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Lackawanna Blues
Running Time: 94 min.
Produced By: / Bellah Films / Good Shepherd Productions / HBO Films

Summary:
A young boy grows up among a makeshift family of oddballs and dreamers in this adaptation of Ruben Santiago-Hudson's acclaimed one-man show. Ruben Junior (Marcus Carl Franklin) is a young boy who was born in the late '40s into a family that started c... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: S. Epatha Merkerson (Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby) Julie Benz (Laura) Robert A. Bradley (Otis McClanahan) Thomas Jefferson Byrd (Numb Finger Pete) All Cast & Crew >> Review: Over the years, HBO has been the proud home to numerous films with powerful African-American storylines, which would have otherwise had difficulty reaching a wide audience. Lackawanna Blues, a film about a similar safe harbor for people, is one of th ... Continue >>

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