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Museum of the African Diaspora
June 18 - June 18, 2015Info
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http://www.moadsf.org/
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(415) 358-7200
Film Screening and Discussion | Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
Inspired by Deborah Willis’s book, Reflections in Black, Through a Lens Darkly casts a broad net that begins with filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris‘s family album. It considers the difference between black photographers who use the camera to define themselves, their people, and their culture and some white photographers who, historically, have demeaned African-Americans through racist imagery. The film is a cornucopia of Americana that reveals deeply disturbing truths about the history of race relations while expressing joyous, life-affirming sentiments about the ability of artists and amateurs alike to assert their identity through the photographic lens. A discussion will follow moderated by Professor Makeda Best.