Oak Cliff Cultural Center in collaboration with the South Dallas Cultural Center will host a free screening of Jorge Perez Solano’s Black Mexicans/La Negrada, the first Mexican feature film about the Afro-Mexican community, filmed entirely with people from different towns around the Costa Chica in Oaxaca.
Following the film, a discussion surrounding multicultural experiences will be led by Marta M. Torres, Manager of Partnerships at Dallas Truth Racial Healing & Transformation. Panel participants are Dallas based artists Usama Khalid, Mylan Nguyen, and Andrea Tosten.
Moderator and Panelists
Marta Torres is the Manager of Partnerships and Transformation of Dallas Truth Racial Healing & Transformation. She also offers Racial Equity training for educators & digital organizing services. With a multidisciplinary background in Education. She received a Master of Arts in Art Education and Museum Studies from Caribbean University in 2016, and a Bachelor of Art in History from the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey in 2014, and will graduate in May 2022 with her Doctorates Degree in Education from Baylor University.
Usama khalid is an artist, chef, and pit master from Lahore, Pakistan. Raised in Dallas, Tx, he graduated from The university of Texas at Arlington in 2018 with a BFA, and a MFA from Southern Methodist University in 2021. His work is focused on community, immigrant identity, memory and food. He has shown work in several institutions and spaces around the metroplex, including the Dallas Museum of Art, the Oakcliff Cultural Center, and the Sweetpass Sculpture Park.
Born 1986 in Dallas, Texas, Mylan Nguyen is a Vietnamese/Mexican American artist. She received her BFA in Illustration from Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. She went on to study ceramics in Japan at Jic Ceramic Studio in Shibuya and Furuki in Mashiko, Japan. Currently she is an MFA candidate at Southern Methodist University (2021-2022).
Andrea Tosten is an artist, calligrapher and bookbinder. She has a Bachelor of Science in BioMedical Science from Texas A&M University and a Master of Liberal Arts in Museum Studies from the University of Oklahoma. Andrea has exhibited her work in venues across DFW including The Carillon Gallery at Tarrant County College and the African American Museum in Dallas, TX. She recently opened her solo exhibition Griffe at Cluley Projects in Dallas, TX.
Program Details
Running time of the film is 1 hour and 44 minutes.
Location: South Dallas Cultural Center (Black Box Theater), 3400 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75210
Date: Thursday, March 24, 2022
Program begins: 6pm
Film Start: 6:15pm
Film Ends: 7:45 pm
Discussion/Q & A: 7:50-8:30pm
Wrap-up: 8:30-8:45pm
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Price
- FREE!
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