The Making of the Institute of Black Culture at UF
2020
Student-produced documentary featuring UF alumni, students, faculty and staff discussing the origins and importance of the Institute of Black Culture at UF. Funded by the Office of the Provost.
The Making of IBC is a documentary film produced by the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program and funded by the UF Office of the Provost. This film draws on oral history interviews conducted by students, staff and volunteers at the Proctor Program to chronicling the history of the Institute of Black Culture, Black students and faculty at the University of Florida.
The Making of IBC examines the student movements that led to the creation and preservation of the Institute of Black Culture. This film draws on oral history interviews conducted by students, staff and volunteers at the Proctor Program.
Juliette Barbera, who initially proposed that we develop this documentary, led the student teams in all aspects from interviewing efforts to the direction of the film itself.
These accounts demonstrate that the fight to maintain the historical integrity of these cultural spaces is inextricably linked to the struggle for ethnic studies and cultural programing throughout campus. Exploring the recurring waves of student activism surrounding this cultural center reveals that this struggle is ongoing and that it will be up to future generations of students to reclaim spaces such as the Institute of Black Culture as their own.