Film Falmouth: Toni Morrison - The Pieces I Am (POSTPONED)

***This screening has been POSTPONED (FUTURE DATE TBD) in response to the public health recommendations regarding COVID-19.***

TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM
Feature Documentary by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

ABOUT THE FILM
An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the legendary storyteller and Nobel prize-winner. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio, to ʼ70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room — Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own literature. Inspired to write because no one took a “little black girl” seriously, Morrison reflects on her lifelong deconstruction of the master narrative. Woven together with a rich collection of art, history, literature and personality, the film includes discussions about her many critically acclaimed works, her role as an editor of iconic African-American literature and her time teaching at Princeton University. Featuring interviews with Hilton Als, Angela Davis, Fran Lebowitz, Walter Mosley, Sonia Sanchez and Oprah Winfrey. (USA • 2019, 120 min.)

ABOUT FILM FALMOUTH
Now in its fifth year, Film Falmouth is a monthly series of independent film presented by the Woods Hole Film Festival at Falmouth Academy. Screenings are held at Falmouth Academy in Morse Hall and the Simon Center for the Arts, located at 7 Highfield Drive, Falmouth.