Saturday, December 7, 1991
Co-sponsored/co-presented by:
Langston Hughes Institute; the University at Buffalo's Department of Media Study, Department of African American Studies; Squeaky Wheel.
Presented at:
Hallwalls
AMERICA BECOMING (directed by Charles Burnett, written and produced by Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, 1991, 90 min.). Presented in person in The Vault at Hallwalls by director Charles Burnett and writer/producer Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, followed by a panel discussion and gala reception at Langston Hughes Institute.
ARCHIVAL NOTE, added 7/19/17:
America Becoming
Charles Burnett | USA | 1991 | 90 min.
"Taking its title from a poem by Langston Hughes, America Becoming looks at the U.S. as the country becomes increasingly diverse, evolving from a primarily white into a multicultural society of diverse colors and nationalities. How is the nation relating to new waves of immigration from Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Central and South America? America Becoming documents the lives and relationships of America's newcomers and established residents in six communities: Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Miami, Monterey Park, California, and Garden City, Kansas."
DIRECTOR: Charles Burnett
WRITERS: Dai Sil Kim-Gibson and Charles Burnett
[In addition to this early screening at Hallwalls,] "Shown at the 1997 Charles Burnett retrospective Witnessing For Everyday Heroes, by The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Human Rights Watch International Film Festival."
Some publications related to this event:
September, October, November and December, 1991. - 1991