Newark Black Film Festival: Family Tree

Newark Black Film Festival: Family Tree

$10 General Admission, $7 Students & NMOA Members, Free for all Festival Pass holders

Join us for a screening of Family Tree, directed by Jennifer MacArthur, and the short film It Takes a Village, directed by Joshua Kissi. Stay for a Q&A following the screenings.

Family Tree

• Directed by Jennifer MacArthur (96 min). Not rated 
• Black land ownership and sustainable forestry are one and the same, and two North Carolina families take on the challenge of building intergenerational wealth while raising healthy forests. 

It Takes a Village 

• Directed by Joshua Kissi (14 min). Not rated 
• The year is 1965, and the residents of Winneba, Georgia inhabit a community that seems untouched by the rest of the world. A father prepares his son for his ascension to manhood through the hunting of a deer; a rite of passage in this family. 

The screenings will be followed by a Q&A. 

Please note: Auditorium seating is available on a first come first serve basis for the film screening. An overflow space will be provided once we are at capacity.