CANDACE ALLEN
Acclaimed Screenwriter and Author of Valiada
DATE: Thursday, October 13, 2005
TIME: 4:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: : Center for the Study of Race, Politics, & Culture, 5733 S. University, Chicago.
Candace Allen received her BA from Harvard before attending the New York University School of Film and Television and becoming the first African-American female member of the Directors Guild of America. She has worked as a screenwriter, assistant director, and producer in Hollywood for nearly 20 years.
Her talk is titled, “An African-American Entertainer Encounters the World: Readings from the Novel Valaida.”
Reception to follow.
Persons with a disability who believe they may need assistance, please contact David Ferguson, the workshop coordinator, at (773) 834-8737.
