Another Slave Narrative and Mary Showing

A double feature to celebrate the legacies of enslaved African-Americans in observance of Juneteenth.

The program will feature the award-winning short film, Another Slave Narrative (38 min, 2017), and Mary (20 min, 2022), both directed by Hudson Valley resident, Michelle Renee Jackson, MDiv. A Q&A with the director will follow.

Another Slave Narrative (ASN) is a short film that relays the original transcripts of the Workers Progress Administration’s (WPA) 1936-1938 interviews of formerly enslaved African-Americans by the Federal Writers’ Project, and it is the first film to use a multiracial cast to do so. It continues to transform how viewers worldwide understand the history of slavery in the US while enabling thoughtful dialogue about slavery and the African-American experience. The film received the Audience Award of the African-American Women in Cinema Film Festival (New York) and educators nationwide use it to help students better understand the diverse experiences of enslaved…