Los Angeles, CA — On November 22nd, students from Dorsey High School exchanged their classrooms for the Cinemark Baldwin Hills Theater to attend a special screening hosted by the Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) of the groundbreaking film, Harriet(Focus Features).
The screening ties into their Social Studies and History curricula. Indeed, the film has made cinematic history as the first major studio film ever produced about the iconic Underground Railroad conductor, Harriet Tubman (versus the TV film over 4 decades ago).
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Written by Gregory Allen Howard (Remember the Titans) and acclaimed filmmaker, Kasi Lemmons (Eve’s Bayou) who also directed, the film stars Tony, Grammy & Emmy Award winner, Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple) as Harriet; along with Tony & Grammy Award winner, Leslie Odom, Jr. (Hamilton) and award-winning singer-actress, Janelle Monáe (Hidden Figures, Moonlight).
This special screening was the culmination of BHERC sponsoring several other screenings during November that brought over 1,000 students from Los Angeles, Compton and Inglewood schools to see the empowering and “sheroic” movie. Further, among the students attending these screenings, are young aspiring filmmakers who also participated in BHERC‘s recent Youth Diversity Film Festival.
These screenings represent the second phase of BHERCs efforts to expand support of Harriet. The first phase was a successful “Call-To-Action” campaign where BHERC garnered the support of PanHellenic, religious, civic and community groups, as well as other individuals and entities from across the country to turn out support for the movie Harriet. In fact, the film has made over $32 million.
Source: Black Hollywood Organization Hosts 1,000 High School Students For “Harriet” Screening
