James Baldwin at 100: Price of the Ticket
Documentary, directed by Karen Thorsen and Douglas K. Dempsey
U.S., 1989, 87 min
Using rarely-seen archival footage from nine different countries, the film melds intimate interviews and eloquent public speeches with cinéma vérité glimpses of Baldwin and original scenes from his extraordinary funeral service in December 1987.
Stick around for the second film of the night, James Baldwin at 100: From Another Place (separate registration required).
Join us on Saturday, January 11 for two more James Baldwin at 100 films, Meeting the Man: Baldwin in Paris and If Beale Street Could Talk (separate registration required for each film).
BPL Presents programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Documentary, directed by Karen Thorsen and Douglas K. Dempsey
U.S., 1989, 87 min
Using rarely-seen archival footage from nine different countries, the film melds intimate interviews and eloquent public speeches with cinéma vérité glimpses of Baldwin and original scenes from his extraordinary funeral service in December 1987.
Stick around for the second film of the night, James Baldwin at 100: From Another Place (separate registration required).
Join us on Saturday, January 11 for two more James Baldwin at 100 films, Meeting the Man: Baldwin in Paris and If Beale Street Could Talk (separate registration required for each film).
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