TFFA presents "Oscar Micheaux" & "Within Our Gates" March 22 at The Last Picture House


Truth First Film Alliance, Inc is proud to join with Azubuike AfricanAmerican Council for the Arts, Friends of MLK, Inc., and the NAACP Chapter 3268B to present the documentary “Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking” at The Last Picture House, 325 E. 2nd Street, Davenport, IA on Sunday, March 22 at 2 p.m. 

A post-screening discussion with a special speaker will follow the documentary. Micheaux’s rare 1920 silent film “Within our Gates” will screen at 4:15 p.m. in the small theater--seating is first come first served. The event is FREE to the public.

This film program is sponsored by 








Truth First Film Alliance, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports and encourages the production and exhibition of documentary films, and narrative films based on true stories, through public presentations and educational programs in the Quad Cities region. For more information, visit TruthFirstFilmAlliance.org. 


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