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Black History Month

CFC SALUTES BLACK HISTORY MONTH!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 | Tickets $20


Celebrate the "Black Experience in Cinema" with
Academy Award® nominated director/producer Lee Daniels (PRECIOUS), African-Canadian filmmaker Clement Virgo (POOR BOY’S GAME), & Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Norman Jewison (IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT).


7 P.M. | In Conversation
(Doors open at 6:30 P.M.)

8:30 P.M. | Special Screening
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

Isabel Bader Theatre
93 Charles St. West, Toronto, ON

Presented by TD and hosted by Clement Virgo (RUDE), the night begins with an inspiring conversation about Black representation in cinema with: director/producer Lee Daniels (PRECIOUS, MONSTER’S BALL) & Norman Jewison (A SOLDIER’S STORY, THE HURRICANE).

After the discussion audiences will enjoy a special screening of the 1967 classic "IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT", directed by Norman Jewison. This critically acclaimed five-time Oscar-winning film, starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, signaled a shift in the depiction of the black hero at the height of the Civil Rights Movement.

 Clement Virgo
 Lee Daniels

Norman Jewison

 

 

     
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