BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:dev.svmoa.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6749d05995b18 DTSTART:20181102T043000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE LOCATION:Magic Lantern\nCinemas SUMMARY:FILM: The Other Side of Everything (4:30pm screening) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:
A locked door\ninside a Belgrade\, Serbia apartment has kept one family separated from\ntheir pa st for over 70 years. As the filmmaker begins an intimate\nconversation wi th her mother\, the political fault line running through\ntheir home revea ls a house and a country haunted by history. The chronicle\nof a family in Serbia turns into a searing portrait of an activist in times\nof great tu rmoil\, questioning the responsibility of each generation to\nfight for th eir future.
FROM THE DIRECTOR Mila Turajlic
I want\nto speak
of my country from a very personal angle\, and from a very precise\npoint
of departure - the place where I live. The more I stare at the locked\ndoo
rs that I have been faced with all my life\, the more I realize how much\n
about Serbia can be understood by talking about divided spaces.
The \nplot of the film grows like a spiral: A personal investigation into divi ded\nspace (unfolds) a family chronicle (which becomes) an account of turb ulent\ntimes (that ends up portraying) a story of a country.
While the\nstory unfolds inside the apartment\, the view from the windows lets us\nenter a Serbia rarely ever seen in the media. I have been filming fro m the\nwindows for the past 10 years\, creating an archive of dramatic and intimate\nmoments taking place on the streets below.
What is the s tory behind\na locked door and an apartment full of history? That an indiv idual is\npowerless before the forces of politics\, or that she is defined by the\nchoices she makes in those situations?
Running time 1 hour and 44\nminutes.
Part of The Center's BIG IDEA project We the People:\nProtest &\; Patriotism
A loc ked door\ninside a Belgrade\, Serbia apartment has kept one family separat ed from\ntheir past for over 70 years. As the filmmaker begins an intimate \nconversation with her mother\, the political fault line running through\ ntheir home reveals a house and a country haunted by history. The chronicl e\nof a family in Serbia turns into a searing portrait of an activist in t imes\nof great turmoil\, questioning the responsibility of each generation to\nfight for their future.
FROM THE DIRECTOR Mila Turajlic
I want\nto speak of my country from a very personal angle\, and from a ver
y precise\npoint of departure - the place where I live. The more I stare a
t the locked\ndoors that I have been faced with all my life\, the more I r
ealize how much\nabout Serbia can be understood by talking about divided s
paces.
The\nplot of the film grows like a spiral: A personal invest igation into divided\nspace (unfolds) a family chronicle (which becomes) a n account of turbulent\ntimes (that ends up portraying) a story of a count ry.
While the\nstory unfolds inside the apartment\, the view from t he windows lets us\nenter a Serbia rarely ever seen in the media. I have been filming from the\nwindows for the past 10 years\, creating an archiv e of dramatic and intimate\nmoments taking place on the streets below.
What is the story behind\na locked door and an apartment full of histo ry? That an individual is\npowerless before the forces of politics\, or th at she is defined by the\nchoices she makes in those situations?
Ru nning time 1 hour and 44\nminutes.
Part of The Center's BIG IDEA pr oject We the People:\nProtest &\; Patriotism
Enjoy a glass of\nwine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery\nguid es. We the People investigates the role of civic participation\nw ithin American democracy\, from the simple act of voting to running for\no ffice\, from voicing dissent to flying the flag. How are each of these\nac tions expressions of patriotism? How do they help ensure the vitality of\n the democratic process? Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA project We the \nPeople: Protest and Patriotism\, Sep 28–Dec 14\, 2018.
Enjoy a glass of\nwine as you tour the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery\nguides. We the People investigates the role of civic participation\nwithin American democracy\, from the simple act of voting to running for\noffice\, from voicing dissent to flying the flag. How are each of these\nactions expressions of patriotism? How do they help ensure the vitality of\nthe democratic process? Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA p roject We the\nPeople: Protest and Patriotism\, Sep 28–Dec 14\, 2018.
A locked door\ninside a Belgrade\, Serbia apartment has kept one family separated from\ntheir pa st for over 70 years. As the filmmaker begins an intimate\nconversation wi th her mother\, the political fault line running through\ntheir home revea ls a house and a country haunted by history. The chronicle\nof a family in Serbia turns into a searing portrait of an activist in times\nof great tu rmoil\, questioning the responsibility of each generation to\nfight for th eir future.
