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Peter Metoyer is welcomed home by his sister and the citizens of Cane River. Credit: Courtesy IndieCollect
Film

Cane River (1982)

Thursday, October 25, NMAAHC 
Runtime: 90 min
D.C. Premiere!

Cane River is a Romeo and Juliet love story with a surprise ending set near Natchitoches, Louisiana, in one of the first free communities of color. This long-buried film comes to life for the first time in 36 years! 

New 4K restoration created by IndieCollect in association with Academy Film Archive, with support of Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation, Just Films / Ford Foundation, and Amistad Research Center

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