Angola Do You Hear Us? Film Screening and Discussion

A brown skinned woman sits in front of a mirror near a window, with arms on a table and cigarette smoke in the air.
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Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices From a Plantation Prison tells the story of playwright Liza Jessie Peterson, whose acclaimed play "The Peculiar Patriot" was shut down mid-performance at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as Angola Prison. The film examines how one woman's play challenged the country's largest plantation prison and impacted the incarcerated men long after the record of her visit was erased by the institution's administration.

The screening will be followed by an engaging conversation led by Professor Lumumba Bandele, helping audiences reflect on the insights shared by artists and organizers and connect those lessons to today’s justice movements.

This event is part 2 of Reimagining Justice through Art, the 2026 Community and Youth Organizing event series, hosted by the CUNY SPS Youth Studies program. The final event in the series is:

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