Sunday Nov 24

Storey's Field Centre

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Time: 2:30-4:30pm

Tickets: FREE entry (advanced booking advisable)

Seated

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Released by Netflix in 2015  this is a biographical documentary film about Nina Simone directed by Liz Garbus and was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 88th Academy Awards. The documentary chronicles the life of American singer Nina Simone, who became a civil rights activist and moved to Liberia following the turbulence of the 1960s. The documentary combines previously unreleased archival footage and interviews with Simone's daughter and friends. The title of the film was taken from a Maya Angelou quote.

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