SOUTHERN RITES follows photographer Gillian Laub as she returns to the community in Georgia where she documented segregated proms that garnered national attention when her photographs were published in 2009. The proms are now integrated; but in the aftermath of a fatal shooting of a young black man and in the midst of a heated local election, the community still grapples with issues of race that extend well beyond the senior prom. Directed by Laub, the documentary was executive produced by acclaimed musician John Legend.
The trailer for the film may be viewed at
southernritesproject.com.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County's (UMBC) Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture (CADVC) is pleased to provide this screening opportunity to the teachers, administrators, and classrooms of all CADVC's Educational Outreach Program Partners including UMBC's Professional Development School (PDS) partners now through Feb. 6, 2021. The film accompanies the concurrent gallery exhibition by the same name at the CADVC.
Due to a recent increase in COVID19 cases in the State of Maryland, the gallery exhibition at UMBC is now closed to off-campus visitors. Instead, we invite you to an unprecedented 3D virtual reality experience of the exhibition online at our homepage.
CADVC's homepage:
CADVC.UMBC.EDUWe are pleased you are interested in this special screening, which is free exclusively to our Educational Outreach Partners through The CADVC Educational Outreach Program. Please provide the following information to establish or document your partnership with us and to receive access to the film. You will immediately receive a link and a password for your screening via pop-up and/or an email may be sent to you shortly afterwards. Please know that your email will not be shared or used for other purposes, unless you authorize it specifically.