Join ICA LA at Inner City Arts for a special screening of Horace Tapscott: Musical Griot with live introduction and Q&A by the filmmaker, Barbara McCullough. This 72-minute documentary is a portrait of musician, composer, activist, and mentor to legions of young talented musicians, Horace Tapscott. Filmmaker Barbara McCullough will provide a live introduction and Q&A for the screening. McCullough received a BA and MFA from UCLA and is part of a group of UCLA filmmakers termed “The LA Rebellion.” McCullough sees herself as a part of the continuum of African American storytellers whose aim is to preserve knowledge by capturing the essence of her culture—its life, spirit, and magic. In conjunction with the exhibition Jamal Cyrus: The End of My Beginning at ICA LA, we present TRANSMISSIONS: Horace Tapscott — a two-part program about the musician, composer, and arts advocate Horace Tapscott. Tapscott’s dedication to the empowerment of the community; Black music cultural preservation; and the creation of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra are inspiration for next generation artists like Jamal Cyrus and others. The spirit of Tapscott and the Arkestra are models for a communal process of learning from the past to build the cultural future. Join us as we celebrate what would be Tapscott’s 88th birthday with a screening and discussion around music and transmissions.