Steps to Liberty (Les Marches de la Liberté) by Rokhaya Diallo US Premiere Q&A with Director Rokhaya Diallo + Reception Sat, Dec. 13 @ 7:30PM – 179 Grace Dodge BUY TICKETS nyadiff.org/adiff-ny-2014-steps-to-liberty/ France and the Race Issue Unknown to most Americans, there was a March for Equality and Against Racism that took place in France thirty years ago. It was directly influenced by the non violent actions of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1963 March on Washington. In this documentary, ten young Americans set out on a voyage of discovery to visit France, the country of Human Rights, going from the Elysées Palace to modest neighborhoods. Their meetings with French youth, their visits to French institutions as well as their encounters on both sides of the Atlantic, provide a meaningful look into France through the eyes of young American leaders. The young French women and men they interact with are largely unaware of the slice of history documented in this film. As both groups gain in knowledge of past civil rights victories, they are able to compare the impact the French and American marches may or may not have made on their respective societies. Directed by Rokhaya Diallo, 2014, France, Documentary, 52 min, French, English subt. Bose Abosede Kim F. Hall Ladee Snowblood Farah Jasmine Griffin Namisata T Rib A Rachida Naceur Ginny Show Fania Noel Samuel Kelton Roberts Shay Harris Imani Mathurin
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