The Inventor — Atlanta Premiere (East Point City Hall)

2757 East Point Street,East Point GA 30344

17 September, 2022

Description

In Partnership with The City of East Point — Join us, for the Atlanta-area screening of The Inventor, a short film based on the life of Garrett Morgan, African American inventor of the gas mask and traffic signal. A talkback with the filmmakers will follow the screening. Garrett A. Morgan was a Cleveland-based, African-American inventor who most notably patented the three-signal traffic light and a precursor to the modern gas mask. Set in 1916, this short film explores the business and moral dilemma Garrett faced after he and his brother Frank used an invention of Garrett’s own making to rescue miners trapped in an underground inferno and were left out of the story entirely. Learn about the film via: http://InventorFilm.com.