Film Screening: AFTER WINTER: STERLING BROWN
Sat, Nov 09
|Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
Join us 7PM Friday, December 13, at Sankofa for a special screening of Haile Gerima's 1985 documentary film, followed by a conversation with Film director and Producer Haile Gerima.


Time & Location
Nov 09, 2024, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Guests
About The Event
About the film
A reverent and fascinating portrait of Harlem Renaissance poet Sterling Brown. Eighty-five years old at the time of this film, Brown reflects on his four decades teaching at Howard University and the impact of such figures as Jean Toomer, Langston Hughes, and Duke Ellington.
About Positive Productions Inc.
Positive Productions, Inc. (PPI) is a 501(3)c non-profit organization whose mandate is the perpetuation of Black independent voices through the ever-dynamic art of filmmaking. PPI acts as an on-going link between the independent Black filmmaker and his/her audience through training, exhibitions, and workshops. Our very grass roots involvement focuses on building appreciation for the role of culture in shaping our behavior and our future and the power and responsibility that bestows upon artists. PPI is thereby creating critical audiences while simultaneously developing critical filmmakers.