BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez: A Documentary Screening

Friday November 20, 2015 | 7pm
Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine
Tickets: $12 | Purchase here

Filmmakers: Janet Goldwater, Barbara Attie, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon

The poet, scholar, social activist and architect of the Black Arts Movement with “razor blades in her teeth” lights up the big screen with words and music. This recently released film from Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater and Sabrina Schmidt Gordon premiered at the prestigious Full Frame Festival in April and was awarded the Audience Award for Documentary at the 2015 BlackStar Film Festival.

90-minute film introduced by Philadelphia Performance Poets Pat McLean and Debra Powell-Wright; followed by appearances by Philadelphia filmmakers Attie and Goldwater and composer of original music score Evan Solot.

Event partner: American Composers Forum, generous funder of Solot’s musical score of BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez.