The Price of the Ticket Film Screening & Discussion with Director Karen Thorsen
Schedule
Tue, 04 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Johnson Center, GMU | Fairfax, VA
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This very special screening of The Price of the Ticket, the documentary by award-winning filmmaker Karen Thorsen, explores the life and legacy of James Baldwin. The event is brought to you by the Cheuse Center, the Baldwin100, and Film at Mason (CVPA)Following the screening, Karen Thorsen will be in conversation with Prof. Leeya Mehta and Dr. Keith Clark to discuss Baldwin’s legacy, the making of the documentary, and its continued relevance in today’s world.
About Karen Thorsen:
"Award-winning writer/filmmaker Karen Thorsen finds inspiration at the intersection of art and social justice. Her heroes are game-changers, the artist/activists who shape history; her films tell stories without narration, weaving first-person narratives with archival treasures.
Thorsen began as a writer. After graduating from Vassar College, with a year at the Sorbonne, she was an editor for Simon & Schuster, journalist for LIFE Magazine, and foreign correspondent for TIME. Screenwriting followed, then directing.
Her first feature-length documentary as Producer/Director was the award-winning JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET—with Co-Producers Bill Miles & Douglas K. Dempsey, Executive Producers Albert Maysles & Susan Lacy for PBS/American Masters. Widely considered a classic, the film has been honored in twenty-five countries … and is a centerpiece of Thorsen’s non-profit initiative, the JAMES BALDWIN PROJECT (JBP)."
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Where is it happening?
Johnson Center, GMU, STARBUCKS, Fairfax, VA 22030, United States,Fairfax, VirginiaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
