| August 1, 2009 | ||
| 1:00 pm |
This Saturday, August 1st, the Macon Library will hold a screening of James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket [87 minutes - 1990].
The Price of the Ticket uses striking archival footage to evoke the atmosphere of Baldwin’s formative years – the Harlem of the 30s and his father’s fundamentalist church. Newsreel clips from the ’60′s record Baldwin’s running commentary on the drama of the Civil Rights movement. The film also explores his quiet retreats in Paris, the South of France, Istanbul and Switzerland – places where Baldwin was able to write away from the racial tensions of America.
Film & Thought 4 Talk is a film screening and discussion series held at the Macon Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library every first and third Saturday of the month at 1 p.m.
Macon Branch
Brooklyn Public Library
361 Lewis Avenue at Macon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11233
718-573-5606
Count me in!
Who runs the series? I would like to get in touch!
Contact Phillip Bond at the Macon Branch at the phone number above or email him at
p.bond@brooklynpubliclibrary.org