REMIX: The Black Experience in Film, Media, and Art

REMIX is a year-round series examining the legacy of institutional racism and the Black experience in film, media, and art. Join us for programs that will challenge perceptions, inspire dialogue, and celebrate the richness and breadth of cinema that is too often overlooked.

From Page to Screen: Black Women’s Literature in Film (September 4–8)

“As a writer and programmer, I’m deeply interested in the intersection of Black women’s literature and film. I find the two mediums to be intimate not just through the adaptation of text but also because so many Black women writers (Toni Cade Bambara, Maya Angelou, Gloria Naylor, etc.) pursued directorial & screenwriting ambitions. In this iteration of this program, I wanted to curate a small selection of literary adaptations of Black women’s novels that have been committed to screen. The purpose of this program is to not only celebrate this work but also interrogate the limits of cinema in comparison to the written word. As not every film is able to be as expansive as the novels they adapt. However, by way of their creation they’ve added to the cinematic landscape and cultural lexicon imagery and phrases pertaining to Black women’s friendship (Passing), rage (Waiting To Exhale), and survival (Beloved).” – Tayler Montague, series curator