It’s time for the November installment of FrontRow’s Film Series, you know, the one in which we asked six Dallas arts leaders what film they believe people living in Dallas today need to see, and then we found locations around the city to show the films. Last month was a massive success at Artists Square, where Casablanca was enjoyed by all. This month, we return indoors with artist Annette Lawrence’s pick, the documentary Conjure Women, which we will show at 500 x Gallery on November 18 at 7:30 p.m. The screening is free and the free beer, wine, and popcorn return. To attend, RSVP on the form after the jump.

About Conjure Women:

CONJURE WOMEN is an exciting performance-based documentary exploring the artistry and philosophy of four African American female artists. Celebrated choreographer and dancer Anita Gonzalez was a founding member of and performer with Urban Bush Women and is now Artistic Director of Bandana Women. Robbie McCauley is a critically-acclaimed performance artist and theater director whose personal vision has consistently explored the ‘herstory’ of Black women. The stunning photography of Carrie Mae Weems captures a variety of images of African Americans. Vocalist and composer Cassandra Wilson (Grammy award winner for Best Jazz Vocalist) has released nine recordings of her work and was acclaimed in the New York Times as “the most important singer to come along in jazz in the last ten years.” These four artists use their disciplines to reclaim their ‘africanisms’, a intuitive experience of what their foreparents had to deny if they were to survive. CONJURE WOMEN is a moving and entertaining record of the work of these remarkable women. It is also, as filmmaker Demetria Royals notes, “telling the story of African Americans in our own distinct and self-defined voices.”