Mar 25th 2024

Kasi Lemmons: Eve’s Bayou (1997)

@ Doc Films at the University of Chicago

1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637

Opening Monday, March 25th, at 7PM

Eve’s Bayou (1997)
Kasi Lemmons · 109m · 35mm

After following suspicions of her father’s deceit, ten-year-old Eve Batiste (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and her family must face harsh betrayals and truths. Set in 1960s Louisiana, Eve’s Bayou draws upon the deep roots of the South, voodoo, chattel slavery and the mystique of the bayou. Kasi Lemmons’ directorial debut also features Samuel L. Jackson, Lynn Whitfield, Diahann Carroll and Meagan Good.

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