‘THE FOREIGNER'S HOME - Rian Brown & Geoff Pingree’

The Foreigner's Home explores Toni Morrison's artistic and intellectual vision through "The Foreigner's Home" her 2006 exhibition at the Louvre. Through exclusive footage of Morrison in dialogue with artists, along with extensive archival footage, music, and photographs, the film presents a series of candid and incisive exchanges about race, identity, "foreignness," and the redemptive power of art.
The screening will be preceded by a poetry performance of Aru Lee.

Rian Brown is an independent filmmaker, visual artist, and Associate Professor of Cinema Studies at Oberlin College. She grew up in Boston, studied visual art at Massachusetts College of Art and received her Masters of Fine Arts in film from the University of California, San Diego. Brown’s work spans a variety of filmm genres, including experimental, animation, documentary, and video installation. For the past two decades she has written, produced and directed many short films. Reflecting Brown’s background in painting and cinematography her films employ visually dynamic imagery, hand-painted animation, and experimental techniques.