A film tribute to “The Very Public Art of Edythe Booth” by Mo Morris will be sneak previewed to celebrate Berkeley, California’s 5th Annual Edy Boone Dain this July. Edy is a self-taught artist, educator, activist and GREAT-GRANDMOTHER. The indefatigable “Edy” who has just turned 75 years old has been changing the neighborhood, if not the world one mural at a time and one child at a time. This year, however, tragically, she found herself confronted by the death of her nephew Eric Garner who succumbed and died to a choke hold and take down in Staten Island by New York City Police all captured on video.
The film, a 40 minute documentary, will be an invaluable resource for middle and high school teachers and will be the centerpiece of a robust community engagement campaign aimed at opening up dialogue about the value of art and art education, aging, sexism, race relations and community revitalization. The film opens up and you will be introduced to an elderly but energetic African American women working on several colorful murals alongside children and seniors. You will hear her say “You can’t change your beginnings, but you can sure put a nice, beautiful ending to the story.”
