The Daily Bulletin

Beyond Boundaries kicks off its 10th season on Thursday, September 21, at 7:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center's Tower Auditorium with a free screening and discussion of The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (2022), featuring special guest Yoruba Richen, the film's co-director. Based on the bestselling biography and executive produced by award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien, this definitive political biography of Rosa Parks examines her six decades of activism, challenging perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement. 

Beyond Boundaries Fall Schedule*

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (2022)
Thursday, September 21
7:00 p.m.
With featured guest director Yoruba Richen
Directors: Yoruba Richen, Johanna Hamilton   
Watch the trailer.

The Last Out (2021)
Thursday, October 19
7:00 p.m. 
With featured guest Director Sami Khan 
Directors: Michael Gassert, Sami Khan 
Watch the trailer.

Attica (2021)
Thursday, November 9
5:30 p.m. Reception in honor of Teri Miller
7:00 p.m. Film screening and discussion panel
Directors: Stanley Nelson, Traci A. Curry 
Watch the trailer.

Beyond Boundaries is sponsored by the Center for Social Justice, the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, the Communication Department, and the Burchfield Penney Art Center. The series is curated by Ruth Goldman and Meg Knowles, associate professors of media production in the Communication Department.

*All films will be screened in the Burchfield Penney Art Center's Tower Auditorium.