MOVI ES The Lake Ashton Black Heritage Club Presents: A Black Film Festival to Celebrate Black History Month FEBRUARY 1 — 2 11 AM, 3 & 7 PM EMANCIPATION 2022 | R | 2H 12MIN Peter (Will Smith) escapes from slavery, relying on his wi ts, unwavering faith and deep love for his family to evade cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on his quest for freedom. The film is inspired by the 1863 photos of "Whipped Peter," taken during a Union Army medical examination, that first appeared in Harper's Weekly. One image, known as "The Scourged Back," which shows Peter’s bare back mutilated by a whipping delivered by his enslavers, ultimately contributed to growing public opposition to slavery. FEBRUARY 7 — 9 1 1 AM, 3 PM , 7 PM THE WOMAN KING 2022 | PG-13 | 2H 40MIN In the 1800s, a group of all-female warriors protects the African kingdom of Dahomey with skills and fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Faced with a new threat, Gen. Nanisca trains the next generation of recruits to fight against a foreign enemy that's determined to destroy their way of life. 20 FEBRUARY 14 — 16 (NO 7 PM SHOWING ON FEBRUARY 14) 11 AM, 3 & 7 PM DEVOTION 2022 | PG-13 | 2H 9MIN Korean War fighter pilots Tom Hudner (Glen Powell) and Jesse L. Brown (Jonathan Majors) form life-and-death bonds after one of them is shot down in enemy territory, forcing the other flier to rely on extreme tactics to rescue his brother-in-arms. FEBRUARY 21 — 23 (NO 7 PM SHOWING FEBRUARY 21) 11 AM, 3 & 7 PM PELÉ 2021 | PG-13 | 1H 48MIN The definitive story of the man who personified soccer, which he called "the beautiful game", and how he changed the history of the sport. FEBRUARY 28 — MARCH 2 ( NO 7 PM SHOWING FEBRUARY 28) 11 AM, 3 & 7 PM TILL 2022 | R | 2H 10MIN When Mamie Till-Mobley's 14year-old son Emmett is lynched in Mississippi, she insists he have an open-casket funeral. Her pursuit of justice became a galvanizing moment that helped lead to the creation of the civil rights movement. ADDITIONAL CLOSED CAPTIONING SCREENINGS HAVE BEEN ADDED! NOW, ALL MOVIE SHOWINGS ON TUESDAY, AND THE 11 AM SHOWINGS ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY ARE CLOSED CAPTIONED. CINEMA CAPACITY: 55
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