“A New Color” Highlights the Activism of Artist and Educator Edythe Boone

ScO+pe – Cinema: A NEW COLOR (The Art of Being Edythe Boone)

Screening at Citlalin Gallery Theatre: Saturday, July 9th 2:00-3:00 p.m.

Presented by Peace on Earth Film Festival and O+ Festival Chicago

Painting walls to build bridges toward unity.

Long before Black Lives Matter became a rallying cry, Edythe Boone embodied that truth as an artist, an educator, and a great-grandmother. When a deeply personal tragedy ignites a national outcry, everything that Edy has worked for so tirelessly comes into question.

From humble Harlem beginnings herself, the indefatigable “Edy” has for decades introduced underserved youth and seniors to the transformative power of art. Having helped her students use mural making to grapple with the disproportional shootings of young black men, the issue hits home when her nephew Eric Garner dies in police custody, his last words: “I Can’t Breathe.” The tragedy evokes the powerful and deep questions that many artists and activists face: has her nearly eight decades of social justice work meant something? Has it been worth the sacrifice? Can building multicultural bridges through art bring about positive change?

Edy’s reaction shows the depth of her clear-eyed, compassionate commitment to building a just and peaceful community. A New Color illuminates the social issues of our time and shows how the work of one woman reverberates throughout a community.

Winner of the Audience Favorite Special Mention for Documentary at Mill Valley Film Festival and the Best Documentary Short at the Chicago Peace on Earth Film Festival, A New Color has been the official selection at several other film festivals across the United States, including: Pan African Film Festival, Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, Independent Film Festival Boston, Sarasota Film Festival, San Diego Black Film Festival.

(Description courtesy of director Mo Morris)

Length:  57 min.

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