The Screening Room

Visit LaVilla, Durkeeville, Kingsley Plantation, American Beach and other African American heritage sites in Jacksonville with filmmaker Nola D. Oracle.

Embracing Dyslexia is a documentary film that helps educators and parents better understand dyslexia in order to give students a chance at success.

Watch and discuss an award-winning film on the transformative power of modern graffiti art, set against the resurgence of Hawaiian language and culture.

In the U.S., women are vastly underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) fields, holding under 25% of STEM jobs and a disproportionately low share of STEM undergraduate degrees. Watch the award-winning documentary film series Great Unsung Women in Computing at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, at the Main Library. The screening will be followed by a presentation and Q&A with local engineer and designer, Ania Wilson.

There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues chronicles the rich history of Black baseball and examines the re-integration of the game. Narrated by James Earl Jones, this hour long documentary, produced by Refocus Digital Media, LLC, features interviews with baseball Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, James ‘Cool Papa’ Bell, Buck Leonard, Judy Johnson, Monte Irvin and Ray Dandridge. Watch and discuss on Tuesday, February 25 at Highlands Library with Armand Rosamilia.