James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
James Baldwin The Price of the Ticket
Celebrating 100 Years of James Baldwin’s Life & Work
Building on the Classic Film Biography "JAMES BALDWIN:  THE PRICE OF THE TICKET"

 

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    Tuesday, March 4th, 7:00 - 9:30 PM ~
    Fairfax, VA

    The Cheuse Center
    George Mason University
    Visiting Filmmaker Series
    Present

    "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"
    Film Screening + Discussion
    w/Filmmaker Karen Thorsen &
    Professors Keith CLark, PhD & Cynthia Fuchs, PhD
    ~
    Free and Open to the Public!  RSVP
    General Public + All Students Welcome

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    Dr. Keith Clark
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    Karen Thorsen
    Johnson Ctr ~ Cinema

    George Mason University
    4400 University Drive
    Fairfax, VA
    mailto:cheuse@gmu.edu

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    Williams College
    Black History Month
    Presents

    Thursday, February 20th, 7:00 - 9:15 PM ~
    Williamstown, MA

    "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"
    Film Screening, Panel Discussion + Q&A
    with Filmmaker Karen Thorsen
    Moderated by Rashida K. Braggs, PhD
    ~
    Free and Open to the Public!
    General Public + All Students Welcome

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    Paresky Auditorium

    Williams College
    880 Main Street
    Williamstown, MA
    (413) 597-3131

    View / Download PDF
    Watch Dr. Rashida Braggs Perform
    An Excerpt from "Sonny's Blues"
    by James Baldwin

     
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    CT State Community College
    Naugatuck Valley Campus
    Presents

    Wednesday, February 19th - 11:00AM ~
    Waterbury, CT

    “James Baldwin OutLoud”
    A Spoken Word Performance + Discussion / Q&A
    With Bennie Pharr IV + Kit Briner
    ~
    Free and Open to the Public!
    General Public + All Students Welcome

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    "Mainstage Theater"

    CT State Community College
    Naugatuck Valley Campus
    750 Chase Parkway
    Waterbury, CT 06708
    Phone: 203-575-8000
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    CT State Community College Presents

    ~ Cultural Programming Committee Event

    Monday, February 3rd, 2025 ~ Danielson, CT

    "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"
    Film Screening, Panel Discussion + Q&A
    7:00 - 9:30pm

    Refreshments Served During Discussion
    Free and Open to the Public!

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    "The Fireside Lounge"

    CT State Comm. College
    Quinebaug Valley Campus
    742 Upper Maple Street
    Danielson, CT 06239
    Phone: 860-932-4000
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    Brooklyn Public Library Presents

    ~ James Baldwin at 100 ~ Double Feature*

    Friday, January 10th, 2025 ~ Brooklyn, NY

    "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"
    Includes Director + Co-Producer / Moderator Discussion
    Friday, Jan 10th, 6:00 - 8:00pm*

    “James Baldwin:  From Another Place”
    Moderator Discussion
    Friday, Jan 10th, 8:00 - 8:30pm*

    *FREE! Each Film Requires Separate Registration
     
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    African Diaspora International Film Festival Presents

    ~ James Baldwin Centennial / Women Behind the Camera ~

    Two Events, November 30th + December 14th
    2024 ~ New York City

    "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"
    Cinema Village Theater - Screening
    Restored Widescreen DCP + Talkback
    Saturday, Nov 30th, 6:30 - 8:30pm

    Teachers College, Columbia University
    Double Feature Screening
    w/ “Meeting the Man:  James Baldwin in Paris”
    Discussion / Q&A + Reception
    Saturday, Dec 14th, 1:00 - 4:00pm
     
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    View Download
    Evite / PDF

    HERE!
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    Culture4aCause + Five Points Arts Center Present

    ~ Celebrating 100 Years of James Baldwin ~

    Friday, November 15th, 6:00 - 8:30pm
    Torrington, CT

    "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"
    Screening + Discussion, Q&A

    WHERE?  ~ Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Dr., Torrington, CT ~

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    Virginia State University Presents

