Final Black Quaker Lives Matter Film Festival Event

The American Friends Service Committee & The BlackQuaker Project Present

THE 2023 BLACK QUAKER LIVES MATTER FILM FESTIVAL & FORUM

Celebrating the 125th Birthday of Paul Robeson!

Paul Robeson: Tribute To An Artist (1978) & The Proud Valley (1940)

Saturday, 8 April, 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time over Zoom

The 2023 Black Quaker Lives Matter Film Festival & Forum will soon conclude with a finale dedicated to the renaissance man: scholar and star athlete; screen, stage, and recording star; linguist and orator, Paul Robeson (1898-1976). Join us one final time on Saturday, 8 April, at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time for not one–but two–screenings in honor of the beleaguered leader’s 125th birthday. We will first screen the 1978 Academy Award winning short documentary, Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by film star Sidney Poitier. Following this 30-minute program, we will screen the 1940 UK feature, The Proud Valley, the film of which Robeson is the proudest of having made.  Afterwards, Dr. Harold D. Weaver will facilitate a post-screening discussion with two of the world’s leading experts on Robeson: University of Houston Professor Dr. Gerald Horne, author of the 2016 biography, Paul Robeson: The Artist As Revolutionary, and Yale University Professor Dr. Charles Musser, author of numerous publications on Robeson in cinema. All three scholars will participate in an audience Q & A following their discussion. On this occasion of his 125th birthday, we continue our commitment in 2023–after more than 50 years–to return Mr. Robeson to his rightful place in history.           

Register here for our final Saturday, 8 April, screening and forum which will begin precisely at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time over Zoom webinar.  You will receive a confirmation email upon registration and a Zoom invitation 24 hours in advance of the event  Programming begins precisely at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. Attendees will receive a confirmation email upon registration and a link to join our webinar 24 hours in advance of the event.  We invite registrants to join our webinar at 12:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time for a prologue of songs by revolutionary artist himself, Paul Robeson. Please write to us at theblackquakerproject@gmail.com with your comments and questions. 

Peace and blessings,

The BlackQuaker Project