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Sunday, November 3 | 12 PM

School Daze

Part of New York Film Critics Circle | 4K Restoration | Introduced by New York Film Critics Circle member Soraya Nadia McDonald; post-screening with production designer Wynn Thomas
FORMAT
DCP
RUNTIME
2h 0m
RATING
R
DIRECTOR
Spike Lee
CAST
Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, Kyme, Joe Seneca, Art Evans, Ellen Holly, Ossie Davis
SYNOPSIS

 

Introduced by New York Film Critics Circle member Soraya Nadia McDonald ; post-screening discussion with production designer Wynn Thomas, moderated by McDonald.

 

Spike Lee brings delivers a music-filled, offbeat contemporary comedy that takes an unforgettable look at HBCU life. Amidst gala coronations, football, fraternities, parades and parties, the stars of the film-Laurence Fishburne ("Dap" Dunlap), an intense student who encourages his buddies ("DaFellas") to fight for his beliefs; Giancarlo Esposito (Julian "Big Brother Almighty" Eaves), out to strengthen the Greek system with his Gamma Phi Gamma fraternity brothers; Spike Lee ("Half-Pint"), driven to become a "Gamma man"; and Tisha Campbell (Jane Toussaint), leader of the sorority, "Gamma Rays," find themselves caught up in romance and relationships/rituals and rivalries during one outrageous homecoming weekend. With dynamic music, including EU's hit "Da Butt", and dance numbers choreographed by Otis Sallid (Fame), Lee successfully challenges viewpoints about self-identity and self-esteem.


 

CAST
Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, Kyme, Joe Seneca, Art Evans, Ellen Holly, Ossie Davis
SYNOPSIS

 

Introduced by New York Film Critics Circle member Soraya Nadia McDonald ; post-screening discussion with production designer Wynn Thomas, moderated by McDonald.

 

Spike Lee brings delivers a music-filled, offbeat contemporary comedy that takes an unforgettable look at HBCU life. Amidst gala coronations, football, fraternities, parades and parties, the stars of the film-Laurence Fishburne ("Dap" Dunlap), an intense student who encourages his buddies ("DaFellas") to fight for his beliefs; Giancarlo Esposito (Julian "Big Brother Almighty" Eaves), out to strengthen the Greek system with his Gamma Phi Gamma fraternity brothers; Spike Lee ("Half-Pint"), driven to become a "Gamma man"; and Tisha Campbell (Jane Toussaint), leader of the sorority, "Gamma Rays," find themselves caught up in romance and relationships/rituals and rivalries during one outrageous homecoming weekend. With dynamic music, including EU's hit "Da Butt", and dance numbers choreographed by Otis Sallid (Fame), Lee successfully challenges viewpoints about self-identity and self-esteem.


 

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