PREMIERE DESIGNATION
New England
WINNER
Thaddeus Stevens Prize for Social Engagement
SYNOPSIS
Virginia has more Confederate monuments than any other state—including five large tributes on a mansion-lined stretch of the capital. Through family stories and rich archival sources, this penetrating film uncovers the 150 years of Black resistance to Richmond’s Confederate statues and the white supremacy they represent. Through thoughtful and emotional interviews, voices of long-time Richmonders, activists, elected officials, journalists, and historians explain the forces that kept the monuments up—and the protests that took them down.
SCREENING INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, August 28
Time: 11:30am
Location: Robison Hall
CREDITS
Directors: Hannah Ayers [Attending MNFF7], Lance Warren [Attending MNFF7]
Writers: Hannah Ayers, Lance Warren
Producers: Hannah Ayers, Lance Warren
FILM INFORMATION
Genre: Documentary
Length: 89m
Location: United States
Language: English