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Premiere Screening at Ida B. Wells Festival

Northeastern Illinois University

Please join us for the premiere of The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt's Monument to Ida B. Wells at Northeastern Illinois University's Carruthers Center in Bronzeville. Discussion and Q&A with Director Rana Segal and Sculptor Richard Hunt will follow the screening. We are pleased to present this screening as part of the Second Annual Ida …

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Virtual Screening & Filmmaker Discussion with Media Burn

Virtual

Join us for an inspiring virtual preview screening of an excerpt from an in-process documentary celebrating a pioneering woman and the process of creating a public monument to honor her. The event will include a discussion with filmmakers Rana Segal and Laurie Little. Note: the discussion will be recorded for later viewing, but the documentary will only be viewable …

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Documentary Screening & Panel at Woodson Library

Woodson Regional 9525 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, United States

Join the Chicago Women's History Center and Chicago Public Library's Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection for a screening of the new documentary The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt's Monument To Ida B. Wells. A panel presentation with historian Michelle Duster (Ida B. Well's great-granddaughter) and filmmakers Laurie Little and Rana Segal will follow the screening. Learn …

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Black Heritage Month Film Screening

Dominican University: Martin Recital Hall 7900 Division St, River Forest, IL

Dominican University Black Heritage Month Film Screening Tuesday, February 27, 2024 3:30pm – 5pm Followed by a panel presentation with historian Michelle Duster and filmmakers Rana Segal, Laurie Little and Vincent Singleton. Martin Recital Hall 7900 Division St River Forest, IL 60305

EBERTFEST

Virginia Theatre 203 West Park Avenue, Champaign, Illinois

Special Screening of The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt's Monument to Ida B. Wells at the 25th Anniversary of EBERTFEST 11am, on April 18th. https://ebertfest.com/film-schedule

Pittsburgh Screening

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 THE LIGHT OF TRUTH: RICHARD HUNT’S MONUMENT TO IDA B. WELLS (2021) OMNI WILLIAM PENN HOTEL 530 William Penn Pl Pittsburgh, PA 15219 11:00 A.M.  Free and open to the public ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE AND HISTORY

60th Annual Chicago International Film Festival

Chicago History Museum 1601 N Clark Street, Chicago, IL, United States

We're honored to be Premiering The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt's Monument to Ida B. Wells at the 60th Annual Chicago International Film Festival this year!   Join us at the Chicago History Museum at noon on Sunday, Oct 27th for the Hometown Chicago Final Cut Premiere at the 60th Annual Chicago International Film Fest, followed …

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