Date and Time for this Past Event
- Friday, Aug 2, 2024 7pm - 10pm
Details
35th Anniversary; Post-screening conversation with filmmaker Karen Thorsen and Dr. Keith Clark, Professor at George Mason University and author of "Black Manhood in James Baldwin, Ernest J. Gaines and August Wilson"
FREE SCREENING! Tickets are limited to four per reservation and are not a guarantee of admission. You must be seated at least 15 min. prior to showtime. Seating is limited, so please arrive early. Empty seats will be released to standby line guests.
James Baldwin tells his own story in this emotional portrait. Using rarely seen archival footage from nine different countries, JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET melds intimate interviews and eloquent public speeches with cinéma vérité glimpses of Baldwin and original scenes from his extraordinary funeral service in December 1987. His close friends and colleagues — and even critics — illuminate the narrative, among them writers Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka and William Styron, plus entertainer Bobby Short. Karen Thorsen's documentary captures the passionate intellect and courageous writing of a man who was born Black, impoverished, gay and gifted.
