Cinematographer, George Silano to Screen Rare, Historical Lost Footage in Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: A Personal Portrait at Gateway Community College

Cinematographer, George Silano to Screen Rare, Historical Lost Footage in

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: A Personal Portrait at Gateway Community College

WHAT: Gateway Community College (GCC) will host a special screening of exclusive, lost footage from a December of 1965 filming of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta in their Atlanta home. The film, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: A Personal Portrait, was taken during an interview with King over the course of a week just after he received the Nobel Peace Prize, and sat unused for decades. The rarely seen, 60 minute interview shows Dr. King in a more intimate light, speaking candidly about his position, the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, and in conversation with his wife Coretta. Silano premiered the film held a year ago at the Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton and has limited public viewings since.

WHEN:  Tuesday, February 11, 2014 from 2pm-3pm Gateway Community College Community Room (N100).

Free and open to the public through the generosity of the Esther Haseltine Schiavone Cultural Fund and the GCC Campus Activities Board

WHO: George Silano, cinematographer, North Haven resident, and the only surviving member of the film crew, will speak about the filming, Dr. King's interview and his experiences on the film crew.