Film Screening and Guest Lecture with Director Fred Kuwornu

Friday, February 21st at 5:00 PM
Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering,

Building 8, Room: 123

The World Languages & Cultures Department, in collaboration with the Art & Design Department of Cal Poly, will present a screening of We Were Here – The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe, followed by a guest lecture by award-winning filmmaker Fred Kuwornu. Attendance is free and open to the public. 

We Were Here – The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe examines the overlooked presence of African and Black individuals in Renaissance Europe and their depiction in masterpieces by some of the era’s most celebrated artists, raising critical questions.