FRIDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2017 7PM- SCREENING, COCKTAILS, CONVERSATION
Renée Baker will screen along with the sound track from her adventurous Chicago Modern Orchestra Project ensemble as it performs her score from "race films" of the silent era: the Oscar Micheaux classic Body and Soul (1925) at Phantom Gallery Chicago on March 10, 2017- film starts at 7pm.
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| Body and Soul 1920 |
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| Within Our Gates, Film maker Oscar Micheaux |
Renée Baker on the challenges of scoring silent race films: This fall the musician will provide live accompaniment to two mid-1920s pictures.
