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SUMMARY:Film Screening:ASC Film Screening and Q&A. *America Street* by Idrissou Mora-Kpai
DESCRIPTION:ASC Film Screening and Q&A. *America Street* by Idrissou Mora-Kpai\nMonday\, February 24\, 5-8 PM (233 S State St\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48104)\n\nThis gripping documentary follows the heroic efforts of Joe\, the owner of a small corner shop\, to resist the rising tides of gentrification in Charleston\, South Carolina. Filmed over 3 months in 2015\, Joe's daily struggles are brought into sharp focus against the backdrop of racist violence in the city\, from the killing of Walter Scott by a police officer to the Mother Emanuel Church massacre by a young white supremacist.\n\n   The screening will be followed by a Q&A session moderated by Carina Ray\, Professor of History and interim Director of the African Studies Center. Reception to follow in the State Theatre Lobby.\n\nAn award-winning filmmaker\, Idrissou Mora-Kpai is the recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship and the Dutch Prince Claus Award. His socially relevant films\, including *Si-Gueriki\, The Queen Mother*\, *Arlit\, The Second Paris*\, *Indochina Traces of a Mother*\, and *America Street* have screened at prestigious festivals worldwide\, such as Berlin\, Rotterdam\, Vienna\, Milano\, Busan\, Marseille\, and Sheffield\, earning international acclaim and numerous awards. He has previously taught at Duke University\, the University of Pittsburgh\, and Ithaca College.\n\nFree and open to the public.\nReserve your tickets here: https://marquee-arts.org/event-page/tickets/?showingId=920797
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132621
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa,African American,african and afroamerican studies,african diaspora,African Studies,African Studies Center,Discussion,Film
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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