OCTOBER 5 | FREE RENTY: LANIER VS. HARVARD (95 mins, Dir: David Grubin) Screening/Discussion

FREE RENTY: LANIER VS. HARVARD (95 mins, Dir: David Grubin) Screening/Discussion with Tamara Lanier and Chenjerai Kumanyika (NYU Journalism)

THURSDAY | OCTOBER 5 | 5 PM | VIRTUAL

 
SCREENING/DISCUSSION
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
 
 
FREE RENTY: LANIER VS. HARVARD (95 mins, Dir: David Grubin) 
 

The documentary features 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. Post-screening discussion with the film’s protagonist, TAMARA LANIER and DR. CHENJERAI KUMANYIKA (Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute). Moderator: PEGI VAIL (NYU CMCH).

CO-SPONSORS: NYU ARTHUR L. CARTER JOURNALISM INSTITUTE, CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES, CINEMA STUDIES, INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN AFFAIRS AND THE CENTER FOR BLACK VISUAL CULTURE

Image: from the “Free Renty: Lanier vs. Harvard” website homepage @ freerentyfilm.com