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Come meet Miami filmmaker Faren Humes as she introduces a screening of the 1970 cult classic “The Landlord,” then participates in a Q&A with the audience about her lifelong relationship to films. The screening will take place at 5 p.m. Saturday, October 5.
THE LANDLORD | 1970 | DIRECTOR: Hal Ashby | WITH: Beau Bridges, Lee Grant, Diana Sands, Pearl Bailey, Louis Gossett Jr. | RUNNING TIME: 1H 52M | RATED R for language, brief sexual content | PROJECTED IN DIGITAL FORMAT
A naïve 29-year-old man buys a building in a black Brooklyn ghetto to evict the tenants and upgrade it. But instead, he grows fond of the tenants and falls in love with a mixed-race girl while his wealthy parents disapprove.
Faren Humes is an artist + filmmaker from Florida whose work has screened at Berlinale, SXSW, AFI Fest and Miami Film Festival. She has held fellowships with United States Artists, Guggenheim Foundation and Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute. She is currently furthering a body of work concerning the continuation and interconnectedness of Black Miami.
Tickets are $5 and available at link above. Students use code UMSTUDENT at checkout for free admission (must show Cane card at the door).
