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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art acknowledges it resides on the ancestral territory of the Osage, Kaw, and Otoe-Missouria, among other tribal nations forcibly moved to the region such as the Shawnee, Wyandot, Delaware, Potawatomi, Sac and Fox and Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) nations. We recognize and support the continued vibrancy of Native communities and cultures today who continue to thrive, as well as the inherent sovereignty of tribal nations. We are compelled to serve and advocate for these communities in accordance with our public mission.

Kemper Museum acknowledges and respects the diversity of Native people connected to this land today. Many recognize the land and all beings who live within it as relatives. We acknowledge the earth we inhabit, the waters of the Blue River, the Kansas River, the Missouri River, and the plants, animals, and people supported by them. 

We acknowledge our responsibility to be good caretakers of the land we occupy. 

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We are honored to host an exciting evening with Kansas City-area filmmaker and Oscar winning co-writer for BlacKkKlansman, Kevin Willmott! 

Reimagining History with Academy-Award Winning Filmmaker Kevin Willmott 

In partnership with the American Jazz Museum, Gem Theater, and Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, we are honored to host an exciting evening with Kansas City-area filmmaker and Oscar winning co-writer for BlacKkKlansman, Kevin Willmott! Please join us as he discusses his film repertoire through the lens of Stan Douglas: Metronome’s exhibition themes of history, global connectivity, socio-political unrest, and the power of protest. Registration is encouraged.

Kevin Willmott grew up in Junction City, Kansas and received his BA in Drama from Marymount College and MFA in Dramatic Writing at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. He is an Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter whose work often focuses on human rights and race issues including writing and directing Ninth Street, C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America, and Bunker Hill. In 2019, Willmott won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film BlacKkKlansman, which he co-wrote with Spike Lee, Charlie Wachtel, and David Rabinowitz. He worked with Spike Lee again for Da 5 Bloods (2020).

Willmott is currently a professor emeritus of the University of Kansas Film & Media Studies program.

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Gem Theater (1615 East 18th Street Kansas City, MO 64108)

Public Programs are free, thanks to Kemper Museum members and other donors. 