    ~ The James Arthur Baldwin Symposium ~

    October 24th - 26th, 2024
    Petersburg, VA

    Spoken Word, Readings, Discussions, Screenings and Performances
    A Baldwin Conference Hosted by Dr. Pamela D. Reed,
    Associate Professor, Languages & Literature, Virginia State University

    “Inaugural Read-In + Open Mic”  incl. Karen Thorsen’s
    “James Baldwin & Identity”  Workshop

    “James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket”
    Screening + Talkback”

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    Photos ©2024 Petersburg Public Library ~ View HERE

    Download PDF  HERE!
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    Wayne State University Presents

    ~ Conversations, Engagements and Responses
    to James Baldwin’s Centennial ~

    October 15th - 18th, 2024
    Detroit, MI

    Spoken Word, Readings, Discussions, Screenings and Performances
    A Baldwin Conference Hosted by Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd and M.L. Leibler
    Inspired by Poet/Artist Sabrina Nelson’s Baldwin Portraits - “Frontline Prophet”

    “Inaugural Read-In + Open Mic”  Including Karen Thorsen’s
    “James Baldwin: Identity, Then & Now” Reading

    “James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket”
    Screening + Discussion”

           dr. melba joyce boyd  sabrina nelson  Dr. Tony Medina
    Quincey Troupe  Dr. V.Efua Prince  Karen Thorsen

    Download PDF      HERE!
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    ~ TWO EVENTS ! - TWO Discussions - Hartford, CT -

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    - Saturday, October 19th, 7:30pm

    "Jimmy & Lorraine: A Musing" - Final Performance of
    the Play by Talvin Wilks, Directed by Brian Denning
      (Developed by Hartbeat Ensemble, Trinity College + Others)

    ~ Tuesday, October 29th, 6:00pm
    "Encounters Dialogue: Life, Love & Loneliness"
    A Special Event Amplifying this Production
    (Developed by UCONN's Humility & "Conviction in Public Life")

    BOTH Events include Discussions with:
    Karen Thorsen, Filmmaker + Director, James Baldwin Project
    Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr., Artistic Director of HartBeat Ensemble

    WHERE? ~ Austin Arts Center, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT ~

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    FREE Program !     Download PDF    HERE!

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    ~ Thursday, October 10 - 11th ~
    Middletown, CT
    ~ Wesleyan University + Middletown Pride Present
    "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"
    Thursday, 6:30pm Screening + Discussion

    Wesleyan High School Humanities Program
    Friday, 8:30am Screening + Workshop
    w/ High School Students from Six Area Schools

    WHERE? ~ Ring Family Performing Arts Hall, Wesleyan University
    287 Washington Terrace, Middletown, CT ~

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    FREE Program !    RSVP  HERE    Download PDF  HERE!

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    ~ Sunday, October 6th - 2:00 - 5:00pm ~
    Washington, DC
    ~ March On Film Festival Presents
    "James Baldwin:  Born With The Thunder"
    Opening Event ~ Dance,Drums, Film Screening of
    "James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket" and Discussion + Q&A"

    ~ National Archives, William G. McGowan Theater
    701 Constitution Ave. NW , Washington, DC 20002 ~

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    FREE Program !


    REGISTER HERE

    Read / Download PDF      HERE!
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    ~ Friday, October 4th - 2:00pm ~
    Harlem, NYC
    ~ Schomburg / NYPL + Columbia University AAADS + IRAAS Present
    "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"
    Free Screening + Discussion + Q&A
    Schomburg Center, 515 Malcolm X Blvd New York, NY 10030

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    FREE Screening !

    Read / Download PDF  HERE!
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    ~ Thursday, October 3rd - 5:00pm ~
    New Haven, CT
    Kulturally Lit + New Haven Free Public Library Present
    "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"
    Free Screening + Discussion + Q&A
    NHFPL Ives Main Branch, 133 Elm St, New Haven, CT 06510

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    FREE Screening !

    Read / Download PDF
     
    HERE!
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    ~ Thursday, September 26th - 7:00pm ~
    Hartford CT
    Trinity College + Cinestudio + Bantam Network / Trinity Present
    "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"
    Screening + Panel Discussion + Q&A
    At Cinestudio Theatre, 300 Summit St, Hartford, CT   (860) 297-2544

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    FREE Screening !

