In light of recent events at MU, Ragtag Cinema and True/False Film Fest are presenting three special, free, community screenings of FREEDOM SUMMER.
Freedom Summer, a documentary by Stanley Nelson (The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution), looks back at the summer of 1964, when the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organized hundreds of student activist to take segregated Mississippi by storm, registering voters, creating freedom schools, and establishing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Freedom Summer (Trailer) from Firelight Media on Vimeo.
The screenings will all take place at Ragtag Cinema:
Friday*, November 13 @ 3 PM
Saturday, November 14 @ 1:30 PM
Sunday, November 15 @ 1:30 PM
*Please note, the Friday screening is specifically for CPS High Schoolers & Educators. We feel this moment in Columbia is a particularly salient one for students, and we’re excited to offer one of these presentations just for our high schools. Please bring school IDs for admission to the Friday screening.
All of our community is welcome to the free screenings on Saturday & Sunday, as space is available.