Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984-1992 (2012) Directed by Dagmar Schultz Monday - March 18 - 7:00 p.m. Audre Lorde wrote, “I am defined as other in every group I’m part of.” Lorde’s recognition of her own marginalized state deeply influenced her work as a poet and activist. This film chronicles her fight to bring a sense of community--and with it a sense of liberation and freedom--to Afro-German women. Her profound work on racism, classism, homophobia, and xenophobia in Germany during this time period effected incredible change. Through Lorde’s efforts, the understanding held by Afro-Germans of their place in society and political empowerment was forever altered. Dagmar Schultz is scheduled to be present. (DigiBeta. 81 min. Not Rated.) Jorgensen Lecture with Dr. Marion Kraft Monday - March 18 - 3:00 p.m. Dr. Marion Kraft, Afro-German scholar and translator, will discuss her role in Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984-1992 and Lorde’s influence on the German Black and Feminist Movements. This series is sponsored by the Black Film Center/Archive, Film and Media Studies, American Studies, Creative Writing Program, Department of Gender Studies, African American & African Diaspora Studies, The Kinsey Institute, Germanic Studies Department, and IU Cinema. Special thanks to the National Film Preservation Foundation. Screenings are free, but ticketed. Rainbow Black: Poet Sarah W. Fabio (1976) Directed by Cheryl Fabio In Motion: Amiri Baraka (1983) Directed by St. Clair Bourne Monday - April 22 - 7:00 p.m. Sarah Fabio, Mother of Black Studies, and Amiri Baraka, the most widely published Black writer of his time, have rightfully established themselves as pinnacles of the Black Arts Movement. Unique in their approaches, the documentaries Rainbow Black: Poet Sarah W. Fabio and In Motion: Amiri Baraka take intimate looks at the daily struggles and revelations of these two iconic Black poets working toward “artistic beauty and social justice” in an era of social upheaval. Cheryl Fabio is scheduled to be present. (16mm and DigiBeta. 90 min. total. Not Rated.) cinema.indiana.edu A Change is Gonna Come 45