Film
I Am Somebody + The Maids
Thu, Feb 16, 2017
- 7PM
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RUN TIME: 56min
GENERAL ADMISSION: $14
MEMBERS: $7 (free for Level 4 and above)
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Q&A with Madeline Anderson, Feb 16 at 7pm
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February 2017
Thursday February 16, 2017
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I Am Somebody
Directed by Madeline Anderson
With Coretta Scott King
1970, 28min
This civil rights documentary tells the story of black female hospital workers going on strike to demand union recognition and a wage increase.
The Maids
Directed by Muriel Jackson
1985, 28min
Offering a sophisticated analysis of the racial and sexual division of labor in this country, this intriguing and articulate documentary looks at the history of domestic work since slavery and the ambivalence felt by African American women towards it.
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