Words are Freedom: Nightjohn - Brooklyn Public Library, central branch Date: 02/17/13 Hours: 1:30pm Ages: YE,TW,TE,AD Address: 10 Grand Army Plaza - 718-230-2100 Prospect Heights, NY 11238 www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org Description: This film follows Sarny, a 12-year-old slave girl, who faces a relatively hopeless life until the arrival of a runaway slave names Nightjohn who secretly begins to teach her to read and write, a crime punishable by death.