From Screen to Square Film Screening: ‘Rising Hope’ The upcoming screening will be held Jan. 21 as part of W&L’s celebration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Assistant Professor of Law Maureen Edobor speaks on a panel during the Screen to Square Film Screening and Discussion.The DeLaney Center at Washington and Lee University will continue its Screen to Square film series at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, with a showing of the film “Rising Hope” in Stackhouse Theater located inside the Elrod Commons.
The film screening is the second in the 2025-26 series focused on the theme “Racial Adversity and Southern Resilience” and will be shown as part of W&L’s weeklong celebration of the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The screening is free and open to the public and includes drinks, pizza and dessert.
“Rising Hope” is a 2024 award-winning documentary about a small Mississippi Delta town where locals fight to break free from generational poverty and systemic racism. The documentary uses personal narratives to explore issues surrounding the state’s historically oppressive policies toward Black Mississippians, the massive employment loss following the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the devastating effects of defunding public education for consecutive generations.
Following the screening, the film’s director, Theo Avgerinos, will join Cora Jackson, Rev. Dr. Jason Coker and Roderious Phillips — a few of the movie’s subjects — for a panel and interactions with attendees.
The DeLaney Center is an interdisciplinary academic forum that promotes teaching and research on race and Southern identity. Visit the DeLaney Center website for updates on further Screen to Square film screenings, DeLaney Dialogues and other programming.
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