Date and Time for this Past Event
- Wednesday, Feb 17, 2021 6:30pm - 9pm
Details
Join us for our next Wednesday Night Movies Series. Our second trio, Still We Rise, is hosted by Professor David Rothman. The series begins with Ma Rainey's Black Bottom on February 17; followed by Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madame CJ Walker March 23 and the Michelle Obama story Becoming April 21st.
We recommend logging onto the respective Zoom link ahead of time, then from there you will be directed to the link to the movie watching party on Netflix. Immediately following the film, head back to the Zoom event and join the discussion.
Here are four simple things to do to participate.
Ensure that there is a strong internet connection.
Have an active Netflix subscription
Open Google Chrome
Join the Zoom meeting at 6.15pm
We recommend logging on at 6.15pm to ensure you are connected at the start. Once a participant is in the Zoom meeting, you will be sent a specific link for the watch party that will be generated at that time.
No RSVP necessary.
See you at the movies!
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020 R 1h 34m Music
Tensions and temperatures rise at a Chicago music studio in 1927 when fiery, fearless blues singer Ma Rainey joins her band for a recording session.
Starring: Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman
About Our Host
David Rothman has been involved in theatre, film and with Montgomery College for over forty years, first as a student and then, since 1986, as faculty. Over the years, he has taken on various roles as an actor, director, producer, fight choreographer, production designer, technical director and teacher. He holds undergraduate and post graduate degrees from the University of Maryland and is a past member of the Society of American Fight Directors having been certified as an Actor-Combatant With Recommendation and a member of SAG-AFTRA.
He currently teaches theatre and film and has introduced and led post-screenings at the American Film Institute in conjunction with classes taught at MC for ten years. Recent theatre directorial efforts by David at the college include Social Darwinism, The Glass Menagerie, Animal Farm, Doubt, Bootycandy, Natural Causes, Almost Blue, Waiting For Lefty and Art of Murder. David recently directed Kasturba versus Gandhi for Natya Bharati, a local Indian theatre group. Additional shows directed by David include The Diary of Anne Frank, Blythe Spirit for The Foundry Players and Brer Rabbit & The Briar Patch for Adventure Theatre. David last performed onstage in Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre's West Side Story. Additional performances at MC include Notes On The Cold War In Kansas and Christopher Durang's The Marriage of Bette & Boo. He has also performed locally in The Christmas Revels at Lisner Auditorium, as well as in productions at The Studio Theatre, Classika Theatre, Source Theatre and Washington Theatre Wing. Regional credits include performances at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Champlain Shakespeare Festival and Birmingham Children's Theatre.
David also plays blues harmonica and sings in the local blues band, Cooking With Gas, having appeared at the National Cherry Blossom Festival and the Silver Spring Blues Festival.
