Private Screening: Rhythms of the Land with Gail Myers
& Jessica B. Harris

This event is now at capacity. RSVPs for this event are now closed.

Rhythms of the Land is a valentine to generations of Black farmers in the United States from the enslavement period to the present, whose intense love of the land and dedication to community enabled them to survive against overwhelming odds.

A large number of African American sharecroppers and tenant farmers migrated to the North after World Wars I and II for factory jobs. These are the stories of the people that remained on or returned to the land and continued the agrarian traditions passed down from their ancestors.

The film spotlights an array of farmers, rice growers, hog and dairy ranchers, sharecroppers, basket-weavers, shrimp farmers, vegetable farmers, and gardeners, each sharing their memorable stories for the first time.

Following the screening, filmmaker Gail Myers joins Jessica B. Harris for a fireside Q&A.

Please enter the Garden through the Mosholu Gate, 2950 Southern Blvd., Bronx NY, 10458, and check in at Ross Hall.

Please note: For free programs, we generally over-register to ensure a full house. Priority will be given to those who have registered in advance, though advance registration does not guarantee admission once the auditorium reaches capacity.