In Conversation with John Akomfrah and Sherrilyn Ifill

A powerful and timely conversation between artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah and Sherrilyn Ifill, civil rights lawyer and founding director of the 14th Amendment Center for Law & Democracy at the Howard University School of Law.

Akomfrah’s newly created multi-channel film installation, which brings together multiple perspectives of young activists during the U.S. Civil Rights movement of the 1960s to raise issues related to memory and social change, debuts at the Baltimore Museum of Art November 16, 2025, through February 1, 2026.

Akomfrah and Ifill delve into the artistic and political dimensions of the work and examine how film can bear witness to the past while speaking urgently to the present and our shifting cultural landscape.

This event will include ASL interpretation and live captioning by Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services. The auditorium is wheelchair accessible and assistive listening devices are available. Please see Accessibility at the BMA for additional resources to support your visit.