Truth Tellers Documentary Screening
The Southern Cayuga Anne Frank Tree Project (AFTP) welcomed our first in-person event since 2020, with a screening of Robert Shetterly’s documentary, Truth Tellers on October 27th, 2022.
“Truth Tellers is a film about American Courage. Artist/activist Robert Shetterly has painted over 250 portraits of great Americans and etched inspiring quotes into the backgrounds of each. From the fight to remove symbols of hate to sustainability and climate activism, and from whistleblowing to the rights of indigenous people, Shetterly uses his art to explore these activists’ response to some of the most pressing issues of our time.
From contemporary activists for racial justice Bree Newsome, Zyahna Bryant and Rev. Lennox Yearwood, to climate activists Bill McKibben, Kelsey Juliana, and Bill Bigelow, Shetterly puts them in the context of our great civil rights leaders John Lewis, Fannie Lou Hamer and Bayard Rustin.
Truth Tellers is both a story of Shetterly’s art and activism and a history lesson of what is required of a citizen in a democracy.”
The AFTP owns a collection of 20 truth-teller portraits including notable figures, such as Harriet Tubman and Cesar Chavez. These portraits are available on loan as a traveling exhibit. If you are interested in borrowing the prints for display at a local venue please reach out to us at scfranktree@gmail.com.
