SOMETHING IN THE WATER: AFROFUTURIST SHORT FILMS

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Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm

UTC-06:00

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FilmScene (at The Chauncey) | Iowa City, IA

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A Community Collaborations event presented in collaboration with The Iowa City Senior Center and The Center for Afrofuturist Studies, part of Parables of the Future: Black Future Fest.
Post-screening discussion with director Nateya Taylor
Both reverent and playful, this program of documentary, sci-fi and narrative shorts present imaginative responses to present day issues related to Black life.
(program to come)
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FilmScene (at The Chauncey), 404 E College St.,Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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