Born in Harlem in 1924, James Baldwin was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and one of the most influential writers to be associated with the Civil Rights Movement in the US. As part of this year’s celebration of the centennial of his birth, this film programme will feature three short documentaries. All three take place after the height of the Civil Rights era, during the ascendancy of Black Power—a period in which Baldwin’s place within the larger movement underwent a profound and often painful transformation.
Screening:
From Another Place (1970)
Baldwin’s N*****(1969)
Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris (1971)
After the screening, there will be a discussion with René Aguigah, the author of the recent book James Baldwin: Der Zeuge (2024).
With René Aguigah, Tobi Haslett, anf Claudia Peppel
Organized by Tobi Haslett and Claudia Peppel
Registration required