Past Film/Video | Documentaries | Classics

The Black and the Green

(St. Clair Bourne, 1983)

New Restoration | World Premiere

A strip of frame enlargements from a film print. The image shows a Black man from behind who is dressed in military fatigues. He is holding a rifle and standing in a city street.
Feb 26, 2023 4:15 PM
Film/Video Theater

$3 all audiences

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In this newly restored documentary, celebrated director St. Clair Bourne follows five Black civil rights activists to Belfast, where they find many similarities between their disparate movements.

In the documentary The Black and the Green, a group of civil rights activists from the US travel to Belfast to examine the similarities between the civil rights movement and the unrest among Catholics in Northern Ireland. Director St. Clair Bourne was a leading documentary filmmaker and activist who focused on African American history and social issues. The film screens in a new 4K restoration by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, that makes its world premiere right here at Cinema Revival. (45 mins., 4K DCP)

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Frame enlargement from The Black and the Green, courtesy of Chamba Media/Film Desk.

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"St. Clair Bourne utilized the tools of television and cinema to uncover the multitudinous facts of Blackness—and to send his people many love letters."
Village Voice
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4K digital preservation by The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Cardinal Health

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation 

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Arts Council
L Brands Foundation
The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Mike and Paige Crane
Axium Packaging
CampusParc
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard
Nancy Kramer
Larry and Donna James
Lisa Barton
Johanna DeStefano
Jones Day
Alex and Renée Shumate

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Past Film/Video

The Black and the Green

Feb 26, 2023 4:15 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

$3 all audiences

View our current COVID-19 protocols.

ACCESSIBILITY
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as CART captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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