“Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts” Film at OMSI February 1, 2023

1945 Southeast Water Avenue,Portland OR 97214

01 February, 2023

Description

Join Comcast and OMSI to help kick off Black History Month! You're invited to a special screening of a one-hour documentary film, “Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts,” directed by Dru Holley of Vancouver, Washington, at OMSI's state-of-the-art Empirical Theater on February 1st, 2023 at 7:00 PM. The screening is free, with parking, and open to registered guests of Comcast, OMSI, partners, and the local communities. A fun reception with drinks and appetizers will be hosted at 6:00 PM prior to the screening. Director Dru Holley will be at the event to share and answer questions after the film. The Buffalo Soldiers—an African American regiment in the United States Army in the 19th century—fought military conflicts abroad and civil rights struggles at home. The film examines the profound and often-contradictory roles played in American history by The Buffalo Soldiers.  “The story of the Buffalo Soldiers involves historical complexities like race, class, power, colonialism, and western expansion,” said Holley. “Typically, these stories sometimes mention African-Americans but are seldom told with African-Americans as the central characters. This film focuses on these Black men, named and nameless, who were part of this complicated history of the American West.”