In 1976, an extraordinary group of Black feminist artists and activists organized the first ever Black women’s film festival: the Sojourner Truth Festival of the Arts.
Films by Michelle Parkerson, Ayoka Chenzira, Edie Lynch, and Madeline Anderson, among others, were screened. The festival was simultaneously a celebration of the emerging world of Black women’s filmmaking as well as a radical call for the kinds of socio-political and institutional changes necessary for a Black women’s film culture to thrive.
Four decades later, the Sojourner Truth Festival of the Arts, 2023 commemorates the 1976 festival with a nine-week screening series and a symposium about the original festival and the tradition of Black feminist filmmaking.
The full schedule is available at voices.uchicago.edu/sojourner/symposium-schedule-tickets.
See below for information on how to attend.
Thursday 3/2
Interior Lives screening
This screening was previously listed as SOLD OUT, but we’ve opened up additional seats in the Logan Center Performance Hall. Reserve your in-person tickets here. You can also stream the introduction and Q&A (but not the films themselves) by getting a streaming pass at this link.
Friday 3/3
Panels and screening
These events are all sold out, but you can watch everything except the screening of Alma’s Rainbow from the comfort of your home. Get your streaming pass here.
Saturday 3/4
Panels
You can attend Saturday’s panels in two ways:
- In-person tickets are still available for all panels. Get tickets here.
- Streaming passes are also available. Get your pass here.
Sunday 3/5 Panels
These panels are taking place at the Neubauer Collegium, 5701 S. Woodlawn Ave, and do not require tickets.
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