Essential Cinema: Oscar Micheaux
WITHIN OUR GATES
Directed by Oscar Micheaux
USA, 1920, 1h 19min, DCP
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100 Austin, TX 78752
Pricing
$13.50 evening / $11 matinee (available M-F for shows before 6 PM)
$4 discounts for AFS MAKE & WATCH members. Free for LOVE & Impact Circle members.
Discounts for AISD educators and local high school & college students are available at the box office with a valid school ID.
Oscar Micheaux’s second film is an ambitious attempt to depict some of the post-World War I realities of life for Black Americans. The young female hero witnesses lynchings, segregation, and other injustices as she strives to better her life with education.
