Feature presentation of Oscar Micheaux's 1920 film Within Our Gates, with William Hooker providing a live drumset accompaniment. Produced, written and directed by Micheaux, Within Our Gates is the oldest known surviving film made by an African-American director.

William Hooker's body of uninterrupted work beginning in the mid-seventies defines him as one of the most important composers and players in jazz.

As bandleader, Hooker has fielded ensembles in an incredibly diverse array of configurations. Each collaboration has brought a serious investigation of his compositional agenda and the science of the modern drum kit.

Co-sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies.