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Broadbend Arkansas (2020)

Broadbend Arkansas
NR 1 hr 30 minJul 20th, 2020
A Black family grapples with decades of inequality violence and suppression in the South Benny an orderly at a nursing home delicately balances his role as a caregiver to an ornery white resident who shares a contentious past with his white boss while at the same time caring for his own family as the fight for equality grips the nation in the midst of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement Thirty years later his daughter Ruby struggles to understand an incident of police brutality against her 15yearold son This unique musical spanning nearly half a century and three generations asks us to contemplate the cycle of violence in this country and how we will find hope and create change against the backdrop of hate that plagues America
DirectorJack Cummings III
WritersTed ShenEllen FitzhughHarrison David Rivers

Movie Details

On Digital & Streaming:July 20th, 2020
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Transport Group The Public Theater Oskar Eustis Artistic Director Patrick Willingham Executive Director