Retrace Reverend Josiah Henson’s footsteps from his enslavement to escape on the Underground Railroad to freedom. Learn about his extraordinary life, which inspired the novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Screenings of the Time Team America […]
Category: Films & Documentaries
22Feb, 5-6:30pm Proud
Based on the true story of USS Mason, a trailblazing World War II U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort that was manned mainly by African-American Sailors. The PG-rated, 2004 movie stars legendary actor Ossie Davis, in his […]
21Feb, 28th Annual Black Film Festival @ MLKing Library
Join us on Tuesdays in February as we celebrate Black History Month with our annual film festival. The 28th Annual Black Film Festival offers a Double Feature every week, with entertaining and thought-provoking shorts and […]
19Feb, 2:00pm Film at Swedish Embassy
House of Sweden 2900 K Street Northwest Washington, DC 20007 Martha came to […]
The Uncivil Civil War: Films Beyond the Battlefields in February
921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE Washington, DC 20003 The films of the Civil War are rich in the conflicts between the slave South and the abolitionist North. February 19, 4:00pm: Freedom RoadJan Kadar’s Freedom Road (1979) captures the rare moment […]
14Feb, 28th Annual Black Film Festival @ MLKing Library
Join us on Tuesdays in February as we celebrate Black History Month with our annual film festival. The 28th Annual Black Film Festival offers a Double Feature every week, with entertaining and thought-provoking shorts and […]
The Uncivil Civil War: Three Films Beyond the Battlefields in February
921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE Washington, DC 20003 The films of the Civil War are rich in the conflicts between the slave South and the abolitionist North. February 12, 4:00pm: Ride with the Devil Ang Lee’s Ride with the […]
11Feb, 7:00pm Film
“Free State of Jones” Rated R (1hr 39 min, Released June 2016) Please RSVP for pizza 400 I Street, SW, Washington, DC
11Feb, 3-5pm Through a Lens Darkly
Movies at SAAM: Through a Lens Darkly This work is the first documentary to explore the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations, and social emergence of African Americans from slavery to the present. Directed […]
7Feb, 4 PM Movie Night: The Wiz
Rosedale Library 1701 Gales St. NE Washington, D.C. 20002
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