Reposted from @fultoncomm5 Join us for the 2023 Black History Film Festival @blkhistfilmfest
Opening Reception:
Friday, February 24, 2023
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Central Library
One Margaret Mitchell Square
(downtown Atlanta)
Doors open at 5:00 pm.
RSVP:
http://2023bhff.eventbrite.com
FREE PARKING & SHUTTLE BUS:
Fulton County Yellow Parking Lot
593 Central Avenue
FREE FOOD & BEVERAGES SERVED
The Opening Reception will feature a screening of ‘Bo Legs: Marvin Arrington, Sr., An Atlanta Story’. The film highlights how Mr. Arrington helped to transform the city of his birth from a segregated, provincial town into the international metropolis that it is today.
The remaining films will be screened from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 25th at the following libraries:
Adams Park – Big Mama, Codeswitching
Adamsville – Driving While Black, King Richard
Alpharetta – Fences, Codeswitching
Cleveland – Big Mama, Codeswitching
College Park – Big Mama, Codeswitching
East Roswell – Big Mama, Codeswitching
Fairburn – Big Mama, Codeswitching
Hapeville – Big Mama, Fences
Kirkwood – Driving While Black, Codeswitching
Mechanicsville – Big Mama, Codeswitching
Northwest – Is that Black Enough For You?, Big Mama
Ponce – Driving While Black, Big Mama
Wolf Creek – King Richard, Codeswitching
The event can be shared on social media via the hashtag #2023BHFF.
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