Episode 42: If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

On this week’s episode of Black Girl Film Club, Ashley and Britney are discussing If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) directed by Barry Jenkins and starring KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, and Brian Tyree Henry. Your favorite podcast hosts once again stan Barry Jenkins as he finds a way to weave romance in tragedy in his adaptation of James Baldwin’s work. This week’s recommendations include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), directed by Ang Lee, and Chungking Express (1994), directed by Wong Kar-Wai. Ashley and Britney will be participating as judges in the Micro Mania Film Festival. For more information or to enter a micro film (5 minutes or less), visit filmfreeway.com/micromaniafilmfestival. Black Girl Film Club listeners can get 50% the entry fee with code MMFF2020BJFC. Follow us on Twitter @ blkgirlfilmclub. Check us out on Instagram @ blackgirlfilmclub. Visit us at http://blackgirlfilmclub.com.