Indie Lens Pop-Up - Madison

Save the date for the first Indie Lens Pop-Up screening of 2018: Tell Them We Are Rising on Thursday, February 8 at 6:30 pm at the Central Library!

The screening will be the last in a series of events that day celebrating HBCUs. Please join us before the event for the following sessions:

How to Pay for College: Info Session for Parents and Students (3-5 pm)

Learn about some of the scholarships and financial aid options you have for paying for college. Presented by representatives of UNCF and other area educational institutions.

The HBCU Experience: Discussion and Q&A (5-6 pm)

Come hear about the college experiences of some graduates of historically black colleges and universities that are now living in the Madison area. There will also be time for questions.

Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges & Universities Official Full-Length Trailer Stanley Nelson, the preeminent storyteller of the African-American experience and Firelight Films, the award-winning production company committed to making f...

Save the date for the next film in the Indie Lens Pop-Up series: "I Am Not Your Negro," one of the most acclaimed films of the year and an Oscar nominee for Best Documentary.

The film will be shown on Thursday, November 9 at 6:30 pm at the Central Library.

This film by Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin’s original words, spoken by Samuel L. Jackson, and with a flood of rich archival material.

Stay after the film for a discussion with local community leaders:

Angela Fitzgerald, Host of Wisconsin Life, Madison College faculty member, financial educator with Summit Credit Union, and a founder of Brown Girl, Green Money
Annie Weatherby Flowers, Community Engagement Coordinator at Madison Public Library
Deana Wright, Radio and TV Personality

I Am Not Your Negro - Official Trailer Now on iTunes: http://bit.ly/IANYNiTunes Amazon Video: http://bit.ly/IANYNAmazonVideo Google Play: http://bit.ly/IANYNGooglePlay Like on Facebook: https://ww...

Don't forget - we're showing this great film tonight at 6:30, and we'll be joined for a discussion after the film by Madison saxophone greats Hanah Jon Taylor and Les Thimmig and jazz radio host Steve Braugninn. You won't want to miss it!

Independent Lens | Chasing Trane | Trailer | PBS Premiering Monday, November 6, 2017. Check local listings: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/tv-schedule/ -local Set against the social, political a...