Film
Rain the Color Blue with a Little Red in It
- 7PM
Be Reel Black Cinema Club 5th Anniversary Event!
An ingenious and deliriously entertaining remake of Purple Rain, Christopher Kirkley’s film unfolds in the Tuareg guitar scene of Niger and tells the universal story of one musician’s struggle to make it against all odds. Acclaimed guitarist Mdou Moctar brings resplendent cool to his starring role as a tormented, chopper-riding musician who must struggle against jealous rivals, overcome paternal burdens, endure the trials of love, and defeat his biggest rival: himself. Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It is the story of one musician’s struggle to make it against all odds.
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