Film Screening: We Were Here – The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe
Friday, March 27, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Lang Hall (HN424), 695 Park Ave.
Screening followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Fred Kudjo Kuwonu and Assistant Professor Uchenna Itam with an introduction by T.J. Wilson, BFA alum and current MA student.
The film provides an innovative exploration of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Europe through art, culture, and social history. Shot across Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, England, the Netherlands, and Brazil, We Were Here interprets renowned Renaissance artworks to reveal the often-overlooked presence and contributions of Africans to European society.
Co-sponsored by the Departments of Africana, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies; Art & Art History; and Film & Media and The Sainsbury Initiative
