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From quirky figurines to a groundbreaking artist and powerful causes - these films take you on a journey filled with smiles, *sighs* and the best kind of tears - the ones that inspire change.
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Alma W. Thomas lived a life of firsts: the first Fine Arts graduate of Howard University (1924), the first Black woman to mount a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1972), and the first Black woman to have her paintings exhibited in the White House (2009). Yet she did not receive national attention until she was 80. “Miss Alma Thomas” is the first documentary film that explores Thomas’ incredible life through the lens of curators, art specialists, scholars, her family, and award-winning actress Alfre Woodard as the voice of Miss Thomas. Released in conjunction with a major four-city museum retrospective, thousands will have the opportunity to learn of her life, work, and continuing influence.
- Year2021
- Runtime20 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNevada Premiere
- DirectorCheri Gaulke
- ScreenwriterCheri Gaulke, Sue Maberry
- ProducerJon Gann, Kia Baskerville, Jacqueline Sage-Bennett
- CastAlfre Woodard
- EditorCheri Gaulke
- ComposerChari Glogovac-Smith
From quirky figurines to a groundbreaking artist and powerful causes - these films take you on a journey filled with smiles, *sighs* and the best kind of tears - the ones that inspire change.
*Viewing of this block is restricted to Nevada Residents Only*
Alma W. Thomas lived a life of firsts: the first Fine Arts graduate of Howard University (1924), the first Black woman to mount a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1972), and the first Black woman to have her paintings exhibited in the White House (2009). Yet she did not receive national attention until she was 80. “Miss Alma Thomas” is the first documentary film that explores Thomas’ incredible life through the lens of curators, art specialists, scholars, her family, and award-winning actress Alfre Woodard as the voice of Miss Thomas. Released in conjunction with a major four-city museum retrospective, thousands will have the opportunity to learn of her life, work, and continuing influence.
- Year2021
- Runtime20 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNevada Premiere
- DirectorCheri Gaulke
- ScreenwriterCheri Gaulke, Sue Maberry
- ProducerJon Gann, Kia Baskerville, Jacqueline Sage-Bennett
- CastAlfre Woodard
- EditorCheri Gaulke
- ComposerChari Glogovac-Smith