Schedule:
6PM - BORN IN THE STRUGGLE w/ DYING TO VOTE
BORN IN THE STRUGGLE delves into the lives of children born to 1960s and ’70s Black Power activists, including Ras J. Baraka, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Fred Hampton Jr. Through personal accounts, the documentary explores how their parents’ revolutionary commitments shaped their childhoods and inspired their own activism. Against a backdrop of shifting cultural landscapes, it examines their challenges, resilience, and the role of hip-hop in naming and proclaiming the Black experience for a new generation.
Screening with DYING TO VOTE, Emmy-winning filmmaker Loki Mulholland’s searing exploration of democracy’s cornerstone for change: the right to vote.
8:30PM - THE MAN DIED
When an idealistic writer is jailed by the military after his mediation to stop a civil war is misconstrued as support for the rebels, his ideals are put to the ultimate test as he battles for his sanity and his life.
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