Online Screening Info: Available to view 10 am on June 20 through 12 am on June 22.
BOXED
Directed by Wanjiru Njendu. (USA, 2019, 6:09.)
A fictionalized short film based on the true story of the terrifying daring escape of Henry "Box" Brown, an enslaved man who used creativity to escape from slavery in 1849 by mailing himself to freedom.
Presented with The Other Madisons and James Hemmings.
THE OTHER MADISONS
Directed by. Eduardo Montes-Bradley. (USA 2021, 40:00.)
In this documentary, Bettye Kearse traces her ancestry to Mandy, her family’s first African ancestor enslaved on American soil and who became the property of President James Madison's estate in Virginia, Montpelier.
Presented with Boxed and James Hemmings.
JAMES HEMINGS: GHOST IN AMERICA'S KITCHEN
Directed by Anthony Werhun. (USA 2021, 1:01.23)
A curious chef uncovers the story of James Hemings - America's culinary founding father and the enslaved property of Thomas Jefferson.
Presented with Boxed and The Other Madisons.