"Our screening of JOSIAH was one of our most well-attended events in the past six years."
—Denise Francis, President Guelph Black Heritage Society
"Josiah Henson is an essential figure within the American narrative and the struggle for freedom. Jared Brock’s film does an outstanding job of illuminating Josiah’s significance to our history and culture."
—Christopher Miller, Director of Education National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
YOU can be a catalyst for positive change in your community by hosting a screening of Redeeming Uncle Tom. People like you have enabled over 100 community and school screenings so far, organized by PTA members, teachers, religious groups, after-school programs, NAACP units, libraries, museums, bookstores, cinemas, film festivals, and many others.
REDEEMING UNCLE TOM is all about bringing people together to experience the movie and have discussions afterwards—discussions that promote lasting change. For this reason, the film is not available for home viewing. We would love to work with you to hold an event for your community. They can even be used as a fundraiser for your school or organization!
REDEEMING UNCLE TOM comes with promotional material and discussion guides so it’s easy to set up a screening.
Bring Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story to your classroom or community!
We offer two types of screening kits: streaming and DVD.
STREAMING PACKAGES
Our streaming screening package, for $49USD, includes streaming access to the film, as well as a digital screening kit which includes materials for:
EDUCATORS:
- 12-page educator guide
- Assignment ideas
- Discussion questions
- Josiah Henson timeline
- Promo materials
- A public streaming license (see terms) to show the film in your school
COMMUNITY HOSTS:
- 12-page community host guide
- Discussion questions
- Josiah Henson timeline
- Promo materials
- A public streaming license (see terms) to show the film in your community
Once you’ve rented the film below, please email contact@josiahhenson.com with "Screening Kit" in the subject line and we'll send the educator/host materials your way.
DISCOUNT CODE – Buy the book & get a discount on the film! The Road to Dawn by Jared A. Brock is the first major biography of Josiah Henson ever written. Drawing from hundreds of documents, dozens of expert interviews, and thousands of miles of travel, the book chronicles Henson's forty-two years spent in bondage as well as his brilliant ‘Act Two,’ where he starts a freedom settlement in Canada called Dawn. Buy the book and send a photo/screen capture of your receipt to contact@josiahhenson.com, and we’ll send you a 10% off discount code for your rental package.
DVD PACKAGES
Our DVD screening package, for $99USD plus shipping includes a DVD of the film, as well as a digital screening kit which includes materials for educators and community hosts. To get a DVD kit, please contact us at contact@josiahhenson.com.