(NR) USA – 1 hr 30 min
2015 · d. Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater, and Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
Starring Sonia Sanchez
A seminal figure in the Black Arts Movement, a spoken word pioneer, and a major influence on hip-hop, poet/activist Sonia Sanchez has spent sixty years on the front lines of art and activism. With extensive performance footage and appearances by Questlove, Amiri Baraka, Nikki Giovanni, Talib Kweli, and more, this documentary reinvents what it means to capture a portrait of the artist.
Stick around after the movie for a talkback with Vincent Williams and Len Webb of The Micheaux Mission podcast and Stephanye Watts of the Be Reel Black Cinema Club.
Wednesday, August 26
7.00