Sunday, January 20, 2019
2:00 PM (ET)
Pettengill G52 (Keck Classroom)
Event Type
Film/Movie
Department
MLK Day Committee
Link
https://events.bates.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=38336
Director Yance Ford’s film follows the Ford family from the Jim Crow
South to New York City; and from the presumed safety of middle-class
suburbs to the maelstrom of an unexpected, violent death. Strong Island
portrays a family experiencing loss while the world around them engages
in historical injustice and the complicity of silence. Facilitated by
Associate Dean for International Student Programs James Reese, a
discussion follows the screening. (2017; 107 min.) Presented as part of
Bates’ 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances. FMI 207-786-6400 or bates.edu/mlk (after Dec. 21).