Josiah: Documentary Film Screening & Discussion
August 10, 2018 |
The Montgomery Parks Foundation and AFI Silver Theatre present a
special screening of the documentary film “Josiah” on Friday, August 10th
from 7:30pm – 9:30pm. Through interviews with leading experts and Josiah
Henson’s descendants, the film traces Henson’s harrowing journey from slavery
in Maryland and Kentucky to freedom in Canada. This is an unmissable
documentary that restores a hero of the abolitionist movement to his rightful
place in history. Directed/Produced by Jared Brock. U.S., 2018, 40 min.
The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion with filmmaker Jared Brock, First Lady of Montgomery County Catherine Leggett, Montgomery Parks Historian Jamie Kuhns and Dennis Green, a Henson descendant. Tickets are $5 and are available on the AFI Silver Theatre website and at the AFI box office.
The film screening will take place at AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural
Center, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
TICKETS: https://silver.afi.com/Browsing/Movies/Details/m-0100002059
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Website:
silver.afi.com/browsing/movies/details/m-0100002059 |
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| Location Information |
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Silver Spring, MD |
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| Contact Information |
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Staci |
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staci.gorden@montgomeryparks.org |
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