Follow the Drinking Gourd
Shirah Dedman/2019/60 min/People & Culture, Food & Agriculture
MIDWEST PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: “Follow the Drinking Gourd” is a feature documentary about the Black food justice movement. Family-friendly, funny and moving, this film connects the legacy of slavery, capitalism and climate change to our fight for food security.
Teens and young adults encouraged to attend.
Remothering the Land
Mark Decena/2022/10 min/People & Culures, Food & Agriculture
MIDWEST PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: This short film, a co-production with Patagonia Films, highlights traditional Indigenous farming practices as a source of resiliency for local communities, as well as solutions for the larger issues facing the planet.
Post-film discussion with Facilitator:
Alejandro Bodipo, Memba, President & CEO, OVP Management Consulting Group, Inc.
Panelists:
Nazshonnii Brown-Almaweri, Film Subject, Remothering the Land, Indigeneity Program Manager, Bioneers
William Smith, Film Subject, Remothering the Land
Shirah Dedman, Director, Follow the Drinking Gourd
Johari Cole-Kweli, Owner/Farmer, Iyabo Farms and member of Pembroke Farming Families Association
IN PERSON: Thursday, April 20, 6:30 to 9 p.m. CDT [Central]
Old St. Patrick's Church, 625 W. Adams
Community Room, St., Chicago
(entrance on DesPlaines)
Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines,
check in/register, get refreshments, and find best seats. ADA compliant accessible venue. Parking is free in the parking garage attached to 625 W Adams (entrance on DesPlaines) beginning at 6pm—guests will need to pull a ticket from the Old St. Pat's ticket machine and insert it in the Old St. Pat's ticket machine on the way out of the garage for the validation.
IN PERSON: Thursday, April 20, 6:30 to 9 p.m. CDT [Central]
UIC Lecture Center F6 (Building 604), 807 S. Morgan St., Chicago
Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, and get best seats. ADA compliant accessible venue.
VIRTUAL: Thursday, April 20, 6:30 to 9 p.m. CDT