Milisuthando Bongela's 'Milisuthando' Film Screening and Q&A

February 26th
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
LPAC 101

Milisuthando directed by Milisuthando Bongela

Set in past and present South Africa, Milisuthando is a poetic coming-of-age personal essay documentary on love and what it means to become human in the context of race, explored through the memories of Milisuthando – who grew up during apartheid but didn't know it was happening until it was over. 

Just Art: BlackStar Selects

Aydelotte Foundation at Swarthmore College JustArt Spring 2025 Series in collaboration with BlackStar Projects Presents: 
BlackStar Selects
Shorts from Philadelphia’s Annual Festival of Films from the Global Majority Featuring Philadelphia Filmmaker Kristal Sotomayor’s Timely Finding Sanctuary

February 19, 7pm Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema

Through a blend of documentary, speculative fiction, and poetic storytelling, the films in this program explore the spaces—both tangible and spiritual—that our communities forge in resistance to systemic oppression. From roller rinks and basketball courts to dreams, community organizing and transformative awakenings, each film reveals the ways in which people reclaim their place, defy erasure, and envision new routes for emancipation.

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Christian Cooper Walks and Talks

Christian Cooper is the NY Times-bestselling author of Better Living Through Birding and an Emmy winner for his work on National Geographic's Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper. Cooper serves as a vice president of NYC Bird Alliance, where he advocates for greater, safer access to green spaces for all, with a focus on outreach to youth in underserved communities. A longtime activist on issues of racial justice and LGBTQ equality, Cooper combined his passions in the BLM short story "It's a Bird" from DC Comics. He continues to seek synergy at the intersections of storytelling, progressivism, and environmentalism.