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JOSIAH: AFI Documentary Film Screening and Discussion
August 10, 2018 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
American Film Institute
JOSIAH: DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION
(benefitting Josiah Henson Park)
Friday, August 10th • 7:30 p.m.
- AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural CenterThe Montgomery Parks Foundation and AFI Silver Theatre present a special screening of the documentary film Josiah. The screening will take place on Friday, August 10, 2018, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the
- Directed/Produced by Jared Brock, this is an unmissable documentary that restores a hero of the abolitionist movement to his rightful place in history.
- The film traces Henson’s harrowing journey from slavery in Maryland and Kentucky to freedom in Canada through interviews with leading experts and Josiah Henson’s descendants.
- The film will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker, Jared Brock. Proceeds from this event will go to the Josiah Henson Park.
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