July 19, 2026
BLACK PANTHER (2018) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Ryan Coogler and starring the incomparable Chadwick Boseman, AFI Honorary Degree recipient Angela Bassett and AFI Trustee Michael B. Jordan, BLACK PANTHER (2018) featured instantly iconic Wakandan aesthetics brought to vivid life by cinematographer – and AFI Alum – Rachel Morrison (AFI Class of 2006). The film was also honored with an AFI...
June 19, 2025
42 (2013) – AFI Movie Club
AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Harrison Ford takes on the role of Brooklyn Dodgers’ owner Branch Rickey in 42 – the story of baseball legend Jackie Robinson becoming the first black player in the Major League. Bringing one legend to life is another, with incomparable screen icon Chadwick Boseman stepping into Robinson’s uniform to bring...
April 17, 2025
DA 5 BLOODS (2020) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Spike Lee and featuring an all-star cast that includes one of Chadwick Boseman’s final roles, DA 5 BLOODS (2020) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “DA 5 BLOODS...
March 5, 2023
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM (2020) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from playwright August Wilson’s celebrated play, director George C. Wolfe’s MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM features an iconic cast that includes Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman and Colman Domingo – and was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the...
April 25, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: BLACK PANTHER
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on June 5, 2020. BLACK PANTHER “shatters and reshapes cultural mythology.” Ryan Coogler’s super-heroic vision was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2018 – recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art...
February 10, 2021
AFI Movie Club: AFI AWARDS Honoree MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
"MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM is at once a soaring tribute to owning your voice and a searing step back in time to expose the challenges of driving change in America. This symphony of genius begins with the musical words of August Wilson and is expanded from stage to screen by the incomparable George C. Wolfe,...
February 5, 2021
AFI Movie Club: AFI AWARDS Honoree DA 5 BLOODS
"DA 5 BLOODS honors the eternal bond of friendship amidst the ongoing battle to comprehend the horrors of the Vietnam War. Spike Lee’s mastery of the explosive reaches new emotional heights in this time-embracing narrative – as he elevates the art form to meet his undeniably epic ambition. The enduring trauma of war and peace...
September 17, 2020
AFI Movie Club: 42
In 42, screen icon Chadwick Boseman steps into the shoes of Jackie Robinson in this incredible story of the baseball legend who became the first black player in the Major League. AFI Life Achievement Award recipient Harrison Ford co-stars as Brooklyn Dodgers’ owner Branch Rickey in this triumphant tour de force. Click Here to Find…
June 5, 2020
AFI Movie Club: BLACK PANTHER
BLACK PANTHER “shatters and reshapes cultural mythology.” Ryan Coogler’s super-heroic vision was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2018 – recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. Movie Trivia about BLACK PANTHER -DID YOU KNOW that BLACK PANTHER…
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