’How the Monuments Came Down’ documentary premieres June 10 at Maymont
6/10/2021, 6 p.m.
“How the Monuments Came Down,” a new documentary detailing Richmond’s long love affair with its Confederate monuments and the social justice movement last summer that resulted in most of them coming down, will premiere Thursday, June 10, at Maymont.
The film, produced by Hannah Ayers and Lance Warren of the Richmond-based Field Studio, tells the story of how the statues came to dominate and shape Richmond’s landscape and why people demanded they be taken down.
The film features historic and recent photographs and interviews with more than 30 people, including scholars, activists, history makers and descendants.
The documentary was funded by VPM and the Virginia Film Office and will air this summer on VPM. The premiere is being held in partnership with the Afrikana Film Festival, Maymont and The JXN Project. Tickets are $10 and will secure a pod that can accommodate up to four people on the Carriage House Lawn at Maymont, 1700 Hampton St.
Gates open at 7 p.m., with food trucks on hand from the Richmond Black Restaurant Experience. Music by Butcher Brown will begin at 7:30 p.m. The program will start at 8:30 p.m. with a pre-screening discussion by panelists followed by the 90-minute documentary.
In case of rain, the program will be held on Wednesday, June 23.
Attendees are asked to observe social distancing guidelines, wear a mask outside of their pod. Temperature checks will be conducted upon entry and sanitizing stations will be provided.
Tickets and details: www.eventbrite.com/e/film-premiere-how-the-monuments-came-down-tickets-154556377285
