THE Reuben Abreu Award
Ruben Abreu, arts activist and Bridgeport native for decades, passed away Saturday June 4th, 2022.
He was 74.
Ruben was active in the local arts community, beginning as a news reporter for WICC. His news stories there focused on the Hispanic community. Ruben was very proud of his Puerto Rican roots.
Ruben initiated the Public Access television station at the University of Bridgeport and worked with Dan Makara and independent TV producer Frank Borres on a number of independent documentaries, one being " IRWIN, a New York Story" which premiered at the Columbia Film festival. “Irwin” was created to celebrate the life and times of Irwin Hassen the creator of a popular comic strip character “DONDI”.
Ruben loved his culture. He believed in the power of the arts and media to nurture heal and inspire. He was a local visionary with an open heart, welcoming ideas and diverse individuals. Ruben and his sincere artistic endeavors will be greatly missed, but never forgotten by the City Lights/Bridgeport Art Trail family.
Level 3
LEVEL 3 is an intimate psychological drama about Anaya Ali, a gifted professor whose hidden life is collapsing under the weight of compulsive hoarding. Isolated and drowning in clutter, Anaya receives word from her estranged daughter, Layla—now 18 and free to choose whether to see her. Faced with a long-awaited chance at reconciliation, Anaya must confront the trauma that shaped her and decide what can be salvaged before the past buries them both.
Director : Sharbari Ahmed
