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Moonlight Presented by Black Space Winnipeg & Cinematheque

Tue, May 30 / 6 pm
Tue, May 30 / 9 pm

Panel discussion held in PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts at 8 pm
Directed by Barry Jenkins
2016, USA, 111 min

Black Space Winnipeg in partnership with Winnipeg Cinematheque is pleased to present Moonlight, on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Black Space Winnipeg celebrates Pride Festival this year with support from Pride Winnipeg and OutWords Inc. (Outwards Magazine). Moonlight, directed by Barry Jenkins is based off the Tarell Alvin McCraney semi-autobiographical play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue. The film charts the life of Chiron across three defining chapters of his life – starting out as a young black man growing up in turbulent Miami, it follows his ongoing struggles with his sexuality and unstable family life. This Academy Award winning film (Best Picture), explores identity, through Black culture in its relation to queer identities.

You can catch this double-feature (6pm/9pm) with a free panel and reception at 8pm. We will listen to community members reflect on narratives within the film. Black Space Winnipeg recognizes the unique challenges imposed on Black people in the LGBTTQIA* community, and we hope to provide a platform and safe space to explore authentic conversations for 2017 Winnipeg Pride Festival.

We appreciate your support. Should you have any further questions please contact Black Space at: blackspacewpg@gmail.com or visit the website: www.blackspacewpg.ca

 

Advance tickets can be purchased through Black Space

**A small number of tickets will be available through Cinematheque at the door 30 minutes before showtime.

Reviews

What Moonlight does, ultimately, to great effect, is re-envision manhood as a space where vulnerability and imagination are acceptable. At the heart of the film is a tenderness that is rarely seen in films centering Black men.
- Robert Jones, JR., Essence
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ABOUT US

The Winnipeg Film Group is an artist-run education, production, exhibition and distribution centre committed to promoting the art of cinema.
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We’re located in the heart of Winnipeg's historic Exchange District in the Artspace building. We are across the street from Old Market Square at the corner of Arthur Street and Bannatyne - one block west of Main.

The Winnipeg Film Group is located on Treaty 1 Territory and on the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene Peoples and in the homeland of the Métis Nation. We offer our respect and gratitude to the traditional caretakers of this land.

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