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Film Screening and Q&A with filmmaker-activist Fred Kuwornu: Blaxploitalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema.
November 18, 2016 @ 5:00 am - 7:30 pm
#DiversityinMediaMatters is a transnational dialogue format led by filmmaker-activist Fred Kuwornu, based on the screening of his documentary Blaxpolitation 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema (2016), a disaporic, hybrid, critical, and cosmopolitan dimension documentary that uncovers the careers of a population of entertainers seldom heard from before: Black actors in Italian cinema. Blaxploitation cleverly discloses the personal struggles that classic Afro-Italian and African diaspora actors faced, correlating it with the contemporary actors who work diligently to find respectable and significant roles. More than an unveiling of history, it is a call-to-action for increased diversity and esteem in international cinema.
Presented by Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Center for European Studies, Center for African Studies, UF International Center, and the College of Arts’ Center for World Studies.
