"Exhibiting Forgiveness" Film Screening

Join the Portrait Gallery for a film screening of "Exhibiting Forgiveness", Titus Kaphar’s directorial debut.

To attend this film screening, all individuals must be registered. Seating is first come, first served.

Film Synopsis:

Tarrell (Holland) is an admired American painter who lives with his wife, singer Aisha (Day), and their young son, Jermaine. Tarrell’s artwork excavates beauty from the anguish of his youth, keeping past wounds at bay. His path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, La’Ron (Jelks), a conscience-stricken man desperate to reconcile.

Tarrell’s mother, Joyce (Ellis-Taylor) a pious woman with a profound and joyful spirituality, hopes that Tarrell can open his heart to forgiveness, giving them all another chance at being a family. Tarrell and La’Ron learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving in this raw and deeply moving film.

Directed by

Titus Kaphar

Written by

Titus Kaphar

Starring

André Holland
Andra Day
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
John Earl Jelks

Produced by

Stephanie Allain
Derek Cianfrance
Sean Cotton
Titus Kaphar
Jamie Patricof

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, McEvoy Auditorium, Washington, United States