This event is in the past.It took place on May 27, 2026 at Brooklyn Academy of Music.










Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka's prison memoir comes to the screen, following a jailed writer's fight for his sanity and ideals under military detention. Heavy, human, and unflinching.
Nobel laureate source
political cinema
psychological drama
African storytelling
Tips
📚based on Nobel laureate's memoir
🎭BAM's opera house is stunning
🚇easy subway access
The Man Died
Fort Greene










Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka's prison memoir comes to the screen, following a jailed writer's fight for his sanity and ideals under military detention. Heavy, human, and unflinching.
Nobel laureate source
political cinema
psychological drama
African storytelling
Tips
📚based on Nobel laureate's memoir
🎭BAM's opera house is stunning
🚇easy subway access
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