CANCELED: King Richard, with Zach Baylin
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Screening followed by Q&A screenwriter Zach Baylin
American sports films frequently mythologize athletes, but rarely are those athletes a pair of Black girls. In King Richard, we are introduced to young Venus and Serena Williams and their idiosyncratic father and coach, Richard. Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis (in a powerful, scene-stealing role as Venus and Serena’s mother) lead an outstanding ensemble cast, as we follow the rise of the Williams sisters from practicing at a Compton park to their first brushes with professional success. Director Reinaldo Marcus Greene (Monsters and Men) catapults what could be a classic biopic into the stratosphere, crafting a celebration of resilience and a family’s ability to blaze their own path. (Courtesy of Warner Bros.)
(2021, dir. Reinaldo Marcus Green, color, 138 min.)