| Hosted by | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library & Yale Film Archive |
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| Details | WITHIN OUR GATES (Oscar Micheaux, 1920, 35mm, 83 mins) SOLOMON SIR JONES FILMS (Solomon Sir Jones, 1924 – 1928, DCP) Live musical accompaniment by Donald Sosin! African-American life in the 1920s is revealed through the documentaries of Oklahoma’s Solomon Sir Jones and the bold drama WITHIN OUR GATES, the oldest known surviving film by an African-American director. 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive, DCP from the Beinecke Library. Co-presented with the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library in honor of the centenary of Solomon Sir Jones’s filmmaking career. “Cinemix” features stand-alone screenings of standout films, presented by the Yale Film Archive and our colleagues from across campus and beyond. |
| Admission | FREE |
| Location | Humanities Quadrangle, Lower Level |
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| More Info | info link |