Booklist writes: "... a vibrant, inspiring, personal portrait of an artist who possesses the desire to help people find their inner child."
Film Screening: I Know a Man...Ashley Bryan (a documentary by Richard Kane)
The film "I Know a Man ... Ashley Bryan" (57 min., 2016) has been selected for 15 film festivals worldwide, the latest in South Africa. The film is about this 95-year-old poet/artist who skips and jumps in his heart like a child. He is a poet/illustrator of over 50 published children's books, and makes magical puppets and sea glass windows from found objects inspired by his African heritage. The film explores his world from the time his father “was given the mop and the broom”, (a reference to Gordon Parks photograph, American Gothic).
"I Know a Man ... Ashley Bryan" is said by some to be an antidote to the hatred, racism and division that our country is experiencing.
Film's trailer: www.vimeo.com/ondemand/ashleybryan
Film's website: www.ashleybryanfilms.org
AGE GROUP: | Teens (12-18 years) | Adults (19 and up) |
EVENT TYPE: | Movies | Books, Authors, & Writing |
TAGS: | poetry | documentary | books, authors & writing | Books | Ashley Bryan Film | Art | African heritage |
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