In Universal Pictures’ Get Out (2017), a speculative thriller from Blumhouse (producers of The Visit, Insidious series and The Gift) and the mind of Jordan Peele, when a young African-American man visits his white girlfriend’s family estate, he becomes ensnared in a more sinister real reason for the invitation.
Throughout the month of February, a series of six films will be shown in Hugel 103 in recognition of Black History Month. Sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Development, the Lafayette College Libraries, Film and Media Studies, Africana Studies and the Association of Black Collegians, the film screenings will also offer free popcorn and discussion opportunities. The complete list of films and their screenings is included below. For more information, please contact library-outreach.group@lafayette.edu.
Get Out - Thursday, 02/02 at 4:15 PM in Hugel 103
The Darker Side of Black - Tuesday, 02/07 at 4:15 PM in Hugel 103
Unmarked - Thursday, 02/09 at 4:15PM in Hugel 103
I Am Not Your Negro - Wednesday, 02/15 at 4:15PM in Hugel 103
Is That Black Enough For You?!? - Monday, 02/20 at 4:15 PM in Hugel 103
BlacKkKlansman - Tuesday, 02/28 at 4:15PM in Hugel 103