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28th Feb 2025 - 19:00
Part of Feel Good Film Club
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, a Jamaican-born political activist and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), is on trial in New York in 1923. Following the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover & the BOI (later, the FBI), the U.S government has charged Garvey with mail fraud in connection with selling stocks for the Black Star Line – a shipping line Garvey designed to forge a link between North America and Africa.
Garvey sees the trial for what it is: an attempt to end the movement by way of character assassination. Realizing his counsel is not up to the task, Garvey fires him and resolves to defend himself. As the trial plays out, flashbacks show glimpses of Garvey’s life before the trial and his relationship with his wife Amy Jacques Garvey. This is the first-ever narrative film about his life.
This Feel Good Film Club screening will be introduced by Devon Daley and include a virtual post-film Q+A with director Jirard.
Tickets: £5
Director:Jirard
Year:2024
Languages:English
Runtime:40
Origin:USA
Location:QUAD
Subtitles:N/A
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