This presentation will be followed by a Book Club at FilmScene discussion with Jan Weismiller (Prairie Lights) and Tameka Cage Conley (literary artist and graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop). Complimentary glass of wine or coffee with your ticket! James Baldwin's book is now available for purchase at Prairie Lights and FilmScene.
Additional, non-Book Club screenings of If Beale Street Could Talk here!
"Contains multitudes." - K. Austin Collins, Vanity Fair
"A work of social realism elevated to poetic heights by the sheer beauty of its voice and the humanism of its spirit."
- Peter Debruge, Variety
"Achingly beautiful, each frame artfully composed and each song choice thoughtfully matched." - Benjamin Lee, the Guardian
NOMINEE - Golden Globes: Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Screenplay
WINNER - Golden Globes: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Regina King)
WINNER - AFI: Movie of the Year
NOMINEE - Independent Spirit Awards: Best Supporting Female, Best Feature, Best Director
Based on the novel by James Baldwin, If Beale Street Could Talk is the story of Tish, a newly engaged Harlem woman who races against the clock to prove her lover's innocence while carrying their first born child to term. It is a celebration of love told through the story of a young couple, their families and their lives, trying to bring about justice through love, for love and the promise of the American dream. Directed by Barry Jenkins (Moonlight).