I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE – June 6-9, 2PM @ Wadsworth Atheneum
I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
Four Screenings @ Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art:
- Thursday, June 6, 2:00 PM
- Friday, June 7, 2:00 PM
- Saturday, June 8, 2:00 PM
- Sunday, June 9, 2:00 PM
Co-presented by Out Film CT
James Baldwin’s mesmerizing storytelling takes viewers from Birmingham to Selma and Newark, vividly portraying the South’s violent resistance to desegregation and the enduring struggle for racial equality. The documentary blends historical events with intimate conversations among Baldwin, preachers, teachers, and fellow writers at the forefront of the ‘60s civil rights struggle. Free with museum admission.
This film is presented by The Amistad Center for Art & Culture.
Directors Dick Fontaine and Pat Hartley | 1982 | USA | 95 minutes | Not Rated | in English
“Its road movie structure, tracing Baldwin’s travels in the south during 1980, is also a trip through time. Directors Dick Fontaine and Pat Hartley nimbly edited together what was present-day footage of Baldwin’s conversations and public appearances.” – Steve Erickson, Gay City News
“I Heard It Through the Grapevine makes the political personal at every turn.” – Ross McIndoe, Slant Magazine
