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Arts & Entertainment

New Voices in Black Cinema: From Fatherless to Fatherhood

From Fatherless to Fatherhood

Part of the BAMcinématek series New Voices in Black Cinema

Presented by ActNow Foundation 

Sat, Feb 18 at 4:30pm
Q&A with director Kobie Brown

Directed by Kobie Brown

(2011) 96min

Inspired by the staggering statistic that nearly two-thirds of black children live without a father,From Fatherless to Fatherhood attempts to turn the page on absent fathers by offering snapshots of black men who do foster quality relationships with their children. Director Kobie Brown has expanded his enlightening documentary into a movement to explore the powerful effect fatherless homes have on the black community. 


BAM Rose Cinemas

General Admission: $12
BAM Cinema Club Members: $7
Movie Moguls: Free
Seniors: $9

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