Tuesday, April 18
Leipzig, Germany
"Native Cinema" – "Searching for Sequoyah" Film Showing
Join us as we come together at the Albertina to watch the film "Searching for Sequoyah" (2021). This 57 minute film chronicles the life and accomplishments of the legendary 19th century Cherokee visionary, Sequoyah (George Guess), through the oral stories of five modern day Sequoyah descendants. While much is known about Sequoyah's Cherokee writing system or syllabary, very little is known about the man himself. How did this illiterate Cherokee invent a writing system that transformed the future of his people? From Tuskegee, Tennessee to Zaragoza, Mexico, Searching for Sequoyah takes viewers on a journey retracing his final quest to reunite his fellow Cherokees in Mexico, the mystery surrounding his death, and the legacy he left behind. The film will be accompanied by a short live introduction by Joshua Nelson as well as by the Custos America of the GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig Dr. Frank Usbeck. The showing of the film is part of the "Native Cinema" - Film Series at the Bibliotheca Albertina. Entrance is free.
WHEN
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 08:00 PM Berlin Time
WHERE
Bibliotheca Albertina
Beethovenstraße 6
Leipzig 04107
Germany
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CONTACT
Colleen Allen-Funk