The Fairfield Foundation, in partnership with Seltzer Film & Video and the Contraband Historical Society, will hold a community event featuring acclaimed filmmaker and director Laura Seltzer-Duny. The event is free and open to the public, taking place at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 19 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), at the Fine Arts Museum of Gloucester, 6894 Main Street, Gloucester. While admission is free, interested persons are encouraged to RSVP to assist with planning. Email Sara Lewis at the Fairfield Foundation (sara@fairfieldfoundation.org) to reserve a spot or for more information. This event will offer behind-the-scenes insights into Seltzer-Duny’s upcoming documentary, “The Gate: The Story of America’s First Contraband Community,” which follows her journey to unite black and white descendants, explores the historic Brooks Cemetery in Mathews, and reveals the untold story of the first contraband families. The Gate is a descendant-led PBS documentary and educational program init...
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