When I Rise
Directed by Mat Hames | USA | 2010 | 75min
DOCUMENTARY
A gifted black music student at the University of Texas is thrust into a civil rights storm that changes her life forever. Barbara Smith Conrad is cast in an opera to co-star with a white male classmate, fueling a racist backlash from members of the Texas legislature. When Barbara is expelled from the cast, the incident escalates to national news, prompting unexpected support from a pop superstar. This small-town girl, whose voice and spirit stem from her roots in East Texas, emerges as an internationally celebrated mezzo-soprano and headlines on stages around the world. - Adapted from When I Rise Website
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Showtimes
Metro 4
618 State St., Santa Barbara, 805-963-9503
- Monday, Jan. 31, 8:15 a.m.
- Wednesday, Feb. 2, 10:40 a.m.
S.B. Museum of Art
1130 State St., Santa Barbara, 805-884-6454
- Friday, Jan. 28, 1 p.m.
- Saturday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m.
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