The Apollo (Roger Ross Williams, 2019): USA

Reviewed by Gordon Gerbitz, Viewed at AFI Fest 2019. Eighty-five years of African American Diaspora in 98 minutes.  A history lesson but more importantly a celebration of the black experience.  The Apollo chronicles the past of the iconic building in Harlem, New York City.  The incubator for talent past, present and into perpetuity.  Director Roger … Continue reading The Apollo (Roger Ross Williams, 2019): USA