Thursday 28th February 2019  7:00 PM

Thursday, Feb. 28th: “A Raisin in the Sun”
The NAGB doubles up on your dose of films for February as they celebrate Black History Month and Sir Sidney Poitier's 92nd turn around the sun with the screening of the brilliant adaption of Lorraine Hansberry’s immortal “A Raisin in the Sun.”

The film, made in 1961 by Daniel Petrie, reprises the original Broadway stars—including Poitier and Ruby Dee—as members of an African American family living in a cramped Chicago apartment, in this deeply resonant tale of dreams deferred. The Youngers await a life-insurance check they hope will change their circumstances, but tensions arise over how to use the money. Vividly rendering Hansberry’s sharp observations on generational conflict and housing discrimination, Petrie’s film captures the high stakes, shifting currents, and varieties of experience within black life in midcentury America.

This and all screenings at the NAGB are FREE and open to the public. They will have popcorn and refreshments on hand for sale.
Venue: National Art Gallery Of The Bahamas