THANK YOU!
We had such an outpouring of support for this event. Our deepest gratitude to everyone who watched, shared, attended, and joined us in these 4-years of sharing The Long Shadow. If you missed the live events, you can watch the recorded conversation and 15-min version of the film below.
Welcome to this film screening and Q&A event!
To celebrate 4 years of the film’s community impact, we’re hosting a free virtual screening event and LIVE Zoom Q&A.
1) Watch the film on this page from Friday, October 15th – Friday, October 22nd Sunday, October 24th! Scroll down to watch the film.
2) Watch the LIVE Zoom Q&A recorded on Wednesday, October 20th featuring Dr. Gerald Horne, Latonya Lawson Jones, & Director Frances Causey!
Both brave and incredible… A must see, over and over again!
Yolanda Smith, Executive Director, NAACP Houston
It’s been 4 years!
The Long Shadow premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival in 2017
Since our premiere, the film has:
- Reached 90% of the country on PBS
- Screened at film festivals around the globe
- Partnered with 100’s organizations and community groups
4 years later…
We’re proud to say the momentum is only growing and the film team is busier than ever scheduling screenings and live Q&As with organizations around the country.
We’re also optimistic about the movements that are continuing to build and ultimately influence political leaders to take action and make tangible changes.
Producer Sally Holst, Impactor Producer Maria Judice, and Director Frances Causey at Mill Valley Film Festival
This film should be required viewing for all generations of Americans.
Ellie Ambueh, Executive Director, La Grange Area Department of Special Education
Watch the film
Stream the film through Friday, October 22nd Sunday, October 24th!
The screening window for this event has ended. The 15-min short version of the film is now available below.
Click the fullscreen button (4 arrows symbol) on the lower-right of the screen to watch in fullscreen mode.
A must-see for white people concerned about racial equity and social justice.
Paul Kivel, Co-founder, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
Watch the Q&A
Watch the Zoom Q&A featuring Dr. Gerald Horne, Latonya Lawson Jones, & Director Frances Causey!
Watch leading experts from the film during an interactive discussion!
Dr. Gerald Horne
Dr. Gerald Horne received his Ph.D. from Columbia University and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Horne is Moores Professor of History and African-American Studies at the University of Houston where he holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies. He is the author of dozens of books, 100’s of scholarly publications, and a recipient of a 2021 American Book Award for his most recent work, The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century.
LaTonya Lawson-Jones
LaTonya Lawson-Jones is the Co-Founder and Project Director of The Nomini Hall Slave Legacy Project, a Genealogy Research project that connects the descendants of the 511 enslaved Africans and their children manumitted by Robert Carter III in 1791 from his Nomini Hall estate in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
Frances Causey
Director Frances Causey is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist with 15 years experience as a Senior Producer at CNN and previous work hailed as a New York Times Critic’s Pick.
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