A String of Pearls: The Films of Camille Billops & James Hatch

Camille Billops and James Hatch “say it like it is!”–creating daring, autobiographical and complex works that challenge the documentary form. Join us in the screenings of six newly restored films which fearlessly explore the topics of motherhood, older sexuality, domestic violence, race and gender roles. This is the first theatrical retrospective of filmmaker, artist, sculptor, historian, and archivist Camille Billops (1933-2019) and her creative and life partner James V. Hatch (1928-2020), filmmaker, historian and writer. This series is presented in partnership with Lightbox FIlm Center

Friday, May 12, 7:00 PM Scribe Video Center, 3908 Lancaster Avenue

Post-screening discussion moderated by scholar and Swarthmore president Valerie Smith

Take Your Bags (1998, USA, 11 min)

Camille Billops explores the legacy of slavery and the theft of cultural memory.

A String of Pearls (2002, USA, 56 min)

Camille Billops turns the camera on four generations of men in her family and considers the ways in which urban violence, unemployment, and the early deaths of their own fathers have shaped their lives.

$10 General, $8 Student/Senior, and Free for Scribe and Lightbox members, UArt Students and Faculty/Staff

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