EventsScreening#835

Driving the Green Book (2023)

Produced by Alvin Hall, Mike De Caro, and Saro Varjabedian

Monday, June 19, 2023 12 a.m. Eastern / 9 p.m. Pacific

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In this Talk

Broadcaster and author Alvin Hall and his two young mentees Chrissy and Jaron travel across Long Island (NY) looking for locations once listed in The Negro Motorist Green Book. They retrieve hidden stories about how Black travelers endured segregation during the years the Green Book was published (1936 - 1967) while also uncovering new subtle ways in which the issues continue today. Location after location, our road-trippers create an exciting, emotional and inspiring travelogue.

Alvin Hall

A photo of Alvin Hall on The Brooklyn Rail's New Social Environment
Alvin Hall is an award-winning broadcaster, best-selling author, and financial educator. Alvin created, produced, and hosted the podcast series, Driving the Green Book by Macmillan Podcasts, which received the 2021 Ambie Award for the “Best History Podcast” and the 2021 New York Festivals Gold Award for "Best Narrative Documentary Podcast." His book, also called Driving the Green Book, was published by HarperOne (January 2023). His work in radio includes The Green Book (BBC Radio 4), Alvin Hall Goes Back to School (The Takeaway, PRI with WNYC, winner of a New York Association of Black Journalists), and Who Sold the Soul? (BBC Radio 4, winner of a Radio Academy Bronze Award,). He has authored a number of best sellers, and has also appeared on NPR’s The Moth.

    Mike De Caro

    A photo of Mike De Caro on The Brooklyn Rail's New Social Environment
    After graduating in History at the University of Rome, Mike De Caro embraced Cinema and came to America where he studied Film at Columbia University. He directed and produced several narrative and documentary projects that had the privileged to screen in prestigious festivals like SXSW, Slamdance, Telluride, Aspen and more. Today De Caro works for New Heritage Films, a production company and arts organization based in Harlem, focused in making projects about the enhancement of minorities and understanding and overcoming socioeconomic injustice in America.

      Saro Varjabedian

      A photo of Saro Varjabedian on The Brooklyn Rail's New Social Environment
      Saro Varjabedian is an award-winning filmmaker. As a cinematographer, he has photographed several feature films and documentaries, including Me To Play, which screened at the 2021 Slamdance film festival. In 2018, he was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2018 Lebanese Movie Awards for his work on The Traveler. As a director, Saro has directed several short films, two feature films and a TV Pilot. His first narrative feature Respite is currently available on most VOD platforms and he has recently wrapped productions on his second feature film entitled Harvest which is an indie dramatic horror film. Saro is a Columbia MFA Graduate and has taught cinematography and directing at New York Film Academy.

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