Event
Community Film Screenings In Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, you are invited to experience a day of curated film programming and community building. This event is free to the public!
Come for one film or stay all day. Feel free to drop in at any time!
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11 AM
MIGHTY TIMES: THE LEGACY OF ROSA PARKS (40 min.)
A 2002 short documentary directed by Robert Houston and produced by Robert Hudson about the 1955/1956 Montgomery bus boycott led by Rosa Parks. Thousands of students have viewed this film during our Film Field Trips Program. Children and families are welcome.
11:45 AM
Guided Discussion led by Film Facilitator Derek Hall
12:15 PM
Lunch / Hands-On Art-Making Activity led by our Learning & Engagement Manager, Miller
1:00 PM
SING SING (1hr 47 min. Rated R)
A theater group escapes the reality of incarceration through the creativity of staging a play. This film features a cast that includes actors who have been incarcerated.
3:00 PM
Guided Discussion led by Film Facilitator Derek Hall
Bagged lunch will be available for purchase (a $5 donation is recommended). You may also bring your own!
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About Derek Hall:
Derek Hall is a dynamic anti-racist intergroup dialogue facilitator, public speaker, and activist committed to challenging beliefs and institutional culture rooted in systemic racism and other forms of oppression. Derek has worked in the diversity, equity, and inclusion field for over fifteen years, partnering with public and private school systems and for-profit and non-profit organizations locally and nationally.
His passion for decolonized education, human connection, and implementation of racial equity strategies has inspired sustainable change at the internal, interpersonal, and institutional levels within the organizations he works with. Derek uses his gifts of facilitation, storytelling, and community building to increase the racial & social consciousness of individuals and organizations.
