The Black History Month Film Series returns to the Main Library every Sunday in February 2025. This free series is presented in partnership with UofL's HSC Office of Health Equity and Engagement and features a panel discussion led by UofL faculty following each film.
Parking and Accessibility
On-street and Library parking is free on Sundays. Limited handicapped parking is available on the York Street side next to the stairs (no ramp access), with more handicapped parking available on the 3rd & 4th Street sides of the library (ramps available).
Hearing loop technology is available for the hearing impaired. Sign language translators may be available by advanced reservation. Please call (502) 574-1623 to request.
American Fiction
Sunday, February 2, 1:30 PM
A novelist who is fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.
Rated R (1h 57m) | ©2023
Sound of Hope: The Story of Possom Trot
Sunday, February 9, 1:30 PM
The true story of Donna and Reverend WC Martin and their church in East Texas, in which 22 families adopted 77 children from the local foster system, igniting a movement for vulnerable children everywhere.
Rated PG-13 (2h 10m) | ©2024
Origin
Sunday, February 16, 1:30 PM
This film details the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.
Rated PG-13 (2h 21m) | ©2023
Kiki
Sunday, February 23, 1:30 PM
A group of LGBTQ youths of color unite to form a safe gathering space.
Unrated (1h 34m) | ©2016