    More Info  HERE!
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    ~  E v e n t   H i g h l i g h t s  ~

    "A Century of Baldwin"  at Lincoln Center, NYC

    You can join the Baldwin family and luminaries of art
    literature and culture for a one-night celebration
    of his lasting impact - at Alice Tully Hall, in Lincoln Center.

    The program will include performance, music,
    distinguished speakers, photos and film excerpts.

    Presented by Baldwin United





    Excerpts from "James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket"
    courtesy of the James Baldwin Project.


    Friday, August 2nd, 7:30pm

    Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC

    ~ Donate / Pay What You Choose ~

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    Join us at the opening reception for our newest exhibition.
    Stay for our public program with two-time Grammy Award-winning
    Recording hip-hop artist Che “Rhymefest” Smith.


    featuring short film on jimmy god's black revolutionary mouth

    Thursday, August 2nd, 2024 3:00 - 6:00pm

    NYPL / Schomburg Center
    515 Malcolm X Boulevard
    (135th St and Malcolm X Blvd)
    New York, NY 10037
    917-275-6975

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    - Online Film Festival + Live Q & A -

    Saturday, June 22nd 7:00-9:00pm Eastern

    James Baldwin Project Board Member Wiley Mullins has created:
     

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    Featuring Award-Winning Documentarian CLENNON KING

    A FRESH LOOK AT TWO KEY STRUGGLES
    OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

    A Live ZOOM Event!
    Two films, Live Q & A, 2 hours

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    Discussion with Filmmaker Clennon King & Host Wiley Mullins


    “To accept one’s past—one’s history—Is not the same thing as drowning in it.
    It is learning how to use it.”
    ~ James Baldwin (1962)
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    TO WATCH!  -  Use the ZOOM Link
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    Torrington, CT

    ~ Juneteenth Fundraiser Event for Culture4aCause ~

    in collaboration with

    Five Points Arts Center + James Baldwin Project

    Thursday, June 13th, 6:00-9:00 pm

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    Culture4aCause kicks off annual Fundraiser “Cocktails 4 a Cause”
    with a wine, cognacand whiskey tasting party plus a series of
    film screenings & live presentations.  Events include:

  • Premiere of the Juneteenth music video, "We Gon' Sang”
  • Excerpts from the award-winning film classic “James Baldwin:
    The Price of the Ticket"
  • Screening of the award-winning documentary "John Brown's Body -- His Truth is Marching On"

    • Join hosts Jacque Williams, Coryse Villarouel,
    Kareem Holebrook, Pascale Nejaime, Karen Thomas
    and the James Baldwin Project     for an unforgettable evening at
    Crossroads Sports Bar and Bites — and please bring a non-perishable
    food item to benefit Friendly Hands Food Bank.


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    Ridgefield, CT

    ~ Opening Night Film + Reception! ~

    Ridgefield Independent Film Festival - 2024

    Thursday, May 16th, 7:00 pm  ~ SOLD OUT! ~

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    Lisa Cambridge-Mitchell will lead
    a discussion and audience Q&A with
    Producer / Director Karen Thorsen

    A prestigious addition to our ongoing series
    of James Baldwin Centennial events, supported statewide
    by CT Humanities & CT Cultural Fund.

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    Storrs, CT

    Spring Semester, 2024

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    Hamden, CT

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    KulturallyLIT ~ “The Year of Baldwin”
    +
    James Baldwin Project ~ “Identity, Then & Now”

    Present:

    “James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket”
    Film Screening + Discussion

    Sunday, April 7th, 3:00 pm   ~ SOLD OUT! ~

    Best Video Film & Cultural Center + Possible Futures ~ Programming Partners


    Ife-Michelle Gardin & Karen Thorsen

    Audience Discussion Led by

    Ife-Michelle Gardin
    Cultural Curator / Founder
    Executive Director of KulturallyLIT

    Karen Thorsen
    James Baldwin Project Director
    Filmmaker / Baldwin Collaborator

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    https://jamesbaldwinproject.org
    https://www.bestvideo.com
    https://www.possiblefuturesbooks.com


    FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!  1842 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT
    (203) 287-9286

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    Easton, CT

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    Easton Arts Council + James Baldwin Project Present:
    “Black History, Identity & James Baldwin Centennial”
    Saturday, March 2nd, 5pm - 8pm

    Spoken Word Performance, Art Exhibition and Reception

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    6:00 PM ~ Don't Miss...
    "James Baldwin OutLoud"

    Spoken Word Performance by
    Kit Briner  &  Larry Morse

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    Read & Download Press Release  +  HERE

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    Hartford Public Library Presents
    A Baldwin Centennial Kickoff Event:
    A Free Public Screening of "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"
    Feb 27, 6:00 pm

    Followed by Discussion led by Shawn Salvant, Professor of English & Africana Studies
    at University of Connecticut, with Filmmaker Karen Thorsen


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    See Flyer for More Info + Our Partners & Funders + HERE
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    ~  Our first event of the 2024 James Baldwin Centennial  ~

    with Director Karen Thorsen and
    former Baldwin student Alexa Birdsong

    A  Sellout  Success ~ Thank You All!

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    A Film Forum Presentation:  Centennial Baldwin Film Series
    January 12th thru 25th!

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    Streaming ~ 2023

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    Presents


    The Criterion Channel Premiere of the Restored Version

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    Starting Monday, Feb. 13, Watch the “James Baldwin On-Screen” Collection

    Series programmed by Ashley Clark (Curatorial director, The Criterion Collection)
    Special thanks to Jacob Perlin and Cinema Conservancy

    FEATURES

    • Go Tell It on the Mountain, Stan Lathan, 1985
    • James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket, Karen Thorsen, 1989
    • I Am Not Your Negro, Raoul Peck, 2016

    SHORTS

    • Baldwin’s Nigger, Horace Ové, 1968
    • Meeting the Man:  James Baldwin in Paris, Terence Dixon, 1970
    • James Baldwin:  From Another Place, Sedat Pekay, 1973
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    Month of June, 2022

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    June is ... National Black Music Appreciation Month!




    Free Streaming @PBS/American Masters
     

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        NMAAHC ~ Learn More                      The White House ~ Learn More

    ~

    When You Watch "The Price of the Ticket" Listen For:

    Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Bessie Smith, Fats Waller ... and more!

        

          

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    Storrs, CT

    Spring Semester, 2022
    Multiple Live + Zoom Events



    Africana Studies Institute Presents

    An Undergraduate English Course:
    “Studies in African American Literature and Culture - James Baldwin Now”

    Professor Shawn Salvant & Filmmaker Karen Thorsen

    Professor Salvant, the Filmmakers and students will discuss:

    • Other Baldwin-related films as seen by the Class
    • The making & meaning of our film
    • Working with Baldwin in the 1980s
    • Baldwin works as read by the Class


    Professor Shawn Salvant w/his Book "Bloodwork"


    Excerpts from the Course Description:



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    Easton, CT

    March 2, 2021

    A Bi-Partisan Coalition from
    Easton, Redding, and Weston, CT
    Presents

    "Unsung Heroines: Women of the Civil Rights Era"
    In Their Own Words

    ~ A Zoom Event ~


    Free & Open to the Public

    Featuring Lisa McNair, Joanne Bland, and Dr. A. Lenora Taitt-Magubane

    Co-Sponsored by James Baldwin Project




    Read About it HERE
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    Newtown, CT + Online Event

    November 17, 2021

     C.H. Booth Library of Newtown & the James Baldwin Project
    Present

    A Discussion of the film, “James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket”
    and James Baldwin - Then & Now
    w/ Library Director Douglas Lord & Filmmaker Karen Thorsen

    ~ A Live + Zoom Event ~
    Free & Open to the Public

    Register and Receive Link to Watch the Film

    Then Join Discussion On Nov 17 at 7:00pm
    Or Attend Live at C.H Booth Library




    C.H Booth Library, 25 Main Street Newtown, CT 06470
     
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    Easton, CT

    February 4, 2021 - 7:30-9:00 pm

     Black History Month 2021 Presents
    "Freedom Riders - American Heroes"
    In Their Own Words

