From a screenplay by J.e Franklin, based on her popular play, and directed by acclaimed actor Ossie Davis, BLACK GIRL is a tender portrait that follows Billie (Peggy Pettitt), a young dancer coming of age between the weight of the world and her own dreams of becoming. This restoration brings one of Davis’s most personal works vividly back to the screen. Also starring Leslie Uggams (ROOTS), Brock Peters (PORGY AND BESS), Claudia McNeil (A RAISIN IN THE SUN), and Davis’s wife Ruby Dee. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation. Funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation. Ticket includes one free beer, wine, or non-alcoholic beverage.