FROM THE DIRECTOR Mila Turajlic
I want\nto speak
of my country from a very personal angle\, and from a very precise\npoint
of departure - the place where I live. The more I stare at the locked\ndoo
rs that I have been faced with all my life\, the more I realize how much\n
about Serbia can be understood by talking about divided spaces.
The \nplot of the film grows like a spiral: A personal investigation into divi ded\nspace (unfolds) a family chronicle (which becomes) an account of turb ulent\ntimes (that ends up portraying) a story of a country.
While the\nstory unfolds inside the apartment\, the view from the windows lets us\nenter a Serbia rarely ever seen in the media. I have been filming fro m the\nwindows for the past 10 years\, creating an archive of dramatic and intimate\nmoments taking place on the streets below.
What is the s tory behind\na locked door and an apartment full of history? That an indiv idual is\npowerless before the forces of politics\, or that she is defined by the\nchoices she makes in those situations?
Running time 1 hour and 44\nminutes.
Part of The Center's BIG IDEA project We the People:\nProtest &\; Patriotism
A loc ked door\ninside a Belgrade\, Serbia apartment has kept one family separat ed from\ntheir past for over 70 years. As the filmmaker begins an intimate \nconversation with her mother\, the political fault line running through\ ntheir home reveals a house and a country haunted by history. The chronicl e\nof a family in Serbia turns into a searing portrait of an activist in t imes\nof great turmoil\, questioning the responsibility of each generation to\nfight for their future.
FROM THE DIRECTOR Mila Turajlic
I want\nto speak of my country from a very personal angle\, and from a ver
y precise\npoint of departure - the place where I live. The more I stare a
t the locked\ndoors that I have been faced with all my life\, the more I r
ealize how much\nabout Serbia can be understood by talking about divided s
paces.
The\nplot of the film grows like a spiral: A personal invest igation into divided\nspace (unfolds) a family chronicle (which becomes) a n account of turbulent\ntimes (that ends up portraying) a story of a count ry.
While the\nstory unfolds inside the apartment\, the view from t he windows lets us\nenter a Serbia rarely ever seen in the media. I have been filming from the\nwindows for the past 10 years\, creating an archiv e of dramatic and intimate\nmoments taking place on the streets below.
What is the story behind\na locked door and an apartment full of histo ry? That an individual is\npowerless before the forces of politics\, or th at she is defined by the\nchoices she makes in those situations?
Ru nning time 1 hour and 44\nminutes.
Part of The Center's BIG IDEA pr oject We the People:\nProtest &\; Patriotism
Explore the deep\ndark secrets of fine art printmaking without a press from a seasoned\nprintmak er. We’ll use Speedball‘s Gel Printing plate\, cotton rag\nprintmaking papers from The Netherlands\, Asian mulberry paper and Akua\nIntaglio ink s to employ a treasure trove of techniques for pulling a\nportfolio of hig hly developed multi-layered prints. Learn to enhance your\nprints by incor porating hand printed papers\, pochoir and frottage using the\nchine coll é process.
Amy Nack is founder of Wingtip Press\nPrintmaking Studi o located in Boise\, Idaho. She teaches printmaking in her\nstudio and as a teaching artist for the Idaho Commission on the Arts and\nIdaho Parents Unlimited. Nack received her BFA in Printmaking and BA in Art\nHistoryfrom Boise State University in 2008 after a three-decade career in\npaper and graphics marketing. She is actively engaged with the community\nand is a f requent recipient of Boise City Department of Arts and History\nGrants art s providing community wide printmaking experiences and\nexhibitions.
< p>Workshop is held from 6-9pm.2018\nOne Night Workshop s are generously supported by Heather\nHorton.
Explo re the deep\ndark secrets of fine art printmaking without a press from a s easoned\nprintmaker. We’ll use Speedball‘s Gel Printing plate\, cotton rag\nprintmaking papers from The Netherlands\, Asian mulberry paper and A kua\nIntaglio inks to employ a treasure trove of techniques for pulling a\ nportfolio of highly developed multi-layered prints. Learn to enhance your \nprints by incorporating hand printed papers\, pochoir and frottage using the\nchine collé process.
