African American Pioneers: The Learning Tree with talk by Steve Ryfle

In celebration of Black History Month and in conjunction with the Chazen’s exhibition Southern Rites (January 25–May 12), the Cinematheque will co-present two landmark films in February by significant directors. Gordon Parks The Learning Tree (1969) is the first film directed by an African-American for a major Hollywood studio. Special Talk: Steve Ryfle on “Desegregating Hollywood: Film and the Civil Rights Era.” Co-Presented by UW Madison Friends of the Libraries.