Bring a bag chair or blanket/pillow to watch this inspiring movie based on a book! Meet at the Norfolk Arts Center to watch the film.  No registration required. Adults accompanied by children are welcome.”

Film screening on July 31 at 4 a.m.

Synopsis: The Morgans, a loving and strong family of Black sharecroppers in Louisiana in 1933, face a serious family crisis when the husband and father, Nathan Lee Morgan, is convicted of a petty crime and sent to a prison camp. After some weeks or months, the wife and mother, Rebecca Morgan, sends the oldest son, who is about 11 years old, to visit his father at the camp. The journey becomes something of an odyssey for the boy and his dog.

Run time: 1 hour and 45 minutes

Starring Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield and Kevin Hooks.