The 2019 adaptation of Richard Wright’s classic novel, with production design by Akin McKenzie, feels like a