Fruitvale StationTuesdays at the Gish Film Series: 2014-2015
Tuesday, February 24, 7:30 pm
(2013), U.S., 85 minutes, Director: Ryan Coogler
**Featuring a Q&A with Rev. Wanda Johnson, mother of Oscar Grant**
Introduction and Facilitation by Clitha Mason, American Culture Studies doctoral candidate
Oscar Grant died after being shot by a transit cop in at a BART station in Oakland, California. Videos of the incident were broadcast and posted online; protests and riots followed the shooting and the involuntary manslaughter verdict. This award winning film (Cannes, Sundance, elsewhere) starring Michael B. Jordan transforms the media spectacle into an event in a real person’s life by focusing on Oscar’s interactions with family and friends the day before he died.
Event organized by BGSU’s Department of Theatre and Film.
Rev. Grant’s visit is sponsored by Chapman Learning Community.