Indie Lens Pop-Up - Madison

We're excited for our screening of Tell Them We Are Rising on Thursday! Don't forget to come early to learn about options for paying for college from 3-5 pm and to hear from some local HBCU graduates from 5-6 pm. If you can't make it before the film, we'll continue the discussion after the screening.

We're thrilled that Michael Cox, Regional Director of Development at UNCF; Dr. Vivian Larkin, retired faculty member with more than 42 years of experience as an educator, administrator, researcher, and advocate for social justice; Jamaal Eubanks, father, educator, and entrepreneur that attended Alabama State University; and Nichelle Nichols, Executive Director of Family, Youth & Community Engagement at MMSD, will be among those joining us for the discussions.

Save the date for the first Indie Lens Pop-Up screening of 2018: Tell Them We Are Rising on Thursday, February 8 at 6:30 pm at the Central Library!

The screening will be the last in a series of events that day celebrating HBCUs. Please join us before the event for the following sessions:

How to Pay for College: Info Session for Parents and Students (3-5 pm)

Learn about some of the scholarships and financial aid options you have for paying for college. Presented by representatives of UNCF and other area educational institutions.

The HBCU Experience: Discussion and Q&A (5-6 pm)

Come hear about the college experiences of some graduates of historically black colleges and universities that are now living in the Madison area. There will also be time for questions.

Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges & Universities Official Full-Length Trailer Stanley Nelson, the preeminent storyteller of the African-American experience and Firelight Films, the award-winning production company committed to making f...

Another great reason to attend this Thursday's screening of I Am Not Your Negro: you'll have a chance to win a tote bag with copies of two great books by James Baldwin - "If Beale Street Could Talk" and "I Am Not Your Negro," by James Baldwin and Raoul Peck!

Save the date for the next film in the Indie Lens Pop-Up series: "I Am Not Your Negro," one of the most acclaimed films of the year and an Oscar nominee for Best Documentary.

The film will be shown on Thursday, November 9 at 6:30 pm at the Central Library.

This film by Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin’s original words, spoken by Samuel L. Jackson, and with a flood of rich archival material.

Stay after the film for a discussion with local community leaders:

Angela Fitzgerald, Host of Wisconsin Life, Madison College faculty member, financial educator with Summit Credit Union, and a founder of Brown Girl, Green Money
Annie Weatherby Flowers, Community Engagement Coordinator at Madison Public Library
Deana Wright, Radio and TV Personality

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Don't forget - we're showing this great film tonight at 6:30, and we'll be joined for a discussion after the film by Madison saxophone greats Hanah Jon Taylor and Les Thimmig and jazz radio host Steve Braugninn. You won't want to miss it!

Independent Lens | Chasing Trane | Trailer | PBS Premiering Monday, November 6, 2017. Check local listings: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/tv-schedule/ -local Set against the social, political a...

We're looking forward to screening "Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary" on Thursday at 6:30 pm at the Central Library. We hope to see you there!

Independent Lens | Chasing Trane | Trailer | PBS Premiering Monday, November 6, 2017. Check local listings: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/tv-schedule/ -local Set against the social, political a...

Tomorrow night, SlaveFree Madison is joining the Central Library for a special screening of I am Jane Doe Film at 6:30 pm. Stay after the film for a discussion with three distinguished guests:

Jeanie Millard, SlaveFree Madison
Ed Pearson, Detention Superintendent​​, Dane County Juvenile Court Program
Julie Pfluger, Assistant U.S. Attorney - Project Safe Childhood, U.S. Dept of Justice

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We're excited to announce that the 2017-2018 Indie Lens Pop-Up season will kick off on Thursday, October 26 at 6:30 pm at the Central Library with a screening of "Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary."

Stay after the film for a discussion about jazz with Madison-area saxophone greats Hanah Jon Taylor, performer and owner of Cafe CODA and Les Thimmig, performer and Professor of Saxophone at UW Madison and jazz expert Steve Braunginn, co-host of Strictly Jazz Sounds on WORT FM.

Independent Lens | Chasing Trane | Trailer | PBS Premiering Monday, November 6, 2017. Check local listings: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/tv-schedule/ -local Set against the social, political a...

Save the date for the final Indie Lens Pop-Up film of the season - REAL BOY, Thursday, June 8 at 6:30 pm at the Central Library, room 302.

Independent Lens | Real Boy | Trailer | PBS A moving and intimate story of a family in transition, Real Boy follows the journey of trans teen Bennett as he navigates adolescence, sobriety, and the phys...

Don't forget - we're hosting a free screening of "National Bird" on Thursday night!

National Bird | Our Films | Independent Lens | PBS National Bird follows veterans of secret U.S. drone wars with PTSD who are determined to break silence around one of most controversial issues of our time.