This event is in the past.It took place on April 25, 2026 at St. Agnes Library.








Catch Cord Jefferson's Oscar-winning satire "American Fiction" on the big screen at St. Agnes Library. This biting comedy follows a frustrated novelist who writes an intentionally stereotypical "Black" novel as a joke, only to watch the publishing world eat it up. Sharp, funny, and uncomfortably real.
Free screening
Oscar winner
Satirical comedy
Writer-themed series
Tips
🏆won Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay
⏱️116 minutes, Rated R
📚part of "Writer's Block" film series
Saturday Afternoon Movie: American Fiction (2023)
Upper West Side








Catch Cord Jefferson's Oscar-winning satire "American Fiction" on the big screen at St. Agnes Library. This biting comedy follows a frustrated novelist who writes an intentionally stereotypical "Black" novel as a joke, only to watch the publishing world eat it up. Sharp, funny, and uncomfortably real.
Free screening
Oscar winner
Satirical comedy
Writer-themed series
Tips
🏆won Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay
⏱️116 minutes, Rated R
📚part of "Writer's Block" film series
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