Join us for a double feature of films by Isaac Julien celebrating the lives and work of poet Langston Hughes and filmmaker Derek Jarman.
On the occasion of ‘Destiny Is a Rose: The Eileen Harris Norton Collection,’ join us for a double feature of two films by renowned British filmmaker and artist Isaac Julien. Featuring ‘Looking for Langston’ (1989), which reflects on the life and legacy of poet and activist Langston Hughes, and ‘Derek’ (2008), which looks back at the life and work of pioneering experimental filmmaker and artist Derek Jarman.
Combining archival newsreel footage and photographs of 1920s Harlem with original scripted scenes, ‘Looking for Langston’ is a black-and-white, fantasy-like retelling of the private world of poet and activist Langston Hughes and the Black artists and writers of the Harlem Renaissance. It reimagines the speakeasies of the period as safe havens for Black queer men, where they could dance, drink, and express themselves freely. The film also features voiceover narration by poet and activist Essex Hemphill and novelist Toni Morrison.
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