FILM SERIES
On August 2nd, 2024 James Baldwin would have turned one hundred. From February through July, The Little is presenting 3 films showcasing and celebrating Baldwin, and how his writings have chronicled — and continue to inspire — movements for equality.
IN THIS SERIES
If Beale Street Could Talk – Feb. 22
JAMES BALDWIN CENTENNIAL | Thursday, February 22 at 7:30pm | In early 1970s Harlem, Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo “Fonny.” Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together, but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit.
I Heard It Through the Grapevine – May 19
JAMES BALDWIN’S CENTENNIAL | Sunday, May 19 at 4pm | James Baldwin retraces his time in the South during the Civil Rights Movement, reflecting with his trademark brilliance and insight on the passage of more than two decades.
I Am Not Your Negro – July 29
JAMES BALDWIN’S CENTENNIAL | Monday, July 29 at 7:30pm | Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, “Remember This House”, in this Oscar-nominated documentary.
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