Amy Nack is founder of Wingtip Press\nP rintmaking Studio located in Boise\, Idaho. She teaches printmaking in her \nstudio and as a teaching artist for the Idaho Commission on the Arts and \nIdaho Parents Unlimited. Nack received her BFA in Printmaking and BA in Art\nHistoryfrom Boise State University in 2008 after a three-decade caree r in\npaper and graphics marketing. She is actively engaged with the commu nity\nand is a frequent recipient of Boise City Department of Arts and His tory\nGrants arts providing community wide printmaking experiences and\nex hibitions.
Workshop is held from 6-9pm.
2018\nOn e Night Workshops are generously supported by Heather\nHorton.
Participating in\nthe democratic process can take a wide range of actions\, from voting to\nrunn ing for office\, attending city council meetings\, or being an advocate\nf or change.
Join the Sun Valley Center for the Arts on November 3rd\ nto celebrate the USA. This is an opportunity for families to express\npat riotism through the creative process while having fun with your family\nan d community. This special free family event will include: hands on\nactivi ties\, a sing a long\, tie dying and a chance to look and talk about\nart.
Family Day events provide special opportunities for multiple\ngene rations to explore art and ideas together\, building confidence in\nself-e xpression through art making.
Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA\nproj ect We the People: Protest and Patriotism\, Sep 28–Dec 14\,\n20 18.
Parti cipating in\nthe democratic process can take a wide range of actions\, fro m voting to\nrunning for office\, attending city council meetings\, or bei ng an advocate\nfor change.
Join the Sun Valley Center for the Arts on November 3rd\nto celebrate the USA. This is an opportunity for familie s to express\npatriotism through the creative process while having fun wit h your family\nand community. This special free family event will include: hands on\nactivities\, a sing a long\, tie dying and a chance to look and talk about\nart.
Family Day events provide special opportunities f or multiple\ngenerations to explore art and ideas together\, building conf idence in\nself-expression through art making.
Part of The Center ’s BIG IDEA\nproject We the People: Protest and Patriotism\, Se p 28–Dec 14\,\n2018.
Use this\nopportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed\nenvironment. All s kills welcome.
Fall Open Studios will take place\non Wed\, Oct 3 &a mp\; 17 &\; Nov 7\, 6:30–8:30pm
Use t his\nopportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed\ne nvironment. All skills welcome.
Fall Open Studios will take place\n on Wed\, Oct 3 &\; 17 &\; Nov 7\, 6:30–8:30pm
The Center's\nJunior P atron Circle hosts a free exhibition tour of our current exhibit\,\nWe the People: Protest and Patriotism to follow midterm elections. Enjoy a\ncomp limentary signature cocktail compliments of Hotel Ketchum pop-up bar as\nD irector of Education and Humanities Katelyn Foley leads you through the\ne xhibit. The exhibition investigates the role of civic participation within \nAmerican democracy\, from the simple act of voting to running for office \,\nfrom voicing dissent to flying the flag. Stick around to discuss the a rt\nand enjoy another cocktail from Hotel Ketchum (available for\npurc hase). Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA project We the People:\nPr otest and Patriotism\, Sep 28–Dec 14\, 2018. Attendees must be\ n21+ and over please Sponsored by Hotel Ketchum
The C enter's\nJunior Patron Circle hosts a free exhibition tour of our current exhibit\,\nWe the People: Protest and Patriotism to follow midterm electio ns. Enjoy a\ncomplimentary signature cocktail compliments of Hotel Ketchum pop-up bar as\nDirector of Education and Humanities Katelyn Foley leads y ou through the\nexhibit. The exhibition investigates the role of civic par ticipation within\nAmerican democracy\, from the simple act of voting to r unning for office\,\nfrom voicing dissent to flying the flag. Stick around to discuss the art\nand enjoy another cocktail from Hotel Ketchum (av ailable for\npurchase). Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA project W e the People:\nProtest and Patriotism\, Sep 28–Dec 14\, 2018. A ttendees must be\n21+ and over please Sponsored by Hotel Ketchum < /p>
The Center's\nJunior P atron Circle hosts a free exhibition tour of our current exhibit\,\nWe the People: Protest and Patriotism to follow midterm elections. Enjoy a\ncomp limentary signature cocktail compliments of Hotel Ketchum pop-up bar as\nD irector of Education and Humanities Katelyn Foley leads you through the\ne xhibit. The exhibition investigates the role of civic participation within \nAmerican democracy\, from the simple act of voting to running for office \,\nfrom voicing dissent to flying the flag. Stick around to discuss the a rt\nand enjoy another cocktail from Hotel Ketchum (available for\npurc hase). Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA project We the People:\nPr otest and Patriotism\, Sep 28–Dec 14\, 2018. Attendees must be\ n21+ and over please Sponsored by Hotel Ketchum
