Events Calendar

This three-week screening and discussion series celebrates the pioneering work of Black women filmmakers from the 1970s to the present. Drawing inspiration from the first-ever Black women’s film festival, the 1976 Sojourner Truth Festival of the Arts, the series features rare and recently restored works from groundbreaking directors including Maya Angelou, Michelle Parkerson, Ayoka Chenzira, Kathleen Collins, Monica Freeman, and Zeinabu irene Davis, among others. The majority of the screenings will include post-screening conversations with the filmmakers and/or special guests. Join us at FilmScene to celebrate the history and future of Black women’s cinema.

Tickets are pay-what-you-can ($0-$10), and students are especially encouraged to select FREE admission. There will be pre-screening receptions on Monday, April 10th and Tuesday, April 11th. 

"Out of the Archive: Black Women Behind the Lens" is co-sponsored by the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, the Mellon-Funded Humanities for the Public Good initiative, and the Department of Cinematic Arts. The series has also been generously supported by the departments of American Studies, Anthropology, Communication Studies, Dance, English, History, Theatre Arts, and Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies; the Center for Human Rights, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Education; the School of Journalism and Mass communication; the School of Music; the Bijou Film Board, and the Black Visual Culture Group. 

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact FilmScene at 319-358-2555. Please contact Hayley O'Malley (hayley-omalley@uiowa.edu) with any additional questions.