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Children’s Event
Knick Knack Paddy Whack - Diane Ferlatte
MCC THEATER
In this children’s program, Diane Ferlatte will sing, sign, and beat rhythms as she tells folktales, fables, and personal and historical stories, customized for the age of her audience. Along with her musical sidekick Erik Pearson on banjo and guitar, Diane will weave tales from many cultures, while emphasizing stories that have African, Southern, and African American roots. Enhancing her gift in the oral tradition is Diane’s skill in American Sign Language, which she explains and employs in many of her stories.
Cup of Culture
Dear White People
MCC THEATER
Dear White People is a sly, provocative satire of race relations in the age of Obama. This multiple award-winning film follows a group of African American students as they navigate campus life and racial politics. The unexpected election of activist Samantha White as head of a traditionally black residence hall at a predominantly white college sets up a campus culture war that challenges conventional notions of what it means to be black. Justin Simien, 108 min., English, 2012, USA.
Worlds Adventurist
CJ Jones
MCC THEATER
CJ Jones, internationally renowned entertainer, actor, producer, and director, electrifies audiences of Deaf and hearing alike with his imaginative storytelling. His unique blend of spoken English and American Sign Language builds bridges between these two communities. CJ's comical and heartwarming stories about growing up Deaf and traveling the world include lively spectator participation and are sure to captivate the most diverse audiences.
Cup of Culture
Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
MCC THEATER
This award-winning documentary chronicles how African American communities have used the camera as a tool for social change from the invention of photography to the present. It is an epic tale that poetically moves between the present and the past, through contemporary photographers and artists whose images and stories seek to reconcile legacies of pride and shame while giving voice to images long suppressed, forgotten, and hidden from sight. Thomas Allen Harris, 90 min., English, 2014, USA. Photo Credit: Renee Cox
