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Screening & Discussion: Paint Me a Road Out of Here

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November 13 @ 7:00 pm 9:00 pm

Join us on November 13 for a screening of Paint Me a Road Out of Here at the Del Mar Theater, followed by a conversation with film director Catherine Gund and Professor Gina Dent.

Featuring artists Faith Ringgold and Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, Paint Me a Road Out of Here uncovers the whitewashed history of a masterpiece, finding its journey from Rikers Island to the Brooklyn Museum in a heartbreaking, funny and true parable for a world without mass incarceration.

Founder and Director of Aubin Pictures, Catherine Gund is an Emmy-nominated and Academy-shortlisted producer, director, writer, and activist. Her media work focuses on strategic and sustainable social transformation, arts and culture, HIV/AIDS and racial, reproductive and environmental justice. Her films have screened around the world in festivals, theaters, museums, and schools; on PBS, HBO, Paramount+, the Discovery Channel, Sundance Channel, Free Speech TV, Netflix, and Amazon Prime. She won the 2023 Gracie Award for Documentary Producer. Her films include: Paint Me a Road Out of HereMeanwhileAngola Do You Hear Us? Voices From a Plantation PrisonPrimeraAggieChavela, and Born to Fly. She has served on several arts, media, and justice nonprofit boards and has been a creative advisor on numerous documentary films. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. An alumnus of Brown University and the Whitney Independent Study Program, she has four children and lives in NYC.

Image: Film still, Faith Ringgold and Mary Baxter in Paint Me a Road Out of Here.

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