A Breath for George: Outdoor Film Screening
A film created by New Dawn Theatre
Thursday, July 9 | 8 p.m. | MSUM’s Roland Dille Center for the Arts parking lot
Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Theatre Arts, Fargo/Moorhead’s Black Lives Matter, and OneFargo will present a free outdoor screening of A Breath for George: a collection of songs, interviews, and poems created to honor the life of George Floyd. Minnesota artists featured include James T. Alfred, Aimee Bryant, Wanda Christine, Perri Gaffney, Peter Macon, Thomasina Petrus, T. Mychael Rambo, Frank Sentwali, Regina Marie Williams and Jevetta Steel. Interviews with Sarah Bellamy, Harvey Blanks, Melvin Carter Jr., James Craven, Talvin Wilks and Professor John Wright are also included in the collection.
A Breath for George was created by New Dawn Theatre and Minnesota artists as a platform to: honor Mr. Floyd’s life, speak to this moment and moments past openly and honestly, and to share avenues which promote hope and positive changes for the future. A Breath for George gives voices to the ways Black citizens & residents historically have been negatively affected emotionally, physically and financially by systemic racism and nationwide police violence.
“There is value in people knowing that they are not alone in the way that they are feeling right now. There is also value in speaking truth to people who have never heard our stories or ever been in a position to hear our stories,” says New Dawn Artistic Director Austene Van.
The screening is free and open to the public and will take place in MSUM’s Roland Dille Center for the Arts parking lot. Screening will begin at 8 p.m., Thursday, July 9. Social distancing procedures will be implemented, including masks available for audience members. Audience members are invited to bring a lawn chair or to watch from their cars. Donations will be accepted for both Fargo/Moorhead’s Black Lives Matter and OneFargo.
For additional information, please contact Craig A. Ellingson, Director of Theatre at MSUM: craig.ellingson@mnstate.edu.