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Partner Event | FILMS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA EXPERIENCE (F.A.D.E.) SEMINAR SERIES

FILMS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA EXPERIENCE (F.A.D.E.) SEMINAR SERIES

First Live Discussion: Thursday, February 25 at 6:30 pm CST

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Films of the African Diaspora Experience (F.A.D.E.) is a seminar series dedicated to sharing stories and conversations that inspire change and incite action against racial injustice in America.

Upcoming seminars will focus discussions on George C. Wolfe’s MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM, Liz Garbus’ WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?, and Howard Alk’s THE MURDER OF FRED HAMPTON

Admission is free; all donations will go towards a scholarship fund for an emerging Black filmmaker.

 

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Presented in partnership with Chicago Filmmakers, Films of the African Diaspora Experience is a seminar series that explores the past, present, and future of the Black Lives Matter movement through a cinematic lens. Admission is free; all donations will go towards a scholarship fund for an emerging Black filmmaker. Curated by filmmaker and film scholar Jean Young.