    ~ A Zoom Event ~


    Free & Open to the Public

    A Virtual Conversation with Freedom Riders
    Joan Browning and Dion Diamond

    Moderated by Nancy Doniger and Rep. Anne Hughes,
    135th District of Easton, Weston, Redding

    Co-Sponsored by James Baldwin Project

    Register HERE



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    Norwalk, CT

    November 12, 2020 - 6:30-8:30pm

     Norwalk Public Library Presents

    "One Book. One Community" ~ A Zoom Event


    Free & Open to the Public



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    New York City

    Premiere - October 20, 2020 - 8:00 PM
    Available for Streaming Thru Oct. 24th

    The Public Theater Presents

    "Forward. Together."




    The Public's Virtual "Gala 2020 - 2021" to Support the Public Theater
    Includes a Powerful Statement by JAMES BALDWIN
    from James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket


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    International

    October, 2020

    James Baldwin Review Presents

    Volume 6, 2020 - Available HERE



    The 2020 Edition of this renowned journal is brought to us by
    The New School and Manchester University Press, edited by
    Douglas Field, Justin A. Joyce and Dwight A. McBride.

    In this issue, look for the Dispatch from our own Karen Thorsen
    "The Disorder of Life:  James Baldwin on My Shoulder"

    But first ...

    In coordination with the release of JBR Volume 6, we are happy to share
    a brief essay by Justin A. Joyce and Dwight A. McBride on Public Seminar:

    https://publicseminar.org/2020/09/james-baldwin-and-the-fire-this-time/

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    Los Angeles

    June 28, 2020

    BET & Jesse Collins Entertainment Present



    The BET Awards Show, 2020

    Amanda Seales, Host

    A powerful, emotional show that opens with Public Enemy's "Fight the Power,"
    introduces ALicia Keys' new song, "Perfect Way to Die" and features
    Michelle Obama presenting the BET Humanitarian Award to Beyoncé.

    An NY Times review said:
    "Nearly every act, appearance, acceptance speech and advertisement made reference
    to the wave of protests against police brutality that spread worldwide
    after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis on Memorial Day ...
    bringing renewed attention to many other cases of black people
    who have suffered at the hands of law enforcement or racist violence."

    ~

    We Are Proud to Contribute a Unique Piece of History
    from "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"

    As the opening clip to:

    "Black Lives Matter:  Ending the Pandemic of Racism"

    Featuring Patrisse Cullors
    Co-Founder, BLM






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    New York City

    May, 2020

    BIO - Biographers International Organization



    Presents

    2020 Conference

    "One Subject, Three Ways:  James Baldwin"

    Baldwin examined through Intellectual, Print and Film Biographies

    May 15 - A Screening of
    "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"

    May 16 - A Panel Discussion


    CUNY Graduate Center, Registration Required
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    Cannes, France

     May, 2020

    The Delaney Project & Cannes Film Festival


       

    Present

    "Beauford Delaney: So Splendid a Journey"

    A Feature Length Documentary
    by Zachary James Miller


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    NB: This film references the 38-year relationship
    between painter Beauford Delaney and James Baldwin.

    In support of The Beauford Delany Project,
    our sidebar event was to be a 30th anniversary screening of
    "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"

    ~ Cannes Festival is Postponed ~
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    Brussels, Belgium

    May, 2020

    Cinema Galeries Presents

    Film Screening & Public Discussion - Hosted by Recognition & Cinema Galeries





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    Bridgeport, CT

     April, 2020

    A Special Event at the Bijou Theater
    to Celebrate Bridgeport Community Churches




    Featuring Live Music, Performances & a Screening of
    "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"

    Followed by a Conversation with
    Filmmaker Karen Thorsen & Community Leaders

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    Rhinebeck, NY

     March, 2020

    Upstate Films & FDR High School


       

    Present

    A Special High School Screening of
    "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"

    For the 11th Grade AP Class:
    "A Documentary Approach to History and Literature"

    Followed by a discussion with students and teachers,
    lead by filmmaker Karen Thorsen

    Featuring our "Baldwin Curriculum Prompts and miniDocs"


          

    With Generous Support from NYSCA & Arts Mid-Hudson

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    Seattle, WA

    January 9-12, 2020

    Modern Language Association



    Presents

    "Finding Work for the Devil:
    James Baldwin on Film"

    Hosted by the prestigious James Baldwin Review,
    this roundtable addresses James Baldwin and film, broadly conceived.
    Panelists discuss Baldwin’s lifelong fascination with film, screen adaptations
    of his writings, plus descriptions of his life and and legacies in cinema.

