'Created by celebrated British artist Isaac Julien, the film portrait is informed by some of the abolitionist’s most important speeches'
FREED slave Frederick Douglass, who campaigned in 19th-century Scotland for abolition, will be celebrated as part of this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival.
Lessons Of The Hour, which will receive its European premiere, was filmed in Edinburgh and elsewhere in Scotland, as well as London and Douglass’s home in Washington DC.
Created by celebrated British artist Isaac Julien, the film portrait is informed by some of the abolitionist’s most important speeches, weaving historical scenes with footage from recent times to highlight the continued relevance and urgency of Douglass’s words.