Is there a better combination than freshly popped popcorn and a movie? Join us this Wednesday, May 8th for our second installment of our 2013 Sotterley Speaker Series featuring the film Daughters of the Dust. We will be featuring a fresh popcorn bar with a number of enticing mix-ins and spices to appease all tastes! Our Speaker Series is made possible by The Boeing Company. This generous sponsorship allows this event to be free of charge to the general public.
Selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress and a Sundance Film Festival award winner, Daughters of the Dust tells the story of the Peazant family living on St. Helena Island in 1902 as they prepare to migrate to the North. The Peazant family is Gullah, descendants of slaves who live in the Low Country region of South Carolina. Narrated by an unborn child, this powerful story uses rich language, song, and visual imagery to tell the story as two contrasting daughters come back to the island for a last dinner before most of the family leaves for the North. The showing of Daughters of the Dust is part of a long-standing partnership with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, and the film was featured in this year’s festival.
This event is FREE, although due to limited seating advance reservations are requested. Call 301-373-2280 to make your reservation today!
