Film Series
Lena Horne 100
Singer, actress, activist, trailblazer: On the 100th anniversary of her birth (in Bed-Stuy, no less), BAMcinématek celebrates the electrifying, all-too-brief film career of the legendary Lena Horne. Coming up through the chorus line of Harlem’s famed Cotton Club, Horne’s silky-smooth voice and magnetic presence made her one of the few black women to achieve superstar status in 1940s Hollywood, while her outspoken commitment to civil rights made her an icon for a whole new generation in the 1960s.
Horne delivers a showstopping rendition of the title song in this musical with an all-black cast.
Horne stars with Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington in this musical fantasy.
A 20-year-old Horne lights up this vivacious 1930s jazz musical.
Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor, and Horne star in this Motown take on the classic.