If Beale Street Could Talk
Film

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

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Screening as part of the Festival Closing Night Premiere and Party
Saturday, October 27, NMAAHC 7:45 PM
Runtime: 117 min
D.C. Premiere!

In this an adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1974 novel, If Beale Street Could Talk, Alonzo Hunt is accused of raping a woman, despite having an alibi. His fiancée, Tish Rivers, scrambles to prove his innocence while carrying their first child.

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