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Black Joy Film Fest: THE WOMAN KING
Free - No Tickets Required
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Date and time
Starts on Friday, June 9 · 8:30pm EDT
Location
Restoration West Plaza 1368 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11216
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About this event
- 3 hours
- Mobile eTicket
A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. The story follows Nanisca (Davis), general of the all-female military unit, and Nawi, an ambitious recruit, who together fought the French and neighboring tribes who violated their honor, enslaved their people and threatened to destroy everything they’ve lived for.
CAST: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega, Jayme Lawson, Sheila Atim
DIRECTOR: Gina Prince-Bythewood
RUN TIME: 135 min
About The Black Joy Film Festival:
Family-friendly films that engage audiences in the beauty, complexity and resilience found in our communities across the globe.
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About the organizer
The AUDELCO and Obie Award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre is artistic anchor to the largest African American community in the nation: Central Brooklyn and one of the last remaining theaters forged in the aesthetic and sociocultural kiln of America’s Civil Rights/Black Arts Movements. Founded in May 1972, The Billie Holiday Theatre is a beacon for world class art rooted in racial justice in the heart of Bed-Stuy: producing, presenting, and commissioning new and classic works and festivals in theater, dance, music, visual arts, and film; providing artistic and institutional residencies; and serving ages 3 to 103 with educational programming. For bold and daring artists and audiences from around the corner and around the world who look to The Billie as a rigorous artistic space that tackles racial injustices, presents new and unapologetic voices, and imagines a world where all people can flourish...welcome home.