As part of the Washington West Film Festival and the Baldwin100 Celebration, this evening includes three short films featuring James Baldwin and his keen observations about America.

“James Baldwin: From Another Place” (1973) was shot in Istanbul and finds the author discussing his work, sexuality and complex feelings about the United States.

“Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris” (1970)

This short film has been preserved by the Yale Film Archive with support from the National Film Preservation Foundation. Returning to Paris, James Baldwin discusses the contradictory manners in which revolutions (French, Colonial, Black American) are portrayed and discussed.

“Baldwin’s N*****” (1968) James Baldwin and comedian Dick Gregory speak to a group of radical West Indian students in London about everything from the state of the civil rights movement to the perils of false consciousness.

Stay afterward to hear a lively discussion of the films with George Mason Distinguished University Professor Dr. Keith S. Clark.