FREE SCREENING OF PBS FILM, HOMEGOINGS, AUGUST 27, 2013

__________________________________________       Join us for a free screening of the PBS film, Homegoings, followed by a discussion on the tradition, history, and celebrations of funerals.    HOMEGOINGS A Film by Christine Turner  Through the eyes of funeral director Isaiah Owens, the beauty and grace of African-American funerals are brought to life. Filmed at Owens Funeral Home in New York City's historic Harlem neighborhood, HOMEGOINGS takes an up-close look at the rarely seen world of undertaking in the black community, where funeral rites draw on a rich palette of tradition, history and celebration. Combining cinéma vérité with intimate interviews and archival photographs, the film paints a portrait of the dearly departed, their grieving families and a man who sends loved ones "home."   Tuesday, August 27, 2013 5:00 - 7:00 pm Cleveland Public Library MLK Jr. Branch 1962 Stokes Blvd. Cleveland, Ohio 44106    "HOMEGOINGS" THEATRICAL TRAILER