Screening Freedom Series: Compensation
@ Logan Center for the Arts, The University of Chicago
915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Sunday, August 13th, from 1PM - 4PM
This film series happens on Sundays, Jul 9-Aug 27, 1-4pm / Screening Room
Seating is limited; please RSVP
The first feature by award-winning filmmaker Zeinabu Irene Davis (CYCLES and A POWERFUL THANG), presents two unique African American love stories between a deaf woman and a hearing man. Inspired by a 1906 poem written by Paul Laurence Dunbar, this moving narrative shares their struggle to overcome racism, disability, and discrimination.
This unique drama explores aspects of Black culture in both turn of the century and present-day Chicago in two parallel love stories, both about the relationship between a deaf woman and a hearing man. The narrative revolves around two couples, Malindy & Arthur and Malaika & Nico, respectively taking place at the beginning and end of the twentieth century. Both pairs revel in the splendor of romance and a possible lifetime of commitment only to be forced to deal with the dreaded disease of their different times: tuberculosis and AIDS. This multi-layered film tackles various issues that arise in the relationships of these “mixed” couples. Capturing the silent film era, the film uses historic still photographs, ornate title cards, and a complex audio design to convey the stories of these two star-crossed lovers. Learn more >>
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