OMG Studios and Minnesota Humanities Center Announce Their Latest Film “The Making of America” Will Premiere at the Minneapolis Institute of Art
The documentary film explores how Enlightenment-era systems of knowledge shaped what became the United States of America
OMG Studios and Minnesota Humanities Center are excited to announce the premiere of their latest film, “The Making of America,” to be held at the Minneapolis Institute of Art Pillsbury Theater on June 28. The premiere will include a film screening, post-screening panel discussion, and art exhibit. Directed by Monique Linder, and produced by OMG Studios in partnership with Minnesota Humanities Center, the film explores how Enlightenment-era systems of knowledge—art, science, architecture, and cartography—produced enduring frameworks for racial slavery, territorial extraction, and Indigenous dispossession in what became the United States of America. The film is the seventh in the Juneteenth Reckoning with Slavery film series from OMG Studios.
Quote from the Director, Monique Linder:
“After our last film about Reconstruction, I felt it was important that the next film go back to the very beginning, the making of America. This film really helps tie all the pieces in the Juneteenth Reckoning with Slavery film series together in a significant way. I’m looking forward to sharing it with others.”
WHAT: The Making of America Film Premiere
WHEN: June 28, Noon – 2:30pm
Noon-1:00pm | Reception
1:00-1:30pm | Film
1:30-2:30pm | Panel Discussion
WHERE: Minneapolis Institute of Art (Pillsbury Theater)
2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
This event is FREE and open to the public. Learn more > >
Allegories of a Better World Art Exhibition
The Allegories of a Better World Art Exhibition is happening in conjunction with “The Making of America” film premiere. The exhibition will feature works submitted by artists nationwide, which examine themes such as virtue and moral courage; nobility beyond class or status; truth, justice, and liberation; reconstruction and unlearning; memory, history, and inherited systems; cultural healing and collective imagination; and more.
WHAT: Allegories of a Better World Art Exhibition
WHEN: June 28, Noon – 4:00pm
WHERE: Minneapolis Institute of Art (Pillsbury Theater)
2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
This event is FREE and open to the public. Learn more > >
About OMG Studios
OMG Studios is a multidisciplinary media and production studio located in the Raymond-University district of Saint Paul. Our mission is to build cultural sustainability and community, where music and art are essential to human survival and development. We are driven by love for humanity and a desire to empower, nurture, and improve the health and wellness of youth and families in under-invested communities.
About Minnesota Humanities Center
MHC, an affiliate to the National Endowment for the Humanities, was founded as an independent non-profit organization in 1971. MHC strengthens our society by promoting the humanities and increasing shared understanding of our collective pasts. MHC creates a wide variety of humanities programming in collaboration with individuals, creators, scholars, and organizations to build a more curious, inclusive, and connected society. MHC has a long history as a grantmaking organization and operates a full-service event center in a historic building in St. Paul.
Watch the Juneteenth Reckoning with Slavery Film Series
