CANCELED - Is That Black Enough For You?!? Film Screening: Black History Month Film Festival

** This event has been canceled, but we hope you can join us next week on 02/28 for BlacKkKlansman. This film is available to stream on Netflix if you would still like to watch it. **

From celebrated writer and film historian Elvis Mitchell, IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!? is both a documentary and deeply personal essay. The film examines the craft and power of cinema from a perspective often overlooked: the African American contribution to films released from the landmark era of the 70s. It is a deep dive into the impact that point of view had on movies, as well as popular culture, and serves as a love letter to film, posing questions that have never been asked, let alone answered. Crucial artistic voices, including director Charles Burnett, Samuel L. Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Laurence Fishburne, Zendaya and others, offer their distinctive prism on the creators and films that dazzled and inspired. The film provides insight into the history of Black representation going back to the earliest days of cinema, and the cultural impact of witnessing unapologetic Blackness. Produced by Steven Soderbergh, David Fincher, Angus Wall and Ciara Lacy, IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!? marks Mitchell’s directorial debut.

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