Knight Made in MIA Short Film Award. Paired with the Feature Film ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI

Filmmaker Gaspar González will attend the screening in person and participate in a Q&A with the audience following the screening of A Date, with History.

In December 1955, a brief news item in a national publication reported the arrest of a Black woman and a white man at a Miami motel. They were arrested for vagrancy, at the time a vague charge wielded by police against activity deemed undesirable — in this instance two people meeting, likely for sex, in violation of the city’s strict segregation laws. Delving into the case, the filmmakers uncover the personal stories of the two protagonists and show that, far from a footnote, the episode provides an unexpected glimpse into the era’s complex social history.

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Gaspar González has produced and directed documentary programming for PBS, the BBC, ESPN, and others. His work has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Telly Awards, the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards, and AFI Docs.

Supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

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