Join us for a workshop with Yoruba Richen who will show clips from a few of her recent documentaries and talk about her approach to social issue filmmaking. Yoruba will also examine different filmmaking genres – archival, investigative, verite- and discuss how stylistic choices, journalistic ethics, and advocacy shape her work.

Yoruba’s most recent film is The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks. An unexpected story of Rosa Parks and her life beyond the historic bus boycott, revealing the intent behind her activism, her radical politics, and her courage. Stick around after this workshop for a screening of this film at 7pm.

Curators: Elizabeth Press, Kathy High, Branda Miller. 

Sponsored by: iEAR Presents! and the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Rensselaer, made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of The Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

5pm – 6pm: Be The Media! Workshop: Social Issue Filmmaking with Yoruba Richen

7pm:  The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks film screening and discussion, moderated by Dr. Veneilya Harden

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Photographs by Robert Cooper

Yoruba Richen is an award-winning filmmaker whose latest film,  The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and will stream on Peacock this fall.  Other recent films include the Emmy-nominated, How It Feels to Be Free and the Emmy and Peabody nominated The Sit In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show.  Her film, The Killing of Breonna Taylor aired on FX/Hulu and won an NAACP Image Award.  Yoruba is also a past Guggenheim and Fulbright fellow and recipient of the Chicken & Egg Breakthrough filmmaker’s award. Yoruba is the founding director of the Documentary Program at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

Sponsored by iEAR Presents!, EMPAC and the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Rensselaer, made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of The Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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