Screening of baddDDD Sonia Sanchez by Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater, and Sabrina Schmidt Gordon. Post screening Q&A with Sonia Sanchez herself and one of the directors, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon!

The life and thoughts of this iconic poet, playwright, teacher, activist whose existence is art and politics, and mesmerizing. With appearances by Questlove, Talib Kweli, Ursula Rucker, Amiri Baraka, Haki Madhubuti, Jessica Care Moore, Ruby Dee, Yasiin Bey, Ayana Mathis, Imani Uzuri and Bryonn Bain, this film examines Sanchez’s contribution to the world of poetry, her singular place in the Black Arts Movement and her leadership role in African American culture over the last half century. This screening is on the first day of the Media Magic Mt. Vernon International Film Festival. It is hosted by the Documentary Forum at CCNY, the Black Documentary Collective, the City College Performing Arts Center, The Maysles Cinema, Third World Newreel, CCNY Poetry Outreach Center, and the Black Studies Program at CCNY.
Free. RSVP to eventbrite.