[Sharp Theater, Berrie Center] Join us for a film screening followed by a provocative talk and discussion with award winning director and political activist Raoul Peck. Raoul Peck (born in Haiti 1953) has made over 20 films, ranging from experimental to documentary, to mainstream feature in style. One of the leading human rights-focused filmmakers, Peck is also one of the great masters of cinema technique today. He is president of the French state film school, and during 1996-7 was Minister of Culture in Haiti. His film I Am Not Your Negro, based on the words of African-American writer James Baldwin, was nominated for an Academy Award in 2017. Peck’s visit is a unique opportunity for the Ramapo college community to meet a modern film master in person and also to reflect upon civil rights debates from the 1960s that continue to be relevant in America today. Learn more: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0669704/

Event Schedule:
1:30 pm  Screening of the film “I Am Not Your Negro”
3:00 pm  Talk and discussion with director Raoul Peck
4:00 pm Reception with light refreshments