Celebrating Black on Screen Talent: The Color Purple

A monumental movie for Black Cinema, The Color Purple is an epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie’s abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing “Mister” Albert Johnson (Danny Glover), things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. The Color Purple was nominated for 11 Oscars.

Celebrating Black on Screen Talent: The Color Purple, Tuesday 15th November*, 5.30pm to 8pm

Screenings take place throughout autummn at GWL and the Glasgow Film Theatre as part of the British Film Institute’s Black Star season, the UK’s biggest ever season of film and television dedicated to celebrating the range, versatility and power of black actors. Join us to celebrate black on screen talent through watching and discussing films with black female leads. We have selected films for a wide audience – feel good family films; films directed by black female filmmakers and some black cinema classics. We have also invited special guests enabling audiences to hear from emerging Scottish based black female filmmakers and musicians.

Find out about other films as part of this programme

Belle: Thursday 8th December*, 12pm to 2.30pm, Glasgow Women’s Library, £5/£3

Akeelah and the Bee: Saturday 29^th October, 11.30am to 1.30pm, Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose St, Glasgow G3 6RB, £5/Free with GFT Take two (Glasgow Young Scot or Kidz Card holders and an accompanying adult get in Free)

In partnership with GFT and Africa in Motion Film Festival. Funded by BFI.

Booking

This event is now fully booked. If you would like to have your name added to the waiting list please email emily.ilett@womenslibrary.org.uk with your name and mobile number, and specify how many tickets you would like. If tickets become available we will contact you.

This event is open to all and we prefer for tickets to be booked in advance whenever possible. This event costs £5 full price. Select the number of tickets you want to book below, or come in to the Library to book. We offer subsidised places for students, people on a low income, unemployed or those in receipt of benefit and Friends of GWL at £3 each. If you are eligible for a subsidised place select the subsidised ticket below, or come in to the Library to book.

If you have booked a place and are no longer able to attend please let us know so that we can make your place available to someone else.

*Please note these dates have changed from those in our printed programme.