The C enter's\nJunior Patron Circle hosts a free exhibition tour of our current exhibit\,\nWe the People: Protest and Patriotism to follow midterm electio ns. Enjoy a\ncomplimentary signature cocktail compliments of Hotel Ketchum pop-up bar as\nDirector of Education and Humanities Katelyn Foley leads y ou through the\nexhibit. The exhibition investigates the role of civic par ticipation within\nAmerican democracy\, from the simple act of voting to r unning for office\,\nfrom voicing dissent to flying the flag. Stick around to discuss the art\nand enjoy another cocktail from Hotel Ketchum (av ailable for\npurchase). Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA project W e the People:\nProtest and Patriotism\, Sep 28–Dec 14\, 2018. A ttendees must be\n21+ and over please Sponsored by Hotel Ketchum < /p>
The oldest form\nof pr intmaking\, relief printing\, involves the translation of ink from a\nrais ed printing surface to paper. Simple\, yet infinite. Let this class\nserve as a breath of fresh air in our modern world\, and step into the\nbeauty of an old and traditional art medium. We will design an image on a\nprinti ng block\, carve into the block\, and print with ink on paper using the\np rinting press.
Artist and printmaker Marne Elmore grew up in the\nW ood River Valley\, and currently lives and works in Boise\, where she enjo ys\nbiking\, reading\, cooking\, and of course\, making art\, in her spare time.
\n2018 One Night Workshops are generously support ed by Heather\nHorton.
The o ldest form\nof printmaking\, relief printing\, involves the translation of ink from a\nraised printing surface to paper. Simple\, yet infinite. Let this class\nserve as a breath of fresh air in our modern world\, and step into the\nbeauty of an old and traditional art medium. We will design an i mage on a\nprinting block\, carve into the block\, and print with ink on p aper using the\nprinting press.
Artist and printmaker Marne Elmore grew up in the\nWood River Valley\, and currently lives and works in Boise \, where she enjoys\nbiking\, reading\, cooking\, and of course\, making a rt\, in her spare time.
\n2018 One Night Workshops are g enerously supported by Heather\nHorton.
Michael and Tanya\nTro tter took distinctly different paths to becoming The War and Treaty.\nAfte r winning a talent show when she was 13\, Tanya knew singing would be\nher life. Michael started writing later\, when he was serving in the US Army\ nstationed in one of Saddam Hussein’s partially destroyed palaces. There \,\nhe had access to a piano that had emerged miraculously unscathed. A ca ptain\nheard him play and sing\, and he encouraged Michael to pursue music . When\nthat same captain was killed\, Michael sat down to write––real ly\nwrite––for the first time. Officers noticed the tribute and gave h im a\nnew charge: write and perform songs for the fallen. So whenever a br other\nor sister in arms died\, Michael spoke to buddies\, uncovered the s tory\, and\npenned a song for the memorial.
Now\, as The War and Tr eaty\, Michael\nand Tanya deliver live shows and records that make the hai rs on the backs\nof necks stand up. Funky bass lines\, keys\, lap steel\, acoustic strings\, and\nstripped-down percussion create a swampy Southern soul bed for the\ncouple’s transcendent vocals.
Part of The Cente r’s BIG IDEA\nproject We the People: Protest and Patriotism\, S ep 28–Dec 14\,\n2018.
Adult Regular Seating—$193.
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Adult Premium Seating—$339.34
Student\nRegular Seating—$98.77
Student P
remium Seating—\n$171.67
*Prices listed include taxes or
applicable ticket\nfees
If you\nlove the Winter Performing Arts Series consider becomi
ng an CRITICS CIRCLE\nSupporter! Through the purchase of a Critics Circle
package for the Winter\nPerforming Arts series you help to underwrite the
cost of the entire\nseries.
Tickets are $500 per person ($189.50 is
a tax deductible\ndonation)\, per series and includes:
Prem
ium seating at the\nperforming arts series
Luncheon
in April 2019 with\nEditors and Critics Circle Series ticket holders
The\nknowledge that you are helping sustain these event
s for the entire\ncommunity
Call The Center at 208-726-949 1 to purchase\nPERFORMING ARTS SERIES or CRITICS SERIES (available to MEMB ERS ONLY.\nTickets available to the general public Fri\, Sep 21\, 10am.
