Past Event

Through the Black Lense Vol 1: Independent Black Cinema

From: Friday, February 2, 2024 at 3:00 PM • To: Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 11:00 PM

Pop's Art Theater and Griot Arts are proud to announce the inaugural year of "Through the Black Lens," an annual program centering on Black voices in film with support from the NAACP of Rochester. Throughout Black History Month, we will be featuring a collection of independent films by Black filmmakers, including:

WATERMELON WOMAN (Feb 2-8) — 1996, the first film directed by a Black lesbian

CANE RIVER (Feb 9-15) — 1982, a pioneering portrayal of diverse Black experiences and its significance in American cinema, considered lost for four decades before its re-discovery and restoration in 2013

BLACK GIRL (Feb 16-22) — 1966, regarded as the film that put African cinema on the map

DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST (Feb 23-29) — 1991, the first theatrically-distributed film by a Black woman