Ritt’s 1972 historical drama follows the Morgans, a Black sharecropper family in Louisiana, struggling in the aftermath of their patriarch’s imprisonment. Anchored by a blues soundtrack from Taj Mahal, this moving portrait of life during the Great Depression netted screenwriter Lonne Elder III an Oscar nod, becoming the first Black writer to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay.
UPCOMING Screenings
RUNNING TIME
105min
VENUE
FORMAT
DCP
TICKET INFORMATION
General Admission: $17
Members: $12
Please note: A $2 handling fee per ticket will be added to your order.
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