COLUMBUS, Ind. — The University Library at IUPUC will host a screening of the 40-minute, mini-documentary film “Crossroads Stories,” at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the lecture hall at the Columbus Learning Center as part of a program titled “Communities at a Crossroads,” which examines race in small town America.
The film was written and produced by Columbus native Alyse Tucker Bounds, who will be on hand to answer questions after the screening. The event is free and open to the public.
“Crossroads Stories” explores the intersection of race and Midwest living, through a series of interviews with community members in Columbus, who tell an overarching story of what it is like to be Black in predominantly white spaces.
Through an emotional yet hopeful exposition, these Black community members highlight the racial disparities that exist in what is often referred to as “small-town America.”
The film, which aims to start the conversation about race in small towns and how we can continue to make our cities better, safer places for everyone to live, has received acclaim after showings at the Amplify Film Festival, NAACP Bartholomew County’s Juneteenth Celebration and the 2021 Heartland Film Festival.
The program will begin with a map-based presentation by the head of the Division of Liberal Arts at IUPUC, George Towers, providing context on the extent of racial segregation in Indiana.
