“Banished” Screening Expulsion of Black Communities January 29 7:00 pm West Hollywood

Posted: January 28th, 2008

 

Independent Lens and ITVS Community Cinema present
 
 

The City of West Hollywood Premiere of

BANISHED

by Marco Williams
Tuesday, January 29, 7:30 PM

At The Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90069

A post-screening panel discussion will follow the film on the local banishment and exclusion of minority communities featuring:

Robert Garcia
Executive Director, The City Project

Jordan Mechner
Filmmaker, CHAVEZ RAVINE

Francisco Balderrama
Professor, Cal State Los Angeles

Marcy DeVeaux
Professor, Cal State Northridge

with Special Guest Bernard Bruce, Bruce’s Beach

From the 1860s to the 1920s, dozens of towns and counties across America violently expelled entire African American communities, forcing thousands of black families to flee their homes. A century later, these towns remain all white. BANISHED tells the story of three of these communities and their black descendants, who return to learn shocking histories.

Admission is free, reservations required
RSVP to lacommunitycinema@gmail.com

Learn more about the film and other upcoming ITVS Community Cinema screenings at:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/banished/getinvolved.html


Banished is a co-production of The Center for Investigative Reporting & Two Tone Productions and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), in association with the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

 

 

     

About ITVS Community Cinema
 		 

 

ITVS, the co-presenter of the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens , presents ITVS Community Cinema, a free monthly screening series, offered in over 35 cities throughout the U.S.

 

Previews of films from Independent Lens are shown from September to May, followed by lively panel discussions that connect communities with relevant organizations, resources and opportunities to get involved in some of today’s key social issues.


Series Sponsors
City of West Hollywood
http://www.weho.org/ KCET
http://kcet.org/Craft and Folk Art Museum
http://www.cafam.org/IDA
http://www.documentary.org/Shortfuzed.com
http://shortfuzed.com/
     
Event Sponsors Black Hollywood Education & Resource Center
http://www.bherc.org/The City Project
http://www.cityprojectca.org/

 

  Check out VOTE DEMOCRACY! A national campaign spearheaded by ITVS that encourages everyone, particularly young Americans and new voters to get involved in the democratic process. To learn more about the campaign and how you can get involved, visit: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/votedemocracy.