Arts Array Film: Free Renty
February 27 & 28
Showtimes: 4:30pm and 7:30pm
The story of Tamara Lanier, an African American woman determined to force Harvard University to cede possession of daguerreotypes of her great-great-great grandfather, an enslaved man named Renty. The images were commissioned in 1850 by a Harvard professor to "prove" the superiority of the white race, and remain emblematic of America's failure to acknowledge the cruelty of slavery, the racist science that supported it and the white supremacy that continues to infect our society today.
Directors
David Grubin
Production year
2021
Rating
Studio
Gravitas Ventures
Runtime
95 minutes
Cast
Tamara Lanier, Benjamin Crump, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ariella Azoulay
Free admission VHCC, King, E&H, COA, and middle- and high-school students, faculty, and staff with valid, in-date school ID. The community price is $8.45.