Saturday, 7/5/2025
1:00 - 4:30
1:00 - 4:30
Koret Auditorium
Marriage is complicated, and doubly so for Harlem nurse Johnnie Mae Brown, the nurse at the center of this 1980s “meta soap-opera” about the drama of everyday life. With a grainy early video aesthetic, and a cast of original characters (no tokens here), this underseen gem will surprise and beguile you. Written by Ishmael Reed and directed by Bill Gunn.
NR, 165 mins., 1980. Closed Captions (CC) in English.
This screening is part of a three-part Bill Gunn series in July. Join us for the other two:
Film: Ganja & Hess, Thursday July 10th
Activity: Drawing From Film: Ganja & Hess, Saturday July 12th