    Panelists:

    Rich Blint, New School   Robert A. Jackson, U of Tulsa  

    D. Quentin Miller, Suffolk U   Karen Thorsen, James Baldwin Project

    Justin A. Joyce, Emory U - Moderator



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    Portland, OR

    October 27, 2019

    NW Film Center & Portland Art Museum

    Present

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    A Screening of
    James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket

    In Support of:  “Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal…”

    The Portland Art Museum is honored to present the
    first major retrospective of this important artist’s work
    Oct. 12, 2019 - Jan. 12, 2020

    This screening is the first of eight in a film series curated by Mr. Thomas.

    “These films impacted my life and whole understanding of the power
    of art to shape our notions of the truth and therefore reality.”        ~ Hank Willis Thomas


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    NW FILM CENTER ~ Whitsell Auditorium
    1219 SW Park Avenue
    Portland, Oregon 97205
    Info: 503-221-1156

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    London, UK

    August 1, 2019

    The Batty Mama, BlackOut UK & Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest

    Present

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    A Screening of
    James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket

    Honouring the Legacy of James Baldwin
    on the 95th Anniversary of his Birthday
    August 2, 1924

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    Peckhamplex Cinema
    London, 95A Rye Ln
    Peckham, London SE15 4ST
    United Kingdom

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    Concord, MA

    May 6 - 29, 2019

    The Concord Museum Presents




    Frederick Douglass Community Conversations

    Including Authors David Blight & Kellie Carter Jackson

             


    Closing Event on May 29 - A Screening of

    "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"
    with Filmmaker Karen Thorsen

    Free & Open to the Public
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    Gothenburg, Sweden

    March 30, 2019

    Göteborgs Konsthall Art Gallery



    Presents

    A Full-Day Immersion of James Baldwin
    Including Readings, Discussions

    Featuring Author Aleksander Motturi

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    And for the First Time in Sweden, a Public Screening of
    "James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket"

    Free & Open to the Public

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    New Haven, CT

    March 28, 2019

    Yale University



    Ethnicity, Race & Migration Presents

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    A Screening of
    James Baldwin:  The Price of the Ticket

    Followed by a Discussion with

    Director     Karen Thorsen
    &
    Professor Leah Mirakhor

    This Event is FREE & Open to the Public!

    Loria Center, Room 250
    190 York Street
    New Haven, CT 06511
    (203) 432-5116
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    New York City

    February 2, 2019

    The Metrograph Presents
    Hilton Als on James Baldwin

    Closing Night of a Three Part Series



    In conjunction with Hilton Als’ Exhibit at David Zwirner Gallery
    "God Made My Face:   A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin"

    Featuring the Complete Raw Footage from
    James Baldwin’s Funeral at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
    as shot by Greg Andrake and Bill Dill
    for “James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket”

    Discussion with Director Karen Thorsen & Hilton Als

    This Event is SOLD OUT
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    New York City

    January 10 - February 16, 2019

    David Zwirner Gallery Presents
    God Made My Face:  A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin

    Curated by Hilton Als


    James Baldwin, Harlem, New York c.1945 by Richard Avedon

    In conjunction with the Metrograph cinema screening of
    James Baldwin’s Funeral at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
    (See Feb 2nd Event Above)

    This exhibit features continuous playback of
    James Baldwin's performance of "O Precious Lord,"
    an a capella vocal recorded by David Linx, with
    piano accompaniment by Charles Darden, produced & recorded for
    James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
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    New York City

    November 1, 2018

    The James Baldwin Project is Proud to Present to

    Open Society Foundations



    A Screening of
    "James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket"

    As Part of Their Staff Initiative:

    "Diversity & Inclusion Campaign:  Starting the Conversation
    through the Power of Artistic Expression"

    This Event is Closed to the Public
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    UConn ~ Storrs, CT

    English and Africana Studies

    A James Baldwin - Themed English Course!



