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Uptight

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Director: Jules Dassin Run Time: 104 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1968

Starring: Frank Silvera, Julian Mayfield, Raymond St. Jacques, Roscoe Lee Browne, Ruby Dee

Set against the backdrop of a community mourning the recent MLK assassination, Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.

*Join us on Sunday, February 22, following the 4:25 PM screening, for a post-film discussion with panelists Felix Curtis, curator of the Classic Black Cinema Series; Tre’ McGriff, curator of the CineOdyssey Animation Festival; and Tina Marshall, founder of the Black Abortion Defense League (BADL) and a lead organizer for Black Nonbelievers of Charlotte.

This conversation will be moderated by de’Angelo Dia, Director of Education & Community Engagement (IPH).

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