AN EVENING WITH GEORGE C. STONEYFriday, Oct. 16, 2009Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and HistoryReception at 5 p.m. | Program at 6 p.m.Free and open to the publicInformation: Liza Terll, Friends of the Library: (919) 962-4207 orliza_terll@unc.eduDocumentary filmmaker George C. Stoney, a graduate of UNC's class of 1937, will return to the University Oct. 16 for a screening of clips from his movies and a question-and-answer session led by Tom Rankin, director of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.Stoney is recognized for the pioneering social engagement of his film work and for his decades of mentoring young professionals. "All My Babies," one of his first efforts created for the Georgia Department of Public Health to train rural midwives, was used around the world by UNESCO. In 2002, the Library of Congress placed "All My Babies" on its National Film Registry. Stoney's early advocacy for public access television helped to create the Federal Communications Commission's cable access requirements in 1972.

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