Essentials of Black Cinema Screening: The Learning Tree

In honor of Black History Month, the Pierson Library is pleased to host a screening of four films showcasing Black excellence in cinema spanning five decades.

Next in our series of Black-directed film is the 1969 bildungsroman The Learning Tree by Gordon Parks. Parks was an artistic polyglot - poet, composer, director, photographer; he based this film of Black youth in 1920's Kansas off his own semi-autobiographical novel. Run time: 107 minutes.

May 31, 2024, 4:30 to 7:30 PM

Jun 1, 2024, 9 to 11 AM

Jun 3, 2024, 5:30 to 7 PM