Friday, May 26 at 6:30PM

Tickets: $15 General Admission/$7 Reduced Price

 

Presented as part of the 2023 Harlem International Film Festival – Celebrating 100+ Years of Harlem Renaissance and Resilience

 NYC PREMIERE

Bonnie Blue:  James Cotton’s Life in the Blues                  

Bestor Cram, 86 min.

Born in 1935 on Bonnie Blue plantation in Tunica, Mississippi, apprenticing with Sonny Boy Williamson II and Howlin’ Wolf, and schooled by Muddy Waters, James ‘Super Harp’ Cotton became a mentor to harp players around the globe as he brought the delta blues into mainstream rock ‘n roll. Orphaned at nine, Cotton’s journey tracks America’s history and his story is one of empowerment during a time when the weight of racial inequity made the journey seem impossible. Bonnie Blue – James Cotton’s Life in the Blues is a unique portrait of an era and its impact today. Cotton’s music made history; his musical voice was unique, and the blues were never the same.

 

Followed by a post-screening filmmaker discussion