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Curated by author, programmer, and Criterion Collection Curatorial Director Ashley Clark, this series captures the thematic and stylistic diversity of the era. The series draws from Clark’s expansive new book “The World of Black Film: A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films,” an entertaining, informed, and thought-provoking survey of important and influential Black films spanning more than 100 years and 30 countries.Copies of Clark’s book will be for sale at the front desk, at a discounted price for movie-goers.
The films include
📽️ November 14: West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty
📽️ November 21: Touki Bouki
📽️ November 28: Black Girl
📽️ December 5: La Femme au Couteau (The Woman with the Knife)
📽️ December 12: Sambizanga
📽️ December 19: Mortu Nega
📽️ January 9: Pressure
📽️ January 16: Burning an Illusion
Mbissine Thérèse Diop in “Black Girl.” Courtesy of Janus Films.
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