Nickel Boys – Oscar® Nominated!

  • 2 Black teens, arms thrown around one another, look up at their reflection

 

A RaMell Ross film adaptation of the Colson Whitehead novel

Elwood Curtis’s college dream shatters alongside a two-lane Florida highway. Bearing the brunt of an innocent misstep, he’s sentenced to the netherworld of Nickel Academy, a brutal reformatory sunk deep in the Jim Crow South. He encounters another ward, the seen-it-all Turner. The two Black teens strike up an alliance: Turner dispensing fundamental tips for survival, Elwood, clinging to his optimistic worldview. Backdropped by the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement, Elwood and Turner’s existence appear worlds away from Rev. Martin Luther King’s burnished oratory. Despite Nickel’s brutality, Elwood strives to hold onto his humanity, awakening a new vision for Turner.

Directed by RaMell Ross. Screenplay: RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes. Based on the book by Colson Whitehead. Director of Photography: Jomo Fray. Camera Operator: Sam Ellison. Editor: Hunter Berk. Score: Scott Alario. Cast: Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.

Open Caption screening 2/18!

Runtime
2h 20m
Year
2024
Director
RaMell Ross
Format
DCP
Country
Only in America
First Showing
February 15, 2025
Categories
  • Closed Caption
  • Open Caption
  • Assisted Listening

Showtimes

Saturday, February 15, 2025 5:30 PM
Location Little Roxie

Sunday, February 16, 2025 1:00 PM
Location Little Roxie

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 8:30 PM
  • Open Caption
Location Little Roxie

Sunday, February 23, 2025 8:10 PM
Location Little Roxie
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 8:10 PM
Location Little Roxie

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