (LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT director Jhett Tolentino (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Cynthia Biestek (ELIADES OCHOA FROM CUBA TO THE WORLD) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
Cynthia Biestek, Co-director of ELIADES OCHOA FROM CUBA TO THE WORLD (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Khinmay Lwin van der Mee being interviewed 5.16.19 (Photo by Chris Gardner).JPG
Khinmay Lwin van der Mee being interviewed. (Photo by Chris Gardner)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Nasri Zacharia, Lorenzo Roache, Khinmay Lwin van der Mee, Mozell Miley-Bailey 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
Harlem Film Festival’s Nasri Zacharia, and Lorenzo Roache with Khinmay Lwin van der Mee (CIVIL WAR – FOR THE SOUL OF BLACK AMERICA), and Mozell Miley-Bailey (BEAUCOEUR) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Nasri Zacharia, Lorenzo Roache 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
The Harlem FF’s dynamic duo Nasri Zacharia and Lorenzo Roache (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Andrew Paul Howell, Kevin Hackenberg (83 DAYS) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
83 DAYS’ Andrew Paul Howell (DIR/DP/EXEC PROD) and Kevin Hackenberg (PROD) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Andrew Paul Howell, Kevin Hackenberg (83 DAYS) #2 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
The 83 DAYS duo: Andrew Paul Howell (DIR/DP/EXEC PROD) and Kevin Hackenberg (PROD) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Photographing the SPLIT team 5.16.19 (Photo by Chris Gardner).JPG
Photographing the SPLIT team. (Photo by Chris Gardner)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Molly McGaughey, Yael Shavitt (SPLIT) 5.16.19 (Photo by Christobal Vivar)
The SPLIT team: Molly McGaughey (DIR) and Yael Shavitt (SCR/PROD/CAST) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Molly McGaughey, Yael Shavitt (SPLIT) #2 5.16.19 (Photo by Christobal Vivar)
Molly McGaughey (DIR) and Yael Shavitt (SCR/PROD/CAST) of SPLIT (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Shaan Couture (NEW YORK SCHERZO) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
NEW YORK SCHERZO director Shaan Couture (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Barbary Ahmed, Shaan Couture, Djaka Soure 5.16.19 (Photo by Christobal Vivar)
NEW YORK SCHERZO’s Shaan Couture, flanked by JAZZ IN WAKANDA’s Barbary Ahmed and Djaka Soure (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Barbary Ahmed, Shaan Couture, Djaka Soure #2 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
A talented trio: NEW YORK SCHERZO’s Shaan Couture, flanked by JAZZ IN WAKANDA’s Barbary Ahmed and Djaka Soure (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Barbary Ahmed, Djaka Soure (JAZZ IN WAKANDA) 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
JAZZ IN WAKANDA’s Barbary Ahmed (PROD) and Djaka Soure (DIR/SCR/CAST) (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
2019 Harlem FF Opening Night - Barbary Ahmed, Djaka Soure (JAZZ IN WAKANDA) #2 5.16.19 (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)
You can’t do this at Cannes… JAZZ IN WAKANDA’s Barbary Ahmed (PROD) and Djaka Soure (DIR/SCR/CAST) do he selfie thing on the red carpet. (Photo by Cristobal Vivar)

Cortez McKay ‘s ITCHING FOR A SCRATCH: the love of Old School Hip Hop at The 2019 Harlem International Film Festival’s Opening Night red carpet

 

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