Classic Black Cinema Series: Uptight

551 South Tryon Street,Charlotte NC 28202

14 May, 2023

Description

This film is set in Cleveland, OH in April 1968, days after the assassination of Martin Luther King in Memphis, TN. The tragedy has a tremendous impact on the country, but is especially felt in the black community. Radical groups advocating violence spring into action, as the angry young black man Johnny Wells (Max Julien) and two cohorts, Rick (Ji-Tu Cumbuka) and Larry (John Wesley),get caught up in a robbery that has gone wrong. This results in a citywide manhunt and and ensuing drama and action. Ages: 18 and up. Click here for directions and parking.