Stories of Black Brilliance: Crooklyn (Film Screening)

Library events are always free to the public and you do not need a library card to attend! 

The Farmington Community Library has two locations. This event will be held in the Meeting Room at the FCL Farmington location at 23500 Liberty Street, Farmington, MI, 48335. 

Registration Required

Join us in celebrating Black History Month with a special screening of Spike Lee’s semi-autobiographical film Crooklyn (1994).

Before the film, the Alpha Gamma Omicron Omega Chapter serving Farmington and Farmington Hills has invited DeLashea Strawder, the Executive Director for Mosaic Youth Theatre. Ms. Strawder (along with a few members of the Mosaic Youth Theatre), to provide information on the power of representation in art and media, exploring why it is essential for communities to see themselves reflected in the stories we watch and read. 

Synopsis: "As her teacher mother, Carolyn (Alfre Woodard), and her jazz musician father, Woody (Delroy Lindo), worry over monthly bills, grade-schooler student Troy Carmichael (Zelda Harris) banters and bonds with her four brothers. Against her will, Troy is sent to her aunt's southern home for a summer visit, but when she returns to her bustling Brooklyn neighborhood, she learns that a family member is gravely ill. Already mature, Troy is forced to face to some very grown-up facts about life and loss." (Genre: Comedy-Drama; Language: English; Run time: 1 hr. & 54 mins; Rated: PG-13 for language and drug content).