Black August Film Series with cineSPEAK: Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Black August commemorates the life of imprisoned Black Panther George Jackson, and the entire history of Black political prisoners and revolutionaries. This film series, curated by cineSPEAK, celebrates movement-makers and freedom-fighters.
August 6: I Am Somebody (Dir. Madeline Anderson / 1970 / US / English / 30min) & Fannie's Film (Dir. Fronza Woods / 1979 / US / English / 15min)
August 13: Mangrove (Dir. Steve McQueen / 2020 / UK / English / 2hr 7min)
August 20: Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (Dir. Joe Brewster & Michèle Stephenson / 2023 / US / English / 1hr 42min)
August 27: The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (Dir. Göran Hugo Olsson / 2011 / US / English / 1hr 40min)
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
125 South 52nd Street (West Phila. Regional 52nd & Sansom Sts.)
Philadelphia, PA 19139-3408
215-685-7431