Nov. 9 Faculty Lecture Series: Honoring the Feminine

Attend a screening of the short film AFRI, by Moroccan American screenwriter and director Yossera Bouchtia (B.A.’11/A; B.S.’11/H&S), assistant professor of cinema at VCUarts, followed by an audience Q&A session. The film, which has been screened at international film festivals, follows a sister’s search for her ostracized brother after a rare natural occurrence overtakes a mythical desert village. Join us at the ICA or register to watch the live stream. 

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Oct. 19 Wavelength: Elegance Bratton + Chester Algernal Gordon 
Hear from Elegance Bratton and Chester Algernal Gordon, who collaborated on the documentary Pier Kids, directed by Bratton and produced by Gordon. The feature has been praised for its raw and truthful portrayal of survival through the eyes of three young LGBTQ+ people of color in New York City. Wavelength is a collaborative online lecture series of VCUarts, ICA, and VCUarts Qatar that invites a dynamic group of artists, designers, curators and scholars to share their work. Register to watch the live virtual lecture. 

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VCUarts Theatre presents Men on Boats, a gender-expansive reimagination of the 1869 expedition of the Green and Colorado rivers to the Grand Canyon as documented by John Wesley Powell. This production marks the department’s return to Raymond Hodges Theatre since the pandemic closed theatres worldwide in spring of 2020.

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