Screening of "Attica" and Discussion with the Director

Please join us in the presentation of director Stanley Nelson's documentary film "Attica" which is co-sponsored by the Sing Sing Prison Museum. The film will be followed by a conversation with the director and Tyrone Larkins, who has a role in the film and was in Attica during the uprising. Nelson and Larkins will be in conversation with human rights leader Joel Motley III. 

A nationally known filmmaker, Stanley Nelson is the foremost chronicler of the African American experience working in nonfiction film today. His documentary films, many of which have aired on PBS, combine compelling narratives with rich and deeply researched historical detail, shining new light on both familiar and under-explored aspects of the American past. A MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, Nelson was awarded a Peabody for his body of work in 2016. He has received numerous honors over the course of his career, including the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. In 2013, President Barack Obama presented Nelson with the National Medal in the Humanities.

Please register for the screening of "Attica".

Before the screening, the Sing Sing Prison Museum is hosting an hour-long ticketed gathering with filmmaker Stanley Nelson to support the museum project. Come learn a bit more about the museum in development and meet with Stanley. Registration is required for this event at https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/SingSingPrisonMuseum/2023film.html
 

For more information about Stanley Nelson https://www.firelightmedia.tv/team/stanley-nelson

For more information about the film Attica https://www.firelightfilms.tv/films/attica

For more information about the Sing Sing Prison Museum https://www.singsingprisonmuseum.org/