A safe outdoor film, bagged snacks, bottled water/soft drinks, and discussion on the film in today's political moment and social landscape.
You must bring and wear your facial mask to enter!
*We practice the 3 W's - With 6-8 feet distance /Wear face masks/Wash hands!
This action drama fiction directed by Ivan Dixon, soon after its release in 1972 was suppressed by the FBI when it was removed from theaters. The U.S. Government thought it was highly controversial and suggestive, with its plot of an affirmative action Black person infiltrating the CIA and U.S. intelligence. The promotion of the idea of a college-educated African-American person using his CIA or FBI training to start a Black Black revolution was dangerous! It was not until Black actor Tim Reid got it out of the secretive vaults in 2004 when bootleg copies were made, did it become popular among our people again. Today, the U.S. Library of Congress has archived it, because of its historical and artistic value reflecting the 1960-70's Black Power Movement. Unfortunately, there is now a current generation of "30 and Under" who don't even know about Sam Greenlee, this fiction novel or the film. Hopefully, our film event and discussion will expose us all to Greenlee's longstanding legacy of SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMENTARY ART to the highest degree and selfless service in the name of what's possible.
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