Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am: Documentary Screening and Director's Q&A

TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM offers an artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the legendary storyteller and Nobel prize-winner. Ms. MORRISON REFLECTS ON HER LIFELONG DECONSTRUCTION OF THE MASTER NARRATIVE. Woven together with a rich collection of art, history, literature and personality, the film includes discussions about her many critically acclaimed works, including novels _The Bluest Eye_, _Sula_ and _Song of Solomon_, her role as an editor of iconic African-American literature and her time teaching at Princeton University.Greenfield-Sanders’ DOCUMENTARY ALSO FEATURES INTERVIEWS WITH HILTON ALS, Angela Davis, Fran Lebowitz, Walter Mosley, Sonia Sanchez and Oprah Winfrey, who turned MORRISON’s novel _Beloved_ into a feature film. Timothy Greenfield-Sanders has achieved critical acclaim photographing world leaders and major cultural figures. His photographs are in many permanent museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art, the National Portrait Gallery, the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Brooklyn Museum. Photo credits: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders ------------------------- TICKETS PURCHASE POLICY Queens Public Library programs are free to the public. In order to make the programs available to the most number of people we are limiting general admission free tickets to 2 per individual.  Multiple orders per individual are not allowed and will be cancelled. This policy ensures that no-shows are reduced and tickets are available to the most number of people.