Jun 26 2017
Film Club:

Film Club: "I Am Not Your Negro" Documentary

Presented by Arena Theater at Arena Theater

Director: Raoul Peck
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 93 minutes

In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, “Remember This House.” The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.
At the time of Baldwin’s death in 1987, he left behind only thirty completed pages of his manuscript.
Now, in his incendiary new documentary, master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin’s original words and flood of rich archival material.
“I Am Not Your Negro” is a journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter. It is a film that questions black representation in Hollywood and beyond. And, ultimately, by confronting the deeper connections between the lives and assassination of these three leaders, Baldwin and Peck have produced a work that challenges the very definition of what America stands for.

Admission Info

Arena Theater Film Club membership (including membership in Arena Theater Association) is $60 per year for individuals, $120 for two partners. Arena Theater Association members are admitted to all screenings at no extra charge; guests are welcome at $10 each, or $5 for age 18 and under.

Phone: 707 882-3272

Email: info@arenatheater.org

Dates & Times

2017/06/26 - 2017/06/26

Location Info

Arena Theater

214 Main Street, Point Arena, CA 95468