Please join us to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the BFC/A and the Work of Charles Burnett November 4, 2011 5:30 – 7:00 Phyllis Klotman Appreciation – 6:00pm Wells Library – Media & Reserves Light refreshments will be served No RSVP necessary
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L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema (Symposium) — Nov. 12
L.A. REBELLION: CREATING A NEW BLACK CINEMA SYMPOSIUM Saturday, November 12, 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum This one-day symposium organized by Allyson Nadia Field (UCLA) and Jacqueline Stewart (Northwestern University) is the first of its kind dedicated to the L.A. Rebellion, a key artistic movement of African American… Read more »
Films of Charles Burnett—Arriving at the Truth: Nov. 3-6 @ IU Cinema
Five movies directed by critically acclaimed filmmaker Charles Burnett will be featured Nov. 3-6 at the IU Cinema, an event that coincides with the 30th anniversary of IU’s Black Film Center/Archive. Michael Martin, a professor of American Studies and Communication and Culture who is director of the Black Film Center/Archive, will host a public interview… Read more »
BFC/A Celebrates 30th Anniversary!
The BFC/A turns 30 this year, and we plan to celebrate! We have an exciting array of events and activities for students, faculty, community members, and visitors this semester. Aug 28: We are co-sponsoring a screening of the classic blaxploitation film Shaft at IU Cinema. Sept 30; Oct. 14; Oct 28: Friday afternoon screenings of… Read more »
Charles Burnett: The Power to Endure April 6–25, 2011
The Museum of Modern Art will feature the films of Charles Burnett throughout the month of April. Burnett has long borne the dubious distinction of being, as critic Armond White observed, “the least well-known great American filmmaker.” In Charles Burnett: Interviews (University Press of Mississippi, 2011), Burnett cites the phrase “the power to endure” as… Read more »