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SUMMARY:The Low Turn Row: A Journey in Time
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div><em><strong>Post-film discussion with Wen
 dy Watriss, photographer and cofounder of FotoFest; filmmaker John Simmons;
  and associate producer Celia Lightfoot; moderated by Omowale Luthuli-Allen
 , human rights activist</strong></em></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Experien
 ce the stories of people who settled the U.S. frontier and their histories,
  which have shaped the social and political character of the nation today. 
 Wendy Watriss and Frederick Baldwin, life partners, founders of FotoFest, a
 nd acclaimed freelance photographers, left global reporting in 1971 to expl
 ore the American experience. In an iconic series of photographs, they lived
  with people whose families developed an East Central Texas county. With Em
 my Award&ndash;winning cinematographer John Simmons, Watriss and Baldwin re
 visited this area decades later, photographing and recording residents abou
 t the complexities of integration and community history.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div> 
 <div><hr></div> <div><strong>Tickets</strong></div> <ul> <li>$9 general adm
 ission; $7&nbsp;<a href="membership#levelsbenefits" target="_blank" rel="no
 opener">MFAH members</a>, students with ID, seniors (65+)</li> </ul> <div><
 strong>Plan Your Visit</strong></div> <ul> <li>This screening takes place i
 n Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building.</li> <li><a href="visit#par
 kinginfo" rel="noopener">Parking Information</a> | <a href="visit#aboutmuse
 um" rel="noopener">Museum Hours</a> | <a href="map" target="_blank" rel="no
 opener">MFAH Campus Map</a></li> </ul> <div><hr></div> <div><small><strong>
 About the Speakers</strong><br>Omowale Luthuli-Allen is an international hu
 man rights activist and a community involvement coordinator for My Brother&
 rsquo;s Keeper (MBK) in Houston. Photographer Wendy Watriss is cofounder of
  the Houston photography biennial FotoFest, which is celebrating its 40th a
 nniversary in 2026. John Simmons is a photographer, filmmaker, and cinemato
 grapher. Celia Lightfoot is an educator and associate producer of <em>The L
 ow Turn Row: A Journey in Time</em>.</small></div>
DESCRIPTION:Post-film discussion with Wendy Watriss, photographer and cofou
 nder of FotoFest; filmmaker John Simmons; and associate producer Celia Ligh
 tfoot; moderated by Omowale Luthuli-Allen, human rights activist   Experien
 ce the stories of people who settled the U.S. frontier and their histories,
  which have shaped the social and political character of the nation today. 
 Wendy Watriss and Frederick Baldwin, life partners, founders of FotoFest, a
 nd acclaimed freelance photographers, left global reporting in 1971 to expl
 ore the American experience. In an iconic series of photographs, they lived
  with people whose families developed an East Central Texas county. With Em
 my Award–winning cinematographer John Simmons, Watriss and Baldwin revisite
 d this area decades later, photographing and recording residents about the 
 complexities of integration and community history.    Tickets  $9 general a
 dmission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)  Plan Your Visit
   This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Buildin
 g. Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map   About the Speaker
 sOmowale Luthuli-Allen is an international human rights activist and a comm
 unity involvement coordinator for My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) in Houston. Pho
 tographer Wendy Watriss is cofounder of the Houston photography biennial Fo
 toFest, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026. John Simmons is 
 a photographer, filmmaker, and cinematographer. Celia Lightfoot is an educa
 tor and associate producer of The Low Turn Row: A Journey in Time.
LOCATION;VVENUE=5F4EB6583CA19A0001DE73FD:Caroline Wiess Law Building \n1001
  Bissonnet Street \nHouston, TX 77005
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NAME:Caroline Wiess Law Building
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Law Building, named for MFAH patron Car
 oline Wiess Law, features galleries for changing exhibitions as well as for
  the Museum&rsquo;s collections of Asian, African, Islamic, Native American
 , Pacific Islands and Australian, and Pre-Columbian art.</p>
DESCRIPTION:The Law Building, named for MFAH patron Caroline Wiess Law, fea
 tures galleries for changing exhibitions as well as for the Museum’s collec
 tions of Asian, African, Islamic, Native American, Pacific Islands and Aust
 ralian, and Pre-Columbian art.
STREET-ADDRESS:1001 Bissonnet Street
LOCALITY:Houston
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COUNTRY;ABBREV=US:United States
POSTAL-CODE:77005
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