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Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 8:00 PM EST
The Nyack Center

Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power

Online ticket sales end at 5:00 PM on Wednesday. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door when doors open at 7:30. 

Through first person accounts and searing archival footage, this documentary tells the story of the local movement and young Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) organizers who fought not just for voting rights, but for Black Power in Lowndes County, Alabama. Directed by Sam Pollard & Geeta Gandbhir, 2022, USA, 90 minutes.


A post-film discussion panel will include former Congressman Mondaire Jones (moderator) with Anya Rous, Vice President of Multitude Films (producers); Perry Grossman, Director of the Voting Rights Project at the New York Civil Liberties Union; and Willie Trotman, President of the Spring Valley Branch of the NAACP.


"A view of what the fight for Black power in the Alabama county really looked like." – LA Times

"How one of the most inequitable, fiercely segregated counties in America gave rise to a national movement for Black power." Critic's Pick – The New York Times

Showings
Wed, Feb 8th, 8:00 PM @ The Nyack Center
  • Year:
    2022
  • Runtime:
    90 minutes
  • Language:
    English
  • Country:
    United States
  • Director:
    Sam Pollard, Geeta Gandbhir
  • Producer:
    Jessica Devaney, Anya Rous, Dema Paxton Fofang
  • Executive Producer:
    Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Fred Grinstein, Linzee Troubh
  • Editor:
    Viridiana Lieberman
The Nyack Center
Enter on South Broadway
58 Depew Avenue, Nyack, NY

February 8, 2023, 8:00 - 10:00 PM EST