Black Memorabilia and more

Black Memorabilia

2017. USA. Directed by Chico Colvard. World premiere From industrial China to the rural American South to contemporary Brooklyn, Black Memorabilia traces the propagation of negative representations of African Americans through the production and purchase of racialized objects and figurines. As this history unravels, the filmmaker questions who gets to tell what stories about black history, and why, exposing the ever-present traumas of racism. In English, Mandarin; English subtitles. 62 min.

’63 Boycott

2017. USA. Directed by Gordon Quinn. New York premiere On October 22, 1963, more than 250,000 students boycotted Chicago’s public schools to protest racial segregation. Using archival footage shot by the director himself, ’63 Boycott connects past and present issues surrounding race and the education system. 30 min.