Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Mon, Oct 5 2020
3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Virtual

BPL Presents film litfilm Virtual Programming

Documentary, dir. by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
US, 2019, 120 mins

LITFILM 2020: An artful and uplifting documentary on the life of the legendary storyteller and Nobel prize-winner. From her childhood in Lorain, OH to ’70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her riverfront writing room, Toni Morrison reflects on race, America, and the human condition as seen through the prism of her work. The film includes appearances by Hilton Als, Angela Davis, Fran Lebowitz, Walter Mosley, Sonia Sanchez and Oprah Winfrey.

The screening will be followed by a talk-back with director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. This is an official 2020 Brooklyn Book Festival Event. FOR THE REST OF THE FESTIVAL LINEUP, GO HERE.

Please register for this free FILM FOLLOWED BY A Zoom event. Registered audience members will receive a FILM STREAM link prior to the event, AND a Zoom link for the interview with the director.

Please note: times are subject to change.

LitFilm: A BPL Film Festival About Writers is made possible with support from WarnerMedia.

Add to My Calendar 10/05/2020 03:00 pm 10/05/2020 05:30 pm America/New_York Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am <p>Documentary, dir. by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders<br /> US, 2019, 120 mins</p> <p><strong>LITFILM 2020: </strong>An artful and uplifting documentary on the life of the legendary storyteller and Nobel prize-winner. From her childhood in Lorain, OH to ’70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her riverfront writing room, Toni Morrison reflects on race, America, and the human condition as seen through the prism of her work. The film includes appearances by Hilton Als, Angela Davis, Fran Lebowitz, Walter Mosley, Sonia Sanchez and Oprah Winfrey.</p> <p><strong>The screening will be followed by a talk-back with director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders</strong>.&nbsp;<strong>This is an official 2020 Brooklyn Book Festival Event.</strong>&nbsp;<strong>FOR THE REST OF THE FESTIVAL LINEUP, GO <a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/litfilm">HERE</a>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Please register for this free FILM FOLLOWED BY A Zoom event.&nbsp;Registered audience members will receive a FILM STREAM&nbsp;link prior to the event, AND a Zoom link for the interview with the director.</strong></p> Brooklyn Public Library - Virtual MM/DD/YYYY 60