LFPL Black History Month Film Series
Louisville Free Public Library, York Street, Louisville, KY, USA
Overview
The Black History Month Film Series returns to the Main Library every Sunday in February 2025. This free series is presented in partnership with UofL'sย HSC Office of Health Equity and Engagementย and features a panel discussion led by UofL faculty following each film.
Parking and Accessibility
On-street and Library parking is free on Sundays. Limited handicapped parking is available on the York Street side next to the stairs (no ramp access), with more handicapped parking available on the 3rd & 4th Street sides of the library (ramps available).
Hearing loop technology is available for the hearing impaired. Sign language translators may be available by advanced reservation. Please callย (502) 574-1623ย to request.
What to Expect
Date: Sun, Feb 2nd
Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm EST
AMERICAN FICTION (R)
A novelist who is fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.
Rated R (1h 57m) | ยฉ2023
Date: Sun, Feb 9th
Time: 1:30pm - 3:40pm EST
SOUND OF HOPE: THE STORY OF POSSOM TROT (PG-13)
The true story of Donna and Reverend WC Martin and their church in East Texas, in which 22 families adopted 77 children from the local foster system, igniting a movement for vulnerable children everywhere.
Rated PG-13 (2h 10m) | ยฉ2024
Date: Sun, Feb 16th
Time: 2:30pm - 5:00pm EST
ORIGIN (PG-13)
This film details the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.
Rated PG-13 (2h 21m) | ยฉ2023
Date: Sun, Feb 23rd
Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST
KIKI (Unrated)
A group of LGBTQ youths of color unite to form a safe gathering space.
Unrated (1h 34m) | ยฉ2016
Where you will be
Main Library, Louisville Free Public Library
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Where: Main Library, Louisville Free Public Library
Sun, Feb 2nd
1:30PM - 3:30PM EST
AMERICAN FICTION (R)
Sun, Feb 9th
1:30PM - 3:40PM EST
SOUND OF HOPE: THE STORY OF POSSOM TROT (PG-13)
Sun, Feb 16th
2:30PM - 5:00PM EST
ORIGIN (PG-13)
Sun, Feb 23rd
1:30PM - 3:00PM EST
KIKI (Unrated)
Reminder:
LFPL Black History Month Film Series
