Film will explore racism in the70s

On Thursday Perth Film Society shows a powerful romantic drama from the USA which touches on racism experienced in the 1970s by African Americans.

The group screens‘If Beale Street Could Talk’on Thursday, October 10 in the Joan Knight Studio, Perth Theatre.

Directed and written by Barry Jenkins (‘Moonlight’2016), and based on James Baldwin’s novel of the same name, it is a timeless and heartstopping story of a couple’s unbreakable bond, and the empowering embrace of the AfricanAmerican family.

The story charts and navigates an unforgiving and racially biased world, but also shows how love and humanity endure.

Set in early-1970s Harlem, the film follows a young woman who, with her family’s support, seeks to clear the name of her wrongly charged lover and prove his innocence before their child is born.

The story is told through the eyes of 19-year-old Tish (KiKi Layne) thinking about her artist fiancé Fonny (Stephan James). The devoted couple dream of a future together, but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit.

Deservedly, the film won 52 of the 129 award nominations world-wide in 2019, including best film from each of the Austin and the Boston Film Festival critics.

In addition, Regina King as Tish’s mother Sharon, won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for best supporting actress.

Tickets for Thursday’s 7.45pm film cost £6 or £5 concession from Horsecross Arts.