Join Thomas Allen Harris, director, for a screening of Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (90 min).
The film The first documentary to explore the American family photo album through the eyes of black photographers, Through a Lens Darkly
probes the recesses of American history to discover images that have
been suppressed, forgotten and lost. From slavery to the present, these
extraordinary images unveil a world confronting the difficult edges of
citizenship and what it means to be human.
Inspired by Deborah Willis’s book Reflections in Black and featuring works by Carrie Mae Weems, Lorna Simpson, Anthony Barboza, Hank Willis Thomas and many others, Through a Lens Darkly
introduces the viewer to a community of storytellers who collectively
transform singular experiences into a journey of discovery – and a call
to action.-- First Run Features
MDOCS Storytellers' Institute Fellow Yvonne Welbon will moderate discussion following the screening.