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Madison Public Library is partnering with Nehemiah to offer their Black Film Festival - a three-day event featuring free film screenings and discussions - at three library locations around Madison. During the festival, you'll experience a wide breadth of Black cinema, including recent box-office hits, classic films, documentaries, and local filmmaker spotlights. Light refreshments will be provided at each screening.On Saturday, November 14, join us at Sequoya Library to enjoy the following films:
- 1pm – Miss Juneteenth (2020) - A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the "Miss Juneteenth" pageant.
- 3pm - Death to Black Love (2022) - In this video essay, F.D Signafier examines the dangers and problems in accepting the conceptual framework of "Black Love" by speaking with various black couples about their experiences with love, as well as looking at TV shows and other numerous pop culture happenings, with an intended goal of killing our concept of black love goals.
- 5pm - Mufasa (2024) - Lost and alone, a cub meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.
Register at the link below to secure a spot for each film.
The Black Film Festival is presented by Justified Anger: Courses (an initiative of Nehemiah), the Madison Public Library, and the Bubbler, with generous support from the Madison Public Library Foundation.
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Sequoya Library, 555 S Midvale Blvd, Madison, WI 53711-1400, United States
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