Two downtown venues will be hosting film series in February as the Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art and the Florida Theatre begin their programs.
JMoMA will follow the success of its summer independent movie series with a month-long cinema celebration by black filmmakers from around the world.
Works include “Killer of Sheep,” a film by Charles Burnett which takes place in the Los Angeles ghetto in the 1970s, and Julie Dash’s 1991 film “Daughters of the Dust,” which focuses on a large African-American family and their Gullah heritage.
Films will be screened every Wednesday at 7 p.m. during Black History Month.
To complement the films, JMoMA is also hosting a Black Film Symposium Feb. 21 and 22. Dr. Manthia Diawara, chair of Africana Studies at New York University, is the keynote speaker and will present a lecture on his new documentary film.
The Florida Theatre will begin its winter film series Feb. 8 with “The Princess Bride.” Other films include Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” and the classic “Casablanca.” Films will be shown Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m.