Price
$15 ($12 Walker members, seniors, and students), free for students on Friday
Under witness protection at a convent, lounge singer Deloris Van Cartier (Whoopi Goldberg) does what she does best—livens up the room through song. Faced with a list of hymnals for the nun’s choir, Deloris introduces songs such as the 1964 Mary Wells hit single “My Guy,” which, for the purposes of their performance, is transformed into “My God,” a tongue-in-cheek nod to the vibrant entangled histories of Black music and spiritual music. 1992, USA, DCP, 96 min.
Accessibility and Content Notes
Content Note: This film contains gun violence.
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In the lead-up to the launch of the summer film series Hanif Abdurraqib’s Black VHS Experience, poet, essayist, music writer, and MacArthur Genius award recipient Abdurraqib sat down with Valérie Déus to discuss the impact of these films as well as their connections to music and art.
