Film Screening: Familiar Faces/Unexpected Places: A Global African Diaspora by Sheila S. Walker

For the second event of the Black Indian Ocean Series, we will screen Sheila S. Walker’s documentary, Familiar Faces/Unexpected Places: A Global African Diaspora, that examines the continued presences and cultural practices of the African diaspora in the Americas and the Indian Ocean region. The conversation following the film will include Janelle Miller and Sheila S. Walker and will be moderated by Hiba Ali.


The Black Indian Ocean Series is funded by SAVAC and the Oregon Humanities Center’s Endowment for Public Outreach in the Arts, Sciences and Humanities.

The collage image was created from Sheila S. Walker’s Film: Familiar Faces/Unexpected Places: A Global African Diaspora