Great Migration Community Screening - New Africa Center
Submitted on September 15,2016
Thursday, October 20, 7:00 PM
The Great Migration: A City Transformed (1916-1930), a series of audio and video works that celebrate the historic tide of African Americans to the North, is now coming to your neighborhood. Hosted by community partners, the screenings will take place throughout the fall at libraries, rec centers and schools across the Philadelphia region.
ABOUT THE FILMS
Standing at the Scratch Line – dir. Julie Dash (Experimental, 2016, 10 min)
Traveling between churches in Philadelphia and South Carolina, Dash creates a cinematic tone poem about returning to sacred spaces of departure and arrival.
Christian Street YMCA: Sharing Our History (Documentary, 2016, 9 min)
This profile of the Christian Street YMCA, a hub for the African American community, captures experiences of The Great Migration through the stories of long-time members.
Black Star Rising: The Universal Negro Improvement Association in Philadelphia – dir. members of UNIA Thomas Harvey Division 121 (Documentary, 2016, about 10 min)
The Great Migration: A City Transformed (1916-1930) is supported by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. Additional support is provided by the Lincoln Financial Foundation, Hamilton Family Foundation, and Department of History of Art, Department of Africana Studies, and Center for Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania.