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Get On the Banned Wagon: The Fight for Books

Get On the Banned Wagon: The Fight for Books

Runtime: 60 mins
Saturday, October 12 @ 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Planet Word

925 13th St. NW
Washington, DC 20002

This survey of Penguin Random House’s current legal actions in defense of books, authors, the right to read and be read, and the free flow of ideas and perspectives that is a hallmark of American Democracy is presented by Ojasvinee (OJ) Singh, Legal Fellow, PRH.

Student Narrative Shorts

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

Runtime: 1hr 27min
Using rarely-seen archival footage from nine different countries, the film melds intimate interviews and eloquent public speeches with cinéma vérité glimpses of Baldwin and original scenes from his extraordinary funeral service in December 1987.

A Mother Apart

Runtime: 1hr 30min
An emotionally sweeping tale of healing and forgiveness, A Mother Apart accompanies powerhouse Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin as she re-imagines the essential art of mothering—having been abandoned by her own mother.

Love Machina

Runtime: 1hr 50min
What if love could last beyond our mortal bodies? Meet Martine and Bina Rothblatt, two futurists who have commissioned a humanoid robot so they can house Bina's consciousness and extend their love affair into infinity and beyond.

Searching for Augusta Savage

Runtime: 22mins
Augusta Savage was the first person in the U.S. to open a gallery dedicated to African American art. A Harlem Renaissance sculptor and art educator, she was also one of the first Black women art activists of her time and fought for the inclusion of Black artists in the mainstream canon. Art historian Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. explores Savage's legacy, and why her artwork has been largely erased.

It Was All A Dream

Runtime: 1hr 23min
A visual memoir from director dream hampton's personal archives about the dawn of the golden era of hip hop.

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space

Runtime: 1hr 52min
An in-depth biography of Zora Neale Hurston, the influential author whose groundbreaking anthropological work would challenge assumptions about race, gender and cultural superiority that had long defined the field in the 19th century.

Student Documentary Shorts

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

Runtime: 1hr 27min
Using rarely-seen archival footage from nine different countries, the film melds intimate interviews and eloquent public speeches with cinéma vérité glimpses of Baldwin and original scenes from his extraordinary funeral service in December 1987.

A Mother Apart

Runtime: 1hr 30min
An emotionally sweeping tale of healing and forgiveness, A Mother Apart accompanies powerhouse Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin as she re-imagines the essential art of mothering—having been abandoned by her own mother.

Love Machina

Runtime: 1hr 50min
What if love could last beyond our mortal bodies? Meet Martine and Bina Rothblatt, two futurists who have commissioned a humanoid robot so they can house Bina's consciousness and extend their love affair into infinity and beyond.

Searching for Augusta Savage

Runtime: 22mins
Augusta Savage was the first person in the U.S. to open a gallery dedicated to African American art. A Harlem Renaissance sculptor and art educator, she was also one of the first Black women art activists of her time and fought for the inclusion of Black artists in the mainstream canon. Art historian Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. explores Savage's legacy, and why her artwork has been largely erased.

It Was All A Dream

Runtime: 1hr 23min
A visual memoir from director dream hampton's personal archives about the dawn of the golden era of hip hop.

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space

Runtime: 1hr 52min
An in-depth biography of Zora Neale Hurston, the influential author whose groundbreaking anthropological work would challenge assumptions about race, gender and cultural superiority that had long defined the field in the 19th century.

Emerging Narrative Shorts

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

Runtime: 1hr 27min
Using rarely-seen archival footage from nine different countries, the film melds intimate interviews and eloquent public speeches with cinéma vérité glimpses of Baldwin and original scenes from his extraordinary funeral service in December 1987.

A Mother Apart

Runtime: 1hr 30min
An emotionally sweeping tale of healing and forgiveness, A Mother Apart accompanies powerhouse Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin as she re-imagines the essential art of mothering—having been abandoned by her own mother.

Love Machina

Runtime: 1hr 50min
What if love could last beyond our mortal bodies? Meet Martine and Bina Rothblatt, two futurists who have commissioned a humanoid robot so they can house Bina's consciousness and extend their love affair into infinity and beyond.

Searching for Augusta Savage

Runtime: 22mins
Augusta Savage was the first person in the U.S. to open a gallery dedicated to African American art. A Harlem Renaissance sculptor and art educator, she was also one of the first Black women art activists of her time and fought for the inclusion of Black artists in the mainstream canon. Art historian Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. explores Savage's legacy, and why her artwork has been largely erased.

It Was All A Dream

Runtime: 1hr 23min
A visual memoir from director dream hampton's personal archives about the dawn of the golden era of hip hop.

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space

Runtime: 1hr 52min
An in-depth biography of Zora Neale Hurston, the influential author whose groundbreaking anthropological work would challenge assumptions about race, gender and cultural superiority that had long defined the field in the 19th century.

Emerging Documentary Shorts

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

Runtime: 1hr 27min
Using rarely-seen archival footage from nine different countries, the film melds intimate interviews and eloquent public speeches with cinéma vérité glimpses of Baldwin and original scenes from his extraordinary funeral service in December 1987.

A Mother Apart

Runtime: 1hr 30min
An emotionally sweeping tale of healing and forgiveness, A Mother Apart accompanies powerhouse Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin as she re-imagines the essential art of mothering—having been abandoned by her own mother.

Love Machina

Runtime: 1hr 50min
What if love could last beyond our mortal bodies? Meet Martine and Bina Rothblatt, two futurists who have commissioned a humanoid robot so they can house Bina's consciousness and extend their love affair into infinity and beyond.

Searching for Augusta Savage

Runtime: 22mins
Augusta Savage was the first person in the U.S. to open a gallery dedicated to African American art. A Harlem Renaissance sculptor and art educator, she was also one of the first Black women art activists of her time and fought for the inclusion of Black artists in the mainstream canon. Art historian Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. explores Savage's legacy, and why her artwork has been largely erased.

It Was All A Dream

Runtime: 1hr 23min
A visual memoir from director dream hampton's personal archives about the dawn of the golden era of hip hop.

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space

Runtime: 1hr 52min
An in-depth biography of Zora Neale Hurston, the influential author whose groundbreaking anthropological work would challenge assumptions about race, gender and cultural superiority that had long defined the field in the 19th century.

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