Join us for a film screening, Q&A with and Community Sing hosted by Kingsya Omega and Jeremy Muriungi.

Johnson’s powerful short film “Dark and Tender” follows ten Black men on a transformative retreat with the Chronically UnderTouched (CUT) Project outside Seattle, Washington. The men seek to reclaim platonic intimacy and tenderness through close encounters with nature and depictions of gentle Black masculinity, restoring the vital aspect of touch by replacing violence and rough play with care, connection, and intimacy.

After the film we'll have a Q&A and open conversation around courageous vulnerability.

Lastly, we'll form a circle and share in some somatic grounding and meditation exercises, and community singing.

2:00pm - 2:30pm | Arriving, Introductions. Welcoming.

2:30pm - 2:50pm | "Dark and Tender" screening

2:50pm - 3:30pm | Q&A - open discussion

3:30pm - 4pm | ManaHeart Circle

Official Trailer | Dark and Tender | A Film by the Chronically UnderTouched (CUT) Project
READ Seattle Medium: "Short Film Seeks to Bring Racial Healing for Black Men Through Touch"

Color of Sound, Producer of Dark and Tender, is a nonprofit 501c3 organization located in Port Townsend, WA just two hours northwest of Seattle. Color of Sound is dedicated to improving the lives of people of color in the PNW and beyond through racial healing, housing and land access, restorative justice, and economic development. Our first project is the Chronically UnderTouched Project short film called Dark and Tender.

Koelbel Library | "Dark and Tender" Screening, Q&A & Community Sing

Hosted by Kingsya Omega & Jeremy Muriungi