Speed Cinema Presents: I Am Not Your Negro
Friday, February 17, 7 p.m.
Speed Art Museum Cinema
Directed by Raoul Peck
“One of the best movies you are likely to see this year.” —Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Shortlisted for the Best Documentary Oscar, this incendiary new film envisions the book on the Civil Rights movement, Remember This House, that James Baldwin had planned to write and expands on his work, bringing the story to the present of #BlackLivesMatter. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Director Raoul Peck draws on this material to create a radical, up-to the-minute examination of race in America that draws on Baldwin’s 30-page manuscript along with intensive archival material showing how the issues of Baldwin’s times are still valid and pressing today.
A selection of the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. 2016, U.S., DCP, 93 minutes. Rated PG-13.
Select screenings will include an introduction and post-screening discussion led by key members of this community.
Co-presented with the Urban League-Louisville.
Related Event:
Empowerment: Making and Shaping History
Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium, U of L
Free
One hour prior to each I Am Not Your Negro scheduled screening.
In honor of Black History Month 2017, the Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium is offering programming designed to educate, inspire and empower us to make and shape history. Virtually participate in recent #BlackLivesMatter (#BLM) events as we immerse you in 360° video filmed around the country. Discussion following the viewing will provide participants with an array of opportunities to make and shape history with whatever means available—whether it be time, money, and/or day-to-day interactions. Program length: approximately 30 minutes.
Don’t forget to bring your Speed Art Museum membership card to verify your membership.