LitFilm 2024: Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Documentary, dir. by Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson
U.S., 2024, 102 min
This award-winning documentary travels through time and space to reveal the enduring influence of Nikki Giovanni, one of America’s greatest living artists and social commentators. Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project reckons with the inevitable passing of time through a collision of memories, moments in American history, live readings, and visually innovative treatments of Giovanni’s poetry.
This film will be followed by a conversation with directors Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson.
All screenings are free but require reservations. Times subject to change. For the full LitFilm roster, go here.
LitFilm: A BPL Film Festival About Writers is made possible with support from BPL’s Fund for the Humanities. 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, dir. by Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson
U.S., 2024, 102 min
This award-winning documentary travels through time and space to reveal the enduring influence of Nikki Giovanni, one of America’s greatest living artists and social commentators. Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project reckons with the inevitable passing of time through a collision of memories, moments in American history, live readings, and visually innovative treatments of Giovanni’s poetry.
This film will be followed by a conversation with directors Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson.
All screenings are free but require reservations. Times subject to change. For the full LitFilm roster, go here.
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