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Lessons of the Hour (12*) ScreenTalk with Sir Isaac Julien, Book Signing + Reception

Experiments in Film

,Cinema 1
An art installation

This event celebrates Isaac Julien for winning the Kraszna-Krausz Moving Image Book Award, for Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour – Frederick Douglass, and his work around Frederick Douglass.

We will present the artist's filmic reflection on Frederick Douglass, Lessons of the Hour (2019) followed by a conversation with Isaac Julien, before a book signing and reception.

Across his film and his recent publication, Isaac Julien has explored the life of Frederick Douglass, a visionary African American writer, abolitionist, and a man who transcended his era.

Lessons of the Hour (2019) is a poetic exploration of Douglass' life and legacy, inviting you to contemplate his essence and its enduring connection to our contemporary world. Joining Isaac Julien will be writer and professor at University of Edinburgh Celeste-Marie Bernier, collaborator on Lessons of the Hour (2019) artwork and one of the contributors to the book, and writer and professor at University of Oxford Cora Gilroy-Ware, who co-edited the publication with Isaac Julien.

Tagged with: Cinema Experiments in Film

Organised in collaboration with the Kraszna-Krausz Foundation.

Event runtime: 90 minutes.

Image credit: Installation View, Isaac Julien, Lessons of the Hour - Frederick Douglass, Gagosian, London

Cinema 1

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.