Micha el and Tanya\nTrotter took distinctly different paths to becoming The War and Treaty.\nAfter winning a talent show when she was 13\, Tanya knew sing ing would be\nher life. Michael started writing later\, when he was servin g in the US Army\nstationed in one of Saddam Hussein’s partially destroy ed palaces. There\,\nhe had access to a piano that had emerged miraculousl y unscathed. A captain\nheard him play and sing\, and he encouraged Michae l to pursue music. When\nthat same captain was killed\, Michael sat down t o write––really\nwrite––for the first time. Officers noticed the t ribute and gave him a\nnew charge: write and perform songs for the fallen. So whenever a brother\nor sister in arms died\, Michael spoke to buddies\ , uncovered the story\, and\npenned a song for the memorial.
Now\, as The War and Treaty\, Michael\nand Tanya deliver live shows and records that make the hairs on the backs\nof necks stand up. Funky bass lines\, ke ys\, lap steel\, acoustic strings\, and\nstripped-down percussion create a swampy Southern soul bed for the\ncouple’s transcendent vocals.
Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA\nproject We the People: Protest and Pa triotism\, Sep 28–Dec 14\,\n2018.
Adult Regula
r Seating—$193.54
Adult Premium Seating—$339.3
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Student\nRegular Seating—$98.77
Student Premium Seating—\n$171.67
*Prices listed
include taxes or applicable ticket\nfees
If you\nlove the Winter Performing Arts Serie
s consider becoming an CRITICS CIRCLE\nSupporter! Through the purchase of
a Critics Circle package for the Winter\nPerforming Arts series you help t
o underwrite the cost of the entire\nseries.
Tickets are $500 per pe
rson ($189.50 is a tax deductible\ndonation)\, per series and includes:
Premium seating at the\nperforming arts series
Luncheon in April 2019 with\nEditors and Critics Circle Series ti
cket holders
The\nknowledge that you are helping su
stain these events for the entire\ncommunity
Call The Cent er at 208-726-9491 to purchase\nPERFORMING ARTS SERIES or CRITICS SERIES ( available to MEMBERS ONLY.\nTickets available to the general public Fri\, Sep 21\, 10am.
Start your\nGallery Wa lk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in\nthought-provoking exh ibitions\, enjoy wine\, mingle with friends\, and often\nmeet the artists. Note the special Thanksgiving event time (4-6pm)!\nSupporting The Hunger Coalition—please bring healthy\nnon-perishable goods to any SVGA gallery.
Start your\nGallery Walk at the Center! Locals and visitors alike take in\nthou ght-provoking exhibitions\, enjoy wine\, mingle with friends\, and often\n meet the artists. Note the special Thanksgiving event time (4-6pm)!\nSupporting The Hunger Coalition—please bring healthy\nnon-perishable goods to any SVGA gallery.
Do you have a\nstory t o tell? Join us for monthly generative writing workshops. Class\nsessions are designed to build your writer’s toolbox and revitalize your\ncreativ e practice. Participants will engage in writing exercises\, discuss\ncraft \, and share new work. We’ll also clear out whatever stops us from\nputt ing writing at the center of our lives. The focus of the workshop is\ncrea ting new writing rather than critiquing manuscripts\, so all writers in\na ll genres are welcome – from published writer to grocery list writer\,\n from novice to advanced\, from novelist to memoirist\, and everything in\n between.
Sarah Sentilles is a writer\, critical theorist\, scholar of\nreligion\, activist\, writing coach\, and author of many books\, inclu ding\nDraw Your Weapons (Random House 2017). She earned a bachelo r’s\ndegree at Yale and master’s and doctoral degrees at Harvard\, and she\ntaught undergraduate and graduate students for more than a decade. S he\nlives in Hailey\, Idaho.
The Wood River Writing Workshops will take\nplace: Weds\, Sep 26\, Oct 24 &\; Nov 28\, 2018\; and Jan 30\, Fe b\, 27 &\;\nApril 3\, 2019\, from 6-8pm.
Do yo u have a\nstory to tell? Join us for monthly generative writing workshops. Class\nsessions are designed to build your writer’s toolbox and revital ize your\ncreative practice. Participants will engage in writing exercises \, discuss\ncraft\, and share new work. We’ll also clear out whatever st ops us from\nputting writing at the center of our lives. The focus of the workshop is\ncreating new writing rather than critiquing manuscripts\, so all writers in\nall genres are welcome – from published writer to grocer y list writer\,\nfrom novice to advanced\, from novelist to memoirist\, an d everything in\nbetween.
