all must decide how much of America to absorb, how much of Africa to hold on to

Free screening of PBS film ‘Brief Tender Light’, Feb. 29 in Rockland

Event Location: 

Rockland Public Library and Zoom

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Philip, a young Black man from Nigeria. (Photo courtesy Rockland Public Library)
Sante, a young Black woman from Tanzania, troubleshoots a circuit for an experiment in a lab at MIT. (Photo courtesy Rockland Public Library)
Sante at MIT. (Photo courtesy Rockland Public Library)

    ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents a screening of Brief Tender Light by Arthur Musah and Brook Sitgraves Turner on Thursday, Feb. 29, at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to all.

    A Ghanaian MIT alum follows four African students at his alma mater as they strive to become agents of change for their home countries of Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Over an intimate, nearly decade-long journey, all must decide how much of America to absorb, how much of Africa to hold on to, and how to reconcile teenage ideals with the truths they discover about the world and themselves.

    This event is a collaboration with the award-winning documentary series POV (www.pbs.org/pov).

    This program will be shown simultaneously in the library’s Community Room and via Zoom; the Rockland Public Library is located at 80 Union Street.

    For more information or for links to attend via Zoom, please email elewis@rocklandmaine.gov by 4 p.m. on February 29.

    Event Date: 

    Thu, 02/29/2024 - 6:00pm

    Event Location: 

    Rockland Public Library and Zoom

    Address: 

    80 Union Street
    Rockland, ME 04841
    United States

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