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The Library of Congress Packard Campus Theatre presents “Pioneers of African American Cinema.”
Friday, October 21, 2016 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
To commemorate the recent release of a 5-Disc Blu-ray and DVD set by KinoLorber and the Library of Congress, the newly-restored digital restoration of Oscar Micheaux’s “Within Our Gates” (Micheaux Book & Film Company, 1920) will be screened. Two short films featured in the collection will precede the feature: “Verdict Not Guilty” (1934), made by self-taught filmmakers James and Eloyce Gist, and the recently-rediscovered comedy “Hot Biskits” (1931), the earliest known film directed by Spencer Williams. Starts at 7:30 p.m. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations required. For more information, call 202-707-9994.