Chicago, 1927. Recording session. There is a growing tension between Rainey, her ambitious trumpet, and white leadership that has decided to rule the uncontrollable “Mother of the Blues.” Based on the work of Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson.
Manager:
George C.Wolfe Authors:
Ruben Santiago-Hudson (screenwriter), August Wilson (after the game) Letters:
Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Glynn Turman | Tensions and temperatures rise during a recording session in Chicago in the late 1920s as a group of musicians await the pioneer, the legendary “Blu’s Mother” Ma Rainey (Oscar winner Viola Davis). At the end of the session, the fearless and fiery Ma participates with her manager and white producer in a battle for the will of music. While the band awaits in the studio’s claustrophobic rehearsal room, ambitious trumpet player Levee (Chadwick Boseman), who has an eye on Ma’s girlfriend and has decided to make a claim on his music industry, encourages his musician buddy to reveal the truth. change the course of his life forever. Arranged from a play by double Witzon Prize winner August Wilson, MA RAINEY’s BLACK FIELD marks the changing power of blues and artists who refuse to place their values on the prejudices of society. Directed by George C. Wolfe and Ruben’s film adaptation …