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"God Given Talent: Charles Curtis Blackwell" Film Screening
"God Given Talent: Charles Curtis Blackwell" Film Screening

Sat, Jul 30

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Clarion Performing Arts Center

"God Given Talent: Charles Curtis Blackwell" Film Screening

Award-Winning documentary about Charles Curtis Blackwell, dynamic jazz-poet, painter and artist. Directed/co-produced by Jeff M. Giordano Co-produced/edited by Aaron Gwynn.

Time & Location

Jul 30, 2022, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Clarion Performing Arts Center, 2 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA

About the Event

Award-Winning Documentary about Charles Curtis Blackwell: the African-American blind poet, painter, playwright and teacher who guides us on an intimate journey of his past and present. From Blackwell's challenging upbringing in both California and Mississippi, to his current creative life including discussions on loss, love, pain, and redemption -- all through the prism of his artistic endeavors.

Over the course of the movie, Charles discusses his involvement in school bus riots in Sacramento, the Civil Rights Movement, and Blackwell's transformative experience of losing his eyesight, beginning at the age of 20. Throughout these struggles, it was always Charles’ artistic endeavors that fortified his resilience and allowed him to connect with his communities.

World Premiere: San Francisco Black Film Festival (2019) followed by screenings at the Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival, Silicon Valley African Film Festival, 68th Columbus International Film & Animation Festival, 15th Poppy Jasper Film Festival, Superfest International Disability Film…

Tickets

  • Charles Blackwell

    Single Ticket

    $10.00

    +$0.25 ticket service fee

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  • Charles Blackwell (For Two)

    Buy one, get the second one 50% off

    $15.00

    +$0.38 ticket service fee

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