Berkeley Film Festival: VOICES FOR FREEDOM, and others

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When:
November 4, 2017 @ 3:00 pm – 7:30 pm
2017-11-04T15:00:00-07:00
2017-11-04T19:30:00-07:00
Where:
East Bay Media Center
1939 Addison St
Berkeley, CA 94704
USA
Cost:
$8 - $15

VOICES FOR FREEDOM:The Hyers Sisters’ Legacy – Documentary – Susheel Bibbs – 30 min              

In 1877, when nightriders terrorized African-Americans and black-face minstrels ridiculed them across the land, The Hyers Sisters (African-American, opera prodigies) arose to become Voices For Freedom.  Q&A Follows   

4:00 – Citizen Clark… A Life Of Principle – Joseph C. Stillman – Documentary – 90 min. Q&A Follows  Introduction of the film by Alice Walker, in person.
This is a film about former U.S. Attorney General and Humans Rights Activist Ramsey Clark. Narrated by Martin Sheen. This is a ‘work in progress’.

6:00 –  An Exploration of Our History – Doug Harris – Documentary – 10 min. Q&A Follows                                         

Berkeley  filmmaker, Doug Harris, discovers his family’s history of escaping slavery in 1855 from Virginia to Canada through the Underground Railroad.                                                                            

      

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