| BLACK HARVEST CLOSING NIGHT |
1972, dir. Ossie Davis
USA, 97 min.
In English | Format: 4K Digital Restoration
November 16 | From a screenplay by J.e Franklin, based on her popular play, and directed by acclaimed actor Ossie Davis, BLACK GIRL is a tender portrait that follows Billie (Peggy Pettitt), a young dancer coming of age between the weight of the world and her own dreams of becoming. This restoration brings one of Davis’s most personal works vividly back to the screen. Also starring Leslie Uggams (ROOTS), Brock Peters (PORGY AND BESS), Claudia McNeil (A RAISIN IN THE SUN), and Davis’s wife Ruby Dee. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation. Funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
Ticket includes a pre-screening reception in the cafe area from 5-6pm, generously sponsored by the Roger and Chaz Ebert Foundation. Please show your ticket at the box office to receive a wristband and a drink ticket
Dialogue: Screening includes an introduction by Black Harvest lead curator jada-amina and a short recorded video message from J.e. Franklin, followed by a post-film discussion and Q&A with jada-amina and Daria S. Harper, co-founder of Jupiter Magazine.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 6:00 P.M.
$10 – Gene Siskel Film Center Members and SAIC students, staff, and faculty
$12 – Students
$20 – General Audiences