    A Prestigious, Semester-Long
    Undergraduate English Course
    At the University of Connecticut

    Presented by Dr. Shawn Salvant
    Associate Professor English and Africana Studies



    Filmmaker Karen Thorsen Will Present Excerpts
    from our New James Baldwin Digital Curriculum
    to spark student discussions on Baldwin.

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    Harlem, NY

    September 11, 2018


    Celebrate the New Release of
    the 1971 Children's Book

    "Little Man, Little Man"
    by James Baldwin

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    "Home to Harlem Talks" at the Schomburg Center

    Featuring a dialogue with
    Jacqueline Woodson
    and
    Aisha Karefa-Smart
    Tejan “TJ” Karefa-Smart
    Kia Corthron
    Jennifer DeVere Brody
    Nicholas Boggs

    FREE & Open to the Public

    Download the Cover Image HERE

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    Harlem, NY

    June 21, 2018


    VH+1 Trailblazer Honors



    Ryan Murphy
    James Baldwin
    ACLU
    Sybrina Fulton & Tracy Martin
    Parents of Trayvon Martin

    30 Years Ago, Our Film Celebrating Baldwin’s Life
    Opened with his Memorial Service at the
    Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
    Now, he is being honored there once again ...

    Appearances by
    Ricky Martin
    Bebe Rexha
    The Cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race
    and more

    The Show Features A Short Tribute
    from “James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket”






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    - The New School -

  • 2 5 th   A n n i v e r s i t y   S c r e e n i n g
    O f   t h e   N e w l y   R e s t o r e d   V e r s i o n
  • Wednesday, November 12, 6:30 PM

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    >>  More Than 350 People Attended
    Including Executive Producer Albert Maysles, Baldwin Biographer
    David Leeming and Family Members Helen Baldwin & Trevor Baldwin!
  • >> The 2K Restoration Looked Spectacular!
    Thanks to Tim Spitzer & Goldcrest Post, Also In Attendance
  • Above:  David Baldwin tries to sum up his brother's life.

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    >>  Watch Video of the Q&A Session
    with Karen Thorsen, Michelle Manterre and Ricardo Montez!

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  • John L. Tishman Auditorium, University Center
  • 63 Fifth Avenue, Room U100, New York, NY 10003
  • Followed by Q&A with filmmaker Karen Thorsen and Ricardo Montez,
    Assistant Professor of Performance Studies, Humanities Department,
    the School of Undergraduate Studies, The New School.
  • Moderated by Michelle Materre, Assistant Professor,
    School of Media Studies at The New School
    Curator/Producer, Creatively Speaking Film Series.
  • Free Admission
  • Visit The New School Site!

    • The New School Presents the 25th Anniversary Special Screening of James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket, the newly restored HD version of the original 16mm film


    The Film's Restoration was made at Goldcrest Post, with Support From The Ford Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, Maysles Documentary Center, Joanne and Stan Marder

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    Remembering Michelle Materre

    March 11, 2022

    Educator/Curator/Producer Creatively Speaking Film Series

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  • Michelle Hosting the Premiere of Our HD Restoration "Price of the Ticket"
    at The New School, November 2014
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    - National Gallery of Art-

  • S a v i n g   t h e   B a l d w i n   F i l m
    In Washington, D.C
  • October 12, 2014
  • A Rousing, Free Admission, Standing Room-Only Event
    Over 200 People Had to be Turned Away!**
  • ** Additional Programs Added
    on November 30
  • The Filmmakers Described their Restoration Efforts and
    James Baldwin's niece, Aisha Karefa-Smart, Spoke
    about Jimmy's Continuing Relevance
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  • Aisha Karefa-Smart, Baldwin's Niece, with Filmmaker Karen Thorsen
    • Aisha Karefa-Smart, James Baldwin's niece, with filmmaker Karen Thorsen at the National Gallery of Art presentation
  • Video of the Program Now Online!
    w/Closed Captioning

    www.nga.gov
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