WRC and MIC (free) Film-Screening of The Girls in the Band
WRC and MIC (free) Film-Screening of The Girls in the Band
By Florence Elizabeth Bacabac
For Diversity Week, the DSU Women's Resource Center and Multicultural Inclusion Center are partnering to show The Girls in the Band (free film-screening) on Monday, March 25th at 6 p.m. in Gardner Center Ballroom. EVERYONE is invited with FREE refreshments!
The Girls in the Band tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 30s to the present day. These incredibly talented women endured sexism, racism and diminished opportunities for decades, yet continued to persevere, inspire and elevate their talents in a field that seldom welcomed them. Today, there is a new breed of gifted young women taking their rightful place in the world of jazz, which can no longer deny their talents. A short trailer of the documentary may be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6XDjh8gRGg