Member Screening: A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

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Held on Wed, Nov 10, 2021, 7:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1

Followed by a conversation with LaToya Ruby Frazier and Bryan Stevenson

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks. 2021. USA. Directed by John Maggio. Courtesy of HBO

Join us for a member-only screening of a new documentary from HBO that explores the power of images in advancing racial, economic, and social justice. With commentary from Jelani Cobb, Ava DuVernay, Spike Lee, Bryan Stevenson, and a host of contemporary photographers including LaToya Ruby Frazier, Devin Allen, and Jamel Shabazz, director John Maggio uses Gordon Parks’s career as a historical map through the Black American experience and reveals him to be a true American icon. This screening will be followed by a live conversation between artist LaToya Ruby Frazier and human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the screening will begin at 7:00 p.m. Please enter through the Ronald S. and Jo Carole Lauder Building entrance at 11 West 53 Street. Advance registration is required and capacity is limited; reservation admits two and nontransferable.

The Museum of Modern Art is following guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), New York State, and New York City for increased health and safety procedures. Upon entry, all guests must present proof of vaccination (at least 14 days after final dose). Valid proof of vaccination includes a CDC vaccination card or photo of vaccination card, the New York State Excelsior Pass, or CLEAR app. Proof of vaccination must match government-issued ID. Masks are required for this event.

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Film at MoMA is made possible by CHANEL.

Additional support is provided by the Annual Film Fund. Leadership support for the Annual Film Fund is provided by Debra and Leon D. Black and by Steven Tisch, with major contributions from The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, MoMA’s Wallis Annenberg Fund for Innovation in Contemporary Art through the Annenberg Foundation, the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), The Junior Associates of The Museum of Modern Art, the Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, Karen and Gary Winnick, and The Brown Foundation, Inc., of Houston.

This film is part of Other member programs.

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