Reel Sisters Screens Black Girl

In celebration of Juneteenth, Reel Sisters will host a historic screening of the recently restored classic film Black Girl written award-winning playwright and filmmaker by j.e. franklin on June 18, 2026 at Riverside Theater in Harlem! Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation, Black Girl is a meditation on Black Feminity and celebrates three generations of women striving for a better life. Starring Ruby Dee and directed by Ossie Davis, the film was released in 1972 and is based on j.e. franklin's play that was produced by Woodie King Jr.

Bridgett M. Davis, the director of Naked Acts and author of Love, Rita, will lead the film talk.

The special screening is dedicated to Woodie King for his legacy of supporting Black artists and institutions.