Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/11/25
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Location
240 East Avenue
Rochester, New York 14604
Categories
SCREENING & DISCUSSION: The Black Cinema Series, a partnership between the Little Theatre and the Rochester Association of Black Journalists (RABJ), began in February 2017.
The motion picture series is supported monthly in part by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.
SYNOPSIS: The life of a deaf African American woman in the early 1900s parallels with another living in the 1990s.
SCREENING: Open Captions. The film “Compensation” is directed by Zeinabu irene Davis.
Not Rated | Romance, Drama | 1999 USA |In English and American Sign Language, with English subtitles.
SUMMARY: 4K Restoration of the 1999 independent cinema classic. An ambitious portrait of the struggles of Deaf Africans and complexities of loving relationships at the bookends of the twentieth century, with dual storylines in 1910 and 1990 Chicago.
DISCUSSION: After the film, the Q & A will be ASL interpreted.
- Miriam Moore | Moderator | Chief Diversity Officer, Town of Brighton.
- Rashaad Parker | Panelist |Filmmaker and Artivist.
- John Reid | Panelist | Admissions Counselor, National Technical Institute for the Deaf (RIT/NTID)
ADMISSION: Tickets available online in advance, at the box office during open hours, and at the door day of the screening.
GROUP RATES: Only available in advance and only through the Little Theatre business office.
PRICE: $12 | $8, Students (With ID); Seniors (62 and Older); Military (With ID); and First Responders (With ID).
DETAILS: https://thelittle.org/compensation/
