THE DEBUTANTES

2024, dir. Contessa Gayles
USA, 96 min.
In English | Format: Digital

 

November 9 & 14 | An intergenerational group of Black women and girls take the debutante ball off the mantle of memory, bringing this long-lost tradition back to life in Canton, Ohio. As the first Black debutantes in a decade, they confront the ball’s legacy, redefining it and charting their own path forward.

Nominee: Best Documentary Feature, Tribeca Film Festival

This screening generously sponsored by Gallagher.


The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu

SHOWTIMES

Sat. Nov. 9, 2:00 p.m.
Thurs. Nov. 14, 6:00 p.m.