When: 
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Where: 
Landis Cinema - Buck Hall - 219 N. 3rd Street
Presenter: 
Drew Swedberg
Price: 
Free
Exposures (18m)
in-person with Photographer Gioncarlo Valentine and Director Zeshawn Ali
 
FILM SYNOPSIS

In Exposures, Gioncarlo Valentine’s lush and tender photography is on full display. This short film explores how documented intimacy is a radical act of self-exploration for Gioncarlo as he leaves behind a formative chapter of his life. Turning the lens inward, Gioncarlo reflects on what it means to move forward while carrying the beauty and weight of what came before.

ARTIST BIO

Gioncarlo Valentine (b. 1990) is an award-winning American photographer and writer from Baltimore City who is invested in Black life, lineage, and legacy. His photographs have been collected by the Whitney Museum of American Art, he was awarded a 2024 Communication Arts Award for his photography, and he was the subject of the 2024 PBS American Masters documentary, Exposures. He has been commissioned by Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, Vogue, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and Scientific American among many others. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Atlantic, Aperture, THEM, Insider, The Rumpus, and many others.


Zeshawn Ali is a filmmaker originally from Ohio. His feature documentary film,“Two Gods,” was supported by ITVS, Ford Foundation, and Sundance Institute and was selected in festivals across North America. It was released in theaters nationwide as well as on broadcast as a part of “Independent Lens” on PBS. The film was named a New York Times Critics Pick and nominated for a Cinema Eye Spotlight Award. He was recently selected as a fellow for the Gotham/HBO Documentary Development Initiative and the Pillars Artist fellowship for Muslim Artists, as well as the winner of the 2024 BlackStar pitch. He is currently based in Chicago.
 
SERIES DESCRIPTION
REVOLUTIONS, a bicentennial, interdisciplinary documentary screening series at Lafayette College, will feature public screenings, talkbacks, and classroom engagements with contemporary filmmakers and artists. 
 
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
 
This series is supported in part by the Bicentennial Academic Fund.

Co-Sponsored by Skillman Libraries, Gender and Sexuality Programs, English Department
Sponsored by: 
Film and Media Studies

Contact information

Name: 
Drew Swedberg
Phone: 
603-254-8422
Email: 
swedberd@lafayette.edu