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A Binding Truth Showings and Converations
CA2BC will be hosting viewings and discussions about the movie, A Binding Truth.
We have the honor of premiering this 90-minute film to the public before a shorter version is hosted by North Carolina PBS on October 1, please check local listings.
Jimmie transferred his senior year to an affluent Charlotte high school in 1965 - he was their first Black football star. That decision swept him into one of North Carolina's most volatile civil rights cases, played out at the explosive intersection of football and race. De watched that case unfold and wrote about it in his college essay application. Decades later, a shocking discovery reveals secrets buried in church records that would change their lives. Their story, rooted in the South, is also America’s story – one of slavery’s legacy and our current racial divide. It’s a story of healing and shows a way forward as Jimmie and De explore their binding truth.
Watch a trailer for A Binding Truth
Individual groups will hold events from Wed., Sept. 10 to Tues., Sept. 16, 2025.
- Wed., Sept. 10, 7 p.m.
Euclid Ave. United Methodist Church, 405 S. Euclid Ave. Oak Park - Thurs., Sept. 11, 7 p.m.
- Racial Awareness in the North Shore & Chicagoland Coming To The Table at the Northbrook Public Library, 1225 Cedar Lane, Northbrook
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 393 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn
- Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation Community Center, 1019 South Blvd., Oak Park
- Fri., Sept. 12, 6 p.m.
The CommUNITY Diversity Group of La Grange Area, the La Grange Public Library and First United Methodist Church of La Grange are partnering to host a film screening at the library, 10 W. Cossitt Ave., La Grange - Sat., Sept. 13, 12:30 p.m.
Reparation Generation, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., Chicago - Sat., Sept. 13, 1:45 p.m.
Together is Better Alliance at Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St., Oak Park, in the Veterans Room - Sun., Sept. 14, 1 p.m.:
Our Saviour's UMC, 701 E Schaumburg Rd, Schaumburg - Sun., Sept. 14, 4 p.m.
United Methodist Church of Libertyville, 429 Brainerd, Libertyville - Tues., Sept. 16, 6:30 p.m.
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 616 Lake St., Evanston - Tues., Sept. 16, 7 p.m.
League of Women Voters of Downers Grove/Woodridge/Lisle at Benedictine University - First United Methodist Church of La Grange (details are forthcoming)
- World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (details are forthcoming)
- Online Option for Individuals
The link emailed will be emailed out on Wed., Sept. 10 and will be available until Tues., Sept. 16. Individuals will agree to NOT send it to anyone else.
A Binding Truth has received several awards and nominations: 2024 “Best Feature Documentary” at the Twin Cities Black Film Festival, 2023 “Best Documentary” Audience Award at the Twin Cities Film Fest, the 2023 “Founders Award” at the International Black Film Festival, 2023 “Best Feature Documentary” Semi-Finalist at the Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, 2023 "Best Feature Documentary" finalist at the Richard Harris International Film Festival (Ireland) and a special screening at the Portland Jazz Festival. Other notable festival screenings include Heartland International Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Port Townsend Film Festival, and more.