Library EventToni Morrison: The Pieces I Am film screening

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Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

02/20/2020 7:00pm 02/20/2020 9:00pm Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am film screening Join us for a Black History Month Film Screening of the new documentary "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am" An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the legendary storyteller and Nobel prize-winner. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio, to '70-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room — Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own literature. 2018, 120 min This film is sponsored by the Iowa City Public Library and The Iowa City of Literature. Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago public

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Join us for a Black History Month Film Screening of the new documentary "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am"

An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the legendary storyteller and Nobel prize-winner. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio, to '70-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room — Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own literature. 2018, 120 min

This film is sponsored by the Iowa City Public Library and The Iowa City of Literature.

If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.

This event is open to the public.

Cosponsor

Cosponsor Organization: City of Literature

Cosponsor Name: John Kenyon