Director Stanley Nelson Visits Madison

February 8, 2016 Jonna Mayberry Leave a Comment

Director Stanley Nelson’s work – which includes impactful American Experience documentaries Freedom Summer and Freedom Riders, and the unprecedented upcoming documentary The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution  – is important, unrivaled and prolific.

In advance of the Feb. 16 nationwide premiere of The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, the first feature-length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party in detail, Nelson is taking time out of his busy schedule to visit Madison this week.

While in Madison, Nelson will attend a free screening  at the Madison Central Library, sit down with Wisconsin Public Television Director’s Cut host Pete Schwaba for an exclusive interview about his film, and appear Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 3:15 p.m. on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Central Time.

Needless to say, everyone at WPT is excited to welcome Nelson to the studios, and we hope that you can take advantage of the opportunity to meet this prolific director while he’s here or tune in to one of his interviews. Check out the details of Nelson’s screening and appearances below, and mark your calendars for the premieres of Director’s Cut: Stanley Nelson and The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution Feb. 16 on WPT.

Screening of The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution and Conversation With Stanley Nelson

6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9
Madison Central Library, Meeting Rooms 310 and 302
201 W. Mifflin St.
Free and open to the public.
Presented by Wisconsin Public Television, the Madison Central Library and Indie Lens’ Pop-Up.

Stanley Nelson on WPR’s Central Time

Television Premieres

Director’s Cut: Stanley Nelson 
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 on WPT

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 on WPT

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