12:30 PM
The Short Films of Raven Johnson
One of the leading figures of Minnesota cinema, Raven’s films reflect a rare portrayal of intimate and nuanced Black experiences in the midwest. This retrospective of short films celebrates the brilliance and vision of a distinctive filmmaker carving narrative paths in Minnesota history and beyond.
Q&A after the screening with the filmmaker.
One of the leading figures of Minnesota cinema, Raven’s films reflect a rare portrayal of intimate and nuanced Black experiences in the midwest. This retrospective of short films celebrates the brilliance and vision of a distinctive filmmaker carving narrative paths in Minnesota history and beyond.
Q&A after the screening with the filmmaker.
LOCATION
BODEGA - MAIN SCREENING ROOM
Raven Johnson is a Liberian-American filmmaker from Minnesota. Her work explores the realities of Black experiences in predominantly White spaces around the midwest. Raven is an assistant professor of Moving Images at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. She is a 2023-2025 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow, a 2023 McKnight Artist Fellow, and a 2022 SFFILM and Kenneth Rainin Fellow. Raven received her MFA from NYU Tisch and is in development on her debut feature which has already received support from SFFILM and the Kenneth Rainin Foundation.