Harvey B. Gantt Center Classic Black Cinema Series – Cotton Comes to Harlem – a Africa interest event taking place on 2019-09-08 14:00:00 in United States
Ages: 18+ About the Film (1970) Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson are two Harlem detectives with a reputation for cracking cases. Both are annoyed at the success of the Reverend Deke O'Mailey who is selling trips back to Africa to the poor on the installment plan. When his truck is hijacked and a bale of cotton stuffed with money is lost in the chase, Harlem is turned upside down by Gravedigger and Coffin Ed, the Reverend, and the hijackers. Starring Redd Foxx. Co-written and directed by Ossie Davis. About the classic Black Cinema Series The film series is designed as a vehicle to expose the community to the vast artistic value black film has had throughout the years. The goal is to appeal to as diverse a population as possible and further the appreciation of Black cinema. Curator and host, Felix Curtis, came to Charlotte from the Oakland/San Francisco Bay area where he curated The San Francisco Black Film Festival and Black Filmworks, the annual film festival component of the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, where he later served as Executive Director.
at Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts 551 South Tryon Street Charlotte United States – Add your South African Event here.
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