Film Screening: "Follow the Drinking Gourd"

Monday, October 28   at 7:00 - 8:30 PM  at Wesleyan University's Center for Film Studies - Middletown

 The Elements: An Environmental Film Series, launched in 2015, is presented by the Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District, The Rockfall Foundation, Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts and College of the Environment, Middletown Garden Club, and the Russel Library. Three to four screenings occur throughout the academic year, alternating locations between Wesleyan University and Russel Library. 

“Follow the Drinking Gourd” is a feature documentary about the Black food justice movement. Family-friendly, funny, and moving, this film connects the legacy of slavery, capitalism, and climate change to our fight for food security. 

Free and open to the public.