For Immediate Release
August 24, 2015
Contact: Chris Zaccaro
chris.zaccaro@cga.ct.gov
(860) 246-1553 ext. 116
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with the film screening starting promptly at 7 p.m. The Q&A session will begin around 8 p.m., with the event ending by 9 p.m.
HARTFORD, CT - Marcus Rediker gave the world a new way to look at Connecticut’s Amistad story. Often told as a tale of court cases and American abolitionists, Rediker reminds us that the Amistad captives - the men and children at the heart of the story - earned their own freedom by applying civic and leadership skills honed in Africa and used in tandem with American supporters.
Now, Rediker’s powerful book, The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom, has a companion piece in a prize-winning documentary film.
On the evening of September 16, Connecticut’s Old State House will welcome writer, producer and University of Pittsburgh professor Marcus Rediker for a special Q&A session and screening of Ghosts of Amistad: In the Footsteps of the Rebels.
Director Tony Buba’s Ghosts of Amistad chronicles a 2013 journey to Sierra Leone where Rediker
interviewed village elders about the local memory of the famous 1839 Amistad Rebellions and searched for the long-lost ruins of the Lomboko slave trading factory where the Amistad captives were held prior to their Atlantic voyage.
interviewed village elders about the local memory of the famous 1839 Amistad Rebellions and searched for the long-lost ruins of the Lomboko slave trading factory where the Amistad captives were held prior to their Atlantic voyage.
The film screening will take place in the Courtroom of Connecticut’s Old State House, the very same room in which the Amistad men and children made their first court appearance during the Amistad
trials. Rediker will introduce the film and take part in a Q&A session where audience members can ask questions and share their feedback on his book, the film and our local memory of the Amistad Rebellion and trials. This event is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with the film screening starting promptly at 7 p.m. The Q&A session will begin around 8 p.m., with the event ending by 9 p.m.
Registration for this event is encouraged, but not required. You can register here.
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