{"id":2441,"date":"2026-10-16T16:17:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T16:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saic.edu\/blackharvestfest\/?p=2441"},"modified":"2026-10-16T16:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T16:17:50","slug":"black-harvest-closing-night-solomon-northups-odyssey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saic.edu\/blackharvestfest\/black-harvest-closing-night-solomon-northups-odyssey\/","title":{"rendered":"BLACK HARVEST CLOSING NIGHT: SOLOMON NORTHUP&#8217;S ODYSSEY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-background has-link-color\" style=\"color:#63bc4b;background-color:#29361b\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>BLACK HARVEST SPECIAL PRESENTATION<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1984, dir. Gordon Parks<br>USA, 118 min.<br>In English | Format: New 4K Restoration<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>November 15 <\/strong>| Adapted from Solomon Northup&#8217;s landmark 1853 autobiography <em>Twelve Years a Slave<\/em>, Gordon Parks&#8217; powerful historical drama follows Northup, a free Black musician from Saratoga, New York, who is deceived, kidnapped, and sold into chattel slavery in 1841. Stripped of his freedom, family, and identity, Northup endures twelve years of unimaginable brutality while refusing to surrender his dignity, artistry, or hope. One of Parks&#8217; most ambitious cinematic achievements, SOLOMON NORTHUP&#8217;S ODYSSEY stands as a vital work of Black film history and a profound meditation on survival, resistance, and the enduring pursuit of freedom. Film preservation organization IndieCollect scanned the original camera negative and did extensive color correction in consultation with DP Hiro Narita. Black Harvest is honored to present the film as the festival&#8217;s Closing Night presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em>New 4K Restoration by IndieCollect<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:filmcenter@saic.edu\">filmcenter@saic.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">SHOWTIMES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 6:00 P.M.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.siskelfilmcenter.org\/websales\/pages\/info.aspx?evtinfo=663662~ef05d4ab-1dd9-4ff9-b890-253257a1931d&amp;\">ORDER TICKETS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 6:00 P.M. | Adapted from Solomon Northup&#8217;s landmark 1853 autobiography &#8216;Twelve Years a Slave,&#8217; Gordon Parks&#8217; powerful historical drama follows Northup, a free Black musician from Saratoga, New York, who is deceived, kidnapped, and sold into chattel slavery in 1841.  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