Friday Film Club (Virtual)

Join us for a thought-provoking film chat! Each month we will feature a documentary that you can either watch on Kanopy and/or check out as a DVD from the library. Then we will meet on Zoom to discuss the film and what it meant to us. (Please note that we won't be watching the film during the event. Participants are encouraged to watch the film beforehand.)

February's film selection is Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart (2017). This film has a run time of 118 minutes and is not rated.

This documentary sheds valuable light on all aspects of Lorraine Hansberry's play, A Raisin in the Sun, including the daunting challenge of securing investment and a venue for this production about a working class Black family, the casting process, artistic debates and finally its public reception.

The film features interviews with the play's original cast members, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Louis Gossett, Jr. and Glynn Turman, director Lloyd Richards, producer Phil Rose, supporter Harry Belafonte as well as writer Amiri Baraka along with excerpts from the 1961 Hollywood movie.

Official Selection at the Toronto International Film Festival. Winner of the John O'Connor Award from the American Historical Association.

• Registration is required.
• This event will be hosted live on Zoom.
• Registrants will receive an email invitation the day of the event.