Black History Month Film Series
Description
This third installment of the BHM Film Series is for community. Let's watch some great films, learn a little something, and talk together. Every film in the series has been carefully chosen to be educational as well as entertaining. That's Edutainment! The second film in the series (2/5) will be family friendly so kids of all ages are welcome!
This is a safe and truthful space. The intent is to build bridges and allow for conversation around the impacts of race, social justice, and the Black American experience. Let's hear with open ears and speak with open hearts.
Given the state of our country, now more than ever, we need to be together and dedicate ourselves to Love. Looking forward to seeing you.
Thursday's in February @The 418 Project. Downtown SC. (Behind Mobo Sushi)
2/5 "13th" (Free admission)
2/ 12 The Princess and the Frog (Free Admission)
2/ 19 Just Mercy
2/ 26 BlacKKKlansman
All are welcome!
Lineup
13th
13th is a powerful 2016 documentary by Ava DuVernay that explores the U.S. prison-industrial complex, arguing that the loophole in the 13th Amendment (allowing involuntary servitude as punishment for crime) has led to mass incarceration and systemic racism, particularly affecting African Americans, by creating a system of penal labor akin to slavery...
The Princess and the Frog
The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 Disney film set in 1920s New Orleans, featuring Tiana, a hardworking waitress who dreams of opening her own restaurant, and Prince Naveen, who is transformed into a frog by the villainous voodoo magician Dr. Facilier. After Tiana kisses the frog prince, she also turns into one, leading them on a hilarious adventure through the Louisiana bayou with allies like Ray the firefly and Louis the alligator, to break the curse and achieve their dreams, with Tiana becoming Disney's first Black princess.
Just Mercy
A powerful and thought-provoking true story, “Just Mercy” follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds—and the system—stacked against them.
BlacKKKlansman
A black detective sets out to infiltrate the Colorado chapter of the Ku Klux Klan with the help of his Jewish colleague. In the midst of the 1970s civil rights movement, they risk their lives to obtain insider information on the violent organization.
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