Special Screening on the 28th Anniversary of the L.A. Uprisings
BlackStar and director Sophia Nahli Allison will host three exclusive online screenings of Allison’s A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHA this weekend, in recognition of the 28th anniversary of the L.A. Uprisings. Allison’s 19-minute experimental documentary, which won Best Documentary Short at the 2019 BlackStar Film Festival, centers on the life of Latasha Harlins, the 15-year-old whose 1991 murder in Los Angeles set the stage for the racial justice protests that swept the city the following year.
This weekend’s screenings will culminate in a live conversation at 5pm ET on May 3rd between Sophia Nahli Allison, Insecure producer Deniese Davis, artist Lynnée Denise, Surviving R. Kelly executive producer dream hampton, and scholar Marcus Anthony Hunter, on the links between visual art, collective memory, and Black liberation.
The film will be streamed three times consecutively over the course of an hour, beginning at the following times:
Friday, May 1 – Beginning 7:00pm ET / 4 pm PT
Saturday, May 2 – Beginning 7:00pm ET / 4 pm PT
Sunday, May 3 – Beginning 4:00pm ET / 1 pm PT (followed by 5:00pm ET / 2pm PT Live Conversation)
The live streams will all be accessible on BlackStar’s Facebook page, here.
To see our experience at the 2019 BlackStar Film Festival click here.
Post credits and photo: BlackStar Film Festival
