STORMY WEATHER

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The 20th Annual African American Film Festival Curated by author and cinema scholar Terri Francis With special guest Gentry George 1943, 77 min Not Rated Tygers, Kevin Jerome Everson 2014, 2 min (short) Kompa, Al Plancher 2023, 9 min (short) Bill Williamson (Bill Robinson), a struggling performer, meets a beautiful vocalist named Selina Rogers (Lena Horne). Bill promises her that they will be together after he becomes a success. However, he and Selina both skyrocket to fame and lose contact. Fortunately, Bill just might get one more chance to woo Selina at a huge musical stage show. Popular entertainers of the 1940s, including Fats Waller and Cab Calloway, perform as themselves in the film. Guests attending PEAK performances in the Rinker Playhouse will receive one complimentary beverage with every ticket purchased (underage guests will be offered a non-alcoholic selection).