EventsJuneteenth: Liberation Weekend Film Series

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Juneteenth: Liberation Weekend Film Series

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
81st Avenue Branch

Description

Black Culture Zone – Sarah Webster Fabio Center for Social Justice – Friends of the Oakland Public Library – Game Changer Films 

Present


6/18, 2:00 pm - 
Amazing Grace  (2019, 1h 29m)

(Aretha Franklin) In 1972, after a series of 11 consecutive hits, Aretha Franklin recorded `Amazing Grace,' the most successful gospel album of all time at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. Cheryl Fabio to lead discussion

6/25, 2:00 pm -  Mr. Soul (2018, 1h 55m)

(Ellis Haizlip) “A complete and utter love affair with your blackness.” That’s how one of the interviewees in this incredibly enjoyable documentary describes the tenor of “Soul!” a U.S. public television arts and chat show that ran from 1968 to 1973. “Mr. Soul!,” as the title indicates, is not just about the show, but about the visionary that created it and, a little reluctantly, hosted it, Ellis Haizlip. Director: Melissa Haizlip.  Cheryl Fabio to lead discussion

7/2, 2:00 pm - National Champions (2021, 1h 56m)

Three days before the college football national championship game, star quarterback LeMarcus James and teammate Emmett Sunday ignite a player's strike -- declaring they won't compete until all student athletes are fairly compensated. With billions of dollars at risk and legacies on the line, the stakes couldn't be higher. Now, with only hours until kickoff, their head coach and various power brokers must race against the clock to protect or destroy the prevailing collegiate athletics system. Cheo Taylor to lead discussion.

7/9, 2:00 pm - Get Out (2017, 1h 44m

(Daniel Kaluuya) Now that Chris and his girlfriend, Rose, have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with her parents, Missy and Dean. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries leads him to a truth that he never could have imagined. Director: Jordan Peele. CB Smith-Dahl to lead discussion

7/16, 11:00 am -  Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, 1h 56m)


 (Shameik Moore) Bitten by a radioactive spider in the subway, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales suddenly develops mysterious powers that transform him into the one and only Spider-Man. When he meets Peter Parker, he soon realizes that there are many others who share his special, high-flying talents. Miles must now use his newfound skills to battle the evil Kingpin, a hulking madman who can open portals to other universes and pull different versions of Spider-Man into our world.  Cheryl Fabio & Cheo Taylor to lead discussion.

7/16, 2:00 pm - Foster Boy (2020, 1h 49m)


(Shane Paul McGhie) A lawyer finds himself at the center of a trial in which a for-profit foster care agency puts a known sex offender into the same foster home as his young client Jamal, which leads to catastrophic results. Cheo Taylor to lead discussion.

7/23, 2:00 pm -  Strong Hawk: My Sister’s Keeper (2022, 1h 35m)

“Strong Hawk” is a superhero film about three sisters from Oakland. The film is about a family who lost their parents over a decade ago and now discover they have powers. They attempt to help their community by acting as vigilantes but their heroic efforts make the ladies vulnerable to their natural enemies. Discussion with director Ramasses Head to follow screening.

Suitable for:
Adults
Type:
Performances
Language:
English

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