Film–Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000, 91 minutes)

Through photographs, film clips, and interviews with the artist, his family, colleagues, and associates, this engaging documentary looks at the life and work of Gordon Parks. It is a revealing portrait of Parks as an artist, a family man, and as an observer and participant on the front lines of American history in the 20th century. Produced by Denzel Washington for HBO, the film was made to complement the traveling exhibition “Half Past Autumn: The Art of Gordon Parks,” a retrospective of Parks’s photography. Narrated by Alfre Woodard. Auditorium. Free. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime.