Quilted Education
Documentary Short - 10 mins | Written & Directed by Kayla Robinson
Now available on PBS
SYNOPSIS
In the era of critical race theory being challenged, books banned and history watered down, it’s important, more now than ever, that the responsibility of teaching Black History go beyond the educational institution. Karen Hinton Robinson, is a shining example of this. A historian and skilled quilter, she has used her talents to create beautiful works of art to educate for decades.
Instagram: @QuiltedEducation
LIVE SCREENINGS
2024 (Upcoming)
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture (Baltimore, MD) - Feb 3
Milwaukee Film Black Lens Program (Milwaukee, WI) - Feb 10
2023
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (Hot Springs, AR)
PBS Wisconsin: The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show (Madison, WI)
Deep in the Heart Film Festival (Waco, TX)
BraveMaker: Black History Celebration (Redwood City, CA)
Celebrating Black History Month: Quilted Education: Piecing our History Together (San Antonio, TX)
2022
New Orleans Film Festival (New Orleans, LA)
Austin Film Festival (Austin, TX)
FEATURES
PBS Wisconsin - Quilter celebrates and shares Black history through her work
Madison365 - Quilt exhibit in Madison today celebrates Black history
PBS Wisconsin & Great Wisconsin Quilt Show - Interview with Quiltmaker & Storyteller, Karen Hinton Robinson, and Filmmaker, Kayla Robinson
PBSNC - National Quilting Day 2023
PBS - Wishing Every Day was National Quilting Day
PBS - Black Quilters Historians and Memory Keepers
Reel South - ‘Quilted Education’ Filmmaker Interview