Fresh Docs Film Screening: "Chairman Jones"
Cost: Free
The Center for Documentary Studies and the Southern Documentary Fund present a free screening of director Anna Jones' "Chairman Jones" as part of the Fresh Docs series, which features documentary works-in-progress. "Chairman Jones" tells the story of the director's father, James Henry Jones, a trailblazing black farmer who emerged as a leader during the 1969 school desegregation crisis in Northampton County, NC. Following screenings, SDF director Rachel Raney moderates a conversation with the filmmaker in which the audience participates, providing valuable feedback.
Type: LEADERSHIP, ETHICS, HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/SOCIAL ACTION, MOVIE/FILM, and PANEL/SEMINAR/COLLOQUIUM
Contact: CDS Front Desk