This event is in the past.It took place on July 29, 2026 at Peter Jay Sharp Building - BAM.
Drama FilmDrama FilmFort Greene
🎵Taj Mahal composed the blues soundtrack
🏆First Black writer Oscar-nominated for screenplay
🎬Screening at BAM Rose Cinemas
A landmark of American cinema, this 1972 drama follows a Black sharecropper family in Louisiana with a blues score by Taj Mahal. The film earned Lonne Elder III the first Oscar nomination for a Black screenwriter.
landmark cinema
American history
Black storytelling
Taj Mahal score
Drama FilmDrama FilmFort Greene
🎵Taj Mahal composed the blues soundtrack
🏆First Black writer Oscar-nominated for screenplay
🎬Screening at BAM Rose Cinemas
A landmark of American cinema, this 1972 drama follows a Black sharecropper family in Louisiana with a blues score by Taj Mahal. The film earned Lonne Elder III the first Oscar nomination for a Black screenwriter.
landmark cinema
American history
Black storytelling
Taj Mahal score