Sarah Sentilles is a writer\, critical th eorist\, scholar of\nreligion\, activist\, writing coach\, and author of m any books\, including\nDraw Your Weapons (Random House 2017). She earned a bachelor’s\ndegree at Yale and master’s and doctoral degrees at Harvard\, and she\ntaught undergraduate and graduate students for more than a decade. She\nlives in Hailey\, Idaho.
The Wood River Writin g Workshops will take\nplace: Weds\, Sep 26\, Oct 24 &\; Nov 28\, 2018\ ; and Jan 30\, Feb\, 27 &\;\nApril 3\, 2019\, from 6-8pm.
Two Trains\nRunnin’ is a feature-length documentary directed by Sam Pollard\, narrated\nby Com mon\, and featuring the music of Gary Clark Jr. The film pays tribute\nto a pioneering generation of musicians and cuts to the heart of our\npresent moment\, offering a crucial vantage from which to view the evolving\ndyna mics of race in America. In 2017 the documentary was honored with a\nGramm y nomination for Best Music Film.
In June of 1964 hundreds of\nco
llege students\, eager to join the civil rights movement\, traveled to\nMi
ssissippi\, starting what would be known as Freedom Summer. That same\nmon
th\, two groups of young men--made up of musicians\, college students and\
nrecord collectors--also traveled to Mississippi. Though neither group was
\naware of the other\, each had come on the same errand: to find an old bl
ues\nsinger and coax him out of retirement. Thirty years before\, Son Hous
e and\nSkip James had recorded some of the most memorable music of their e
ra\, but\nnow they seemed lost to time.
Finding them would not be ea
sy. There\nwere few clues to their whereabouts. It was not even known for
certain if\nthey were still alive. And Mississippi\, that summer\, was a
tense and\nviolent place. With hundreds on their way to teach in freedom
schools and\nwork on voter registration\, the Ku Klux Klan and police forc
e of many towns\nvowed that Freedom Summer would not succeed. Churches wer
e bombed\, shotguns\nblasted into cars and homes. It was easy to mistake t
he young men looking\nfor Son House and Skip James as activists. Finally\,
on June 21\, 1964\, these\ntwo campaigns collided in memorable and tragic
fashion.
In telling\nthis remarkable story\, Two Trains Runnin' re visits an important moment when\nAmerica's cultural and political institut ions were dramatically\ntransformed. The movie is all the more pointed and relevant today\, in an\nera of renewed attention on police brutality and voting rights.
\nRunning time 1 hour and 22 minutes.
Part o f The Center's BIG IDEA\nWe the People: Protest &\; Patriotism
Two T rains\nRunnin’ is a feature-length documentary directed by Sam Pollard\, narrated\nby Common\, and featuring the music of Gary Clark Jr. The film pays tribute\nto a pioneering generation of musicians and cuts to the hear t of our\npresent moment\, offering a crucial vantage from which to view t he evolving\ndynamics of race in America. In 2017 the documentary was hono red with a\nGrammy nomination for Best Music Film.
In June of 196
4 hundreds of\ncollege students\, eager to join the civil rights movement\
, traveled to\nMississippi\, starting what would be known as Freedom Summe
r. That same\nmonth\, two groups of young men--made up of musicians\, coll
ege students and\nrecord collectors--also traveled to Mississippi. Though
neither group was\naware of the other\, each had come on the same errand:
to find an old blues\nsinger and coax him out of retirement. Thirty years
before\, Son House and\nSkip James had recorded some of the most memorable
music of their era\, but\nnow they seemed lost to time.
Finding the
m would not be easy. There\nwere few clues to their whereabouts. It was no
t even known for certain if\nthey were still alive. And Mississippi\, th
at summer\, was a tense and\nviolent place. With hundreds on their way to
teach in freedom schools and\nwork on voter registration\, the Ku Klux Kla
n and police force of many towns\nvowed that Freedom Summer would not succ
eed. Churches were bombed\, shotguns\nblasted into cars and homes. It was
easy to mistake the young men looking\nfor Son House and Skip James as act
ivists. Finally\, on June 21\, 1964\, these\ntwo campaigns collided in mem
orable and tragic fashion.
In telling\nthis remarkable story\, Two Trains Runnin' revisits an important moment when\nAmerica's cultural and p olitical institutions were dramatically\ntransformed. The movie is all the more pointed and relevant today\, in an\nera of renewed attention on poli ce brutality and voting rights.
\nRunning time 1 hour and 22 minut es.
Part of The Center's BIG IDEA\nWe the People: Protest &\ ; Patriotism
Two Trains\nRunnin’ is a feature-length documentary directed by Sam Pollard\, narrated\nby Com mon\, and featuring the music of Gary Clark Jr. The film pays tribute\nto a pioneering generation of musicians and cuts to the heart of our\npresent moment\, offering a crucial vantage from which to view the evolving\ndyna mics of race in America. In 2017 the documentary was honored with a\nGramm y nomination for Best Music Film.
In June of 1964 hundreds of\nco
llege students\, eager to join the civil rights movement\, traveled to\nMi
ssissippi\, starting what would be known as Freedom Summer. That same\nmon
th\, two groups of young men--made up of musicians\, college students and\
nrecord collectors--also traveled to Mississippi. Though neither group was
\naware of the other\, each had come on the same errand: to find an old bl
ues\nsinger and coax him out of retirement. Thirty years before\, Son Hous
e and\nSkip James had recorded some of the most memorable music of their e
ra\, but\nnow they seemed lost to time.
Finding them would not be ea
sy. There\nwere few clues to their whereabouts. It was not even known for
certain if\nthey were still alive. And Mississippi\, that summer\, was a
tense and\nviolent place. With hundreds on their way to teach in freedom
schools and\nwork on voter registration\, the Ku Klux Klan and police forc
e of many towns\nvowed that Freedom Summer would not succeed. Churches wer
e bombed\, shotguns\nblasted into cars and homes. It was easy to mistake t
he young men looking\nfor Son House and Skip James as activists. Finally\,
on June 21\, 1964\, these\ntwo campaigns collided in memorable and tragic
fashion.
In telling\nthis remarkable story\, Two Trains Runnin' re visits an important moment when\nAmerica's cultural and political institut ions were dramatically\ntransformed. The movie is all the more pointed and relevant today\, in an\nera of renewed attention on police brutality and voting rights.
\nRunning time 1 hour and 22 minutes.
Part o f The Center's BIG IDEA\nWe the People: Protest &\; Patriotism
Two T rains\nRunnin’ is a feature-length documentary directed by Sam Pollard\, narrated\nby Common\, and featuring the music of Gary Clark Jr. The film pays tribute\nto a pioneering generation of musicians and cuts to the hear t of our\npresent moment\, offering a crucial vantage from which to view t he evolving\ndynamics of race in America. In 2017 the documentary was hono red with a\nGrammy nomination for Best Music Film.
In June of 196
4 hundreds of\ncollege students\, eager to join the civil rights movement\
, traveled to\nMississippi\, starting what would be known as Freedom Summe
r. That same\nmonth\, two groups of young men--made up of musicians\, coll
ege students and\nrecord collectors--also traveled to Mississippi. Though
neither group was\naware of the other\, each had come on the same errand:
to find an old blues\nsinger and coax him out of retirement. Thirty years
before\, Son House and\nSkip James had recorded some of the most memorable
music of their era\, but\nnow they seemed lost to time.
Finding the
m would not be easy. There\nwere few clues to their whereabouts. It was no
t even known for certain if\nthey were still alive. And Mississippi\, th
at summer\, was a tense and\nviolent place. With hundreds on their way to
teach in freedom schools and\nwork on voter registration\, the Ku Klux Kla
n and police force of many towns\nvowed that Freedom Summer would not succ
eed. Churches were bombed\, shotguns\nblasted into cars and homes. It was
easy to mistake the young men looking\nfor Son House and Skip James as act
ivists. Finally\, on June 21\, 1964\, these\ntwo campaigns collided in mem
orable and tragic fashion.
In telling\nthis remarkable story\, Two Trains Runnin' revisits an important moment when\nAmerica's cultural and p olitical institutions were dramatically\ntransformed. The movie is all the more pointed and relevant today\, in an\nera of renewed attention on poli ce brutality and voting rights.
\nRunning time 1 hour and 22 minut es.
Part of The Center's BIG IDEA\nWe the People: Protest &\ ; Patriotism