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The Language You Cry In: Film Screening & Conversation
Thu, Jul 02
|JustBook-ish
Connecting with Our Ancestral Lineages is a creative series curated by Beya Jiménez. Join us for a special community screening of "The Language You Cry In" as we gather days before the United States marks its 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.
Time & Location
Jul 02, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
JustBook-ish, 1463 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA 02122, USA
Guests
About the event
Connecting with Our Ancestral Lineages is a creative series curated by Beya Jiménez. Join us for a special community screening of The Language You Cry In as we gather days before the United States marks its 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.
As part of Connecting with Our Ancestral Lineages, a creative series curated by Beya Jiménez, join us for a special community screening of The Language You Cry In on Thursday, July 2, from 6–8 PM.
This powerful documentary traces the remarkable preservation of an African song carried across generations by the Gullah community of the American South, illuminating the enduring connections between memory, language, displacement, and ancestral knowledge.
Taking place just days before the United States marks its 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, this gathering creates space to reflect on the histories, voices, and cultural inheritances that have shaped this country beyond its official narratives — honoring the…
