Dedicated to democracy: Filmmaker Kevin Jerome Everson discusses documentary ‘Tonsler Park’
On Thursday night, the Department of Art & Art History hosted a film screening of “Tonsler Park” (2017), followed by a discussion with filmmaker Kevin Jerome Everson, which was facilitated by film and media studies associate professor Pavle Levi. The black-and-white 16mm film portrays Black poll workers upholding the democratic process on Nov. 8, 2016 in Charlottesville, Va.
The documentary follows poll workers’ tedious and repetitive labor, highlighting their dedication to upholding civic duty
The documentary follows poll workers’ tedious and repetitive labor, highlighting their dedication to upholding civic duty