Weekend Movie To-Do List

Amazing Grace

After a string of top-charting soulful hits, Aretha Franklin returned to her roots by recording the most successful gospel album in history. Amazing Grace is crafted from never before seen footage of Franklin recording the album of the same title in a South L.A. church. This album went on to become the most successful album of Franklin’s career. Due to audio editing issues, the film didn’t see the light of day for 40 years.

'Amazing Grace' shows never-before-seen footages of Aretha Franklin recording the most successful gospel album of all time. Release date: April 5 SUBSCRIBE → https://goo.gl/BJk3aj Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/meawwcom/ Twitter → https://twitter.com/meawwcom Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/meawwofficial/

The Public

The United States was founded on organized rebellion, its First Amendment celebrating "the right of the people peaceably to assemble." But what happens when the outcasts of American society assemble in the very home of free expression? As closing time draws near, Jackson (Michael K. Williams) sparks an act of civil disobedience among his fellow library patrons who have nowhere to sleep.

An unusually bitter Arctic blast has made its way to downtown Cincinnati. At odds with library officials over how to handle the extreme weather event, the patrons turn the building into a homeless shelter for the night by staging an "Occupy" sit in.

The Burial of Kojo

Through a magical realist lens, The Burial of Kojo follows the story of Esi, as she recounts her childhood and the tumultuous relationship between her father, Kojo and her uncle, Kwabena. Directed by TED fellow, music composer and musician Samuel “Blitz” Bazawule, the film chronicles the tale of two brothers through the gifted eyes of a young girl who transports the audience to the beautiful lands of Ghana and other worlds that exist between life and death. The Burial of Kojo is currently streaming on Netflix and playing select theaters.

COMING TO SCREENS STARTING MARCH 2019 | Details at http://www.arraynow.com/the-burial-of-kojo THE BURIAL OF KOJO is written and directed by Samuel "Blitz" Bazawule. 2019 Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) Official Selection and 2018 Urbanworld Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Winner.

The Best of Enemies

Based on a true story, The Best of Enemies centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater (Taraji P. Hensen), an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis (Sam Rockwell), a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.

THE BEST OF ENEMIES is a timely drama starring Academy Award® nominee Taraji P. Henson (Hidden Figures) and Academy Award® winner Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri). Based on a true story, THE BEST OF ENEMIES centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater (Henson), an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P.