
Black Cinema Series
Highest 2 Lowest
Sunday, August 17, 2025 | 3:00pm
Little Theatre 5 (inside Little 2-5 at 8 Winthrop St.)
Doors open at 2:30pm
Standard ticket prices
Tickets available online in advance, at our box office during open hours, or at the door (if tickets remain).
When a titan music mogul (Denzel Washington), widely known as having the “best ears in the business”, is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. Brothers Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for the 5th in their long working relationship for a reinterpretation of the great filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s crime thriller High and Low, now played out on the mean streets of modern day New York City.
Rated R | 2 hr 13 mins | Drama, Crime | 2025
USA | English
Directed by Spike Lee
Meet the Panelists

Brandy J | National Recording Gospel Artist and CEO of Flat Footed Records
Brandy J is a national recording artist, singer and songwriter with a heartfelt , soulful style and passion for sharing uplifting and faith-driven music. Through her own Record Label Flat-Footed Records LLC she released her First EP “ Faith over Fear”, her second EP spiritual warfare and hit single “ I Declare”. She is also a devoted wife to her husband Jalen McGill, and a proud mother of her baby girl Braelynn McGill. Brandy J overall loves to create music that pulls Gods people out of dark places and aims to live her life authentically , and freely surrendered to Christ.

DJ Bacspin | Lead Program Director for The Beat 105.5 and Host of the Bac in Time Mix
Dj BacSpin has blessed audiences w/ untouchable performances, radio shows, radio, advertisements, and mixtapes. His creativity as a DJ and lyrical skills has allowed him to build his reputation as being one of the livest DJ’s in New York. Born LaMont Wingo in Rochester, NY. BacSpin began Deejaying when he was just seven years old. He is currrently deejaying on the hottest radio station in Rochester, 105.5 The Beat. He was nominated and won Best DJ at the Annual ROC Awards in 2014 and 2015. He was also featured in BreakThru Magazine as one of the pioneering deejays in Rochester. Aside from being a talented artist, he’s learned to become a profitable businessman. His objective in the music business is to continue to grow as a DJ, as well as learn more about marketing and promoting himself to gain more success.
About the series
Black Cinema Series
The Little Theatre’s Black Cinema Series, presented in partnership with the Rochester Association of Black Journalists (RABJ), screens both scripted and non-fiction films about the Black experience. With an emphasis on contemporary independent films, the series highlights Black perspectives and filmmakers, with screenings and panel discussions with community experts and filmmakers. More details about the Black Cinema Series Browse all films in this series
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