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The Classic Black Cinema Series - Scar of Shame
- Ages:
- 18+
- Cost:
- Free with museum admission
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About This Program
About The Film
(1927 - Starring Harry Henderson and Ann Kennedy) An young educated black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her stepfather, who beats and abuses her. However, once he "saves" her, he won't let his new wife meet his mother, as he knows his mother will be angry and disappointed with him for marrying someone "below his station".
About The Classic Black Cinema Series
A film series specifically designed as a vehicle to expose the community to the vast artistic value black film has had throughout the years. The goal is to appeal to as diverse a population as possible and further the appreciation of Black cinema.
Curator and host, Felix Curtis, came to Charlotte from the Oakland/San Francisco Bay area where he curated The San Francisco Black Film Festival and Black Filmworks, the annual film festival component of the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, where he later served as Executive Director.
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