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DGA TO HOST CELEBRATION OF
BROWN vs. BOARD OF EDUCATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Sidney Poitier and director George Stevens, Jr.
to attend screening of 90 minute court sequence from
mini-series Separate But Equal
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| With Special Guests |
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George
Stevens, Jr
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Sidney
Poitier
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Joseph
H. Duff
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Robert
Markowitz
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| WHAT: |
In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court Decision, the Directors Guild of America invites you and a guest to a special screening of the riveting 90-minute court sequence from George Stevens, Jr.'s Separate But Equal.
The film, starring Sidney Poitier as Thurgood Marshall, won the Emmy for Outstanding Miniseries in 1991, and revealed the inner workings of a sharply divided Supreme Court as it wrestled to reach consensus for the ruling that would ignite a new civil rights movement nearly 100 years after the end of the civil war
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| WHEN: |
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
- VIP Reception: 6:30 pm
- Program: 7:30 pm
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| WHERE: |
DGA Headquarters
7920 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90046
- Screening: Theatre 2
- Reception: Atrium
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| WHO: |
Following the screening, director Robert Markowitz, Chair of the DGA Movies for Television Committee, will moderate a conversation with director/writer George Stevens, Jr. and civil rights attorney Joseph H. Duff. Special guests will include actor/director Sidney Poitier.
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This event is not open to the general public.
This alert is for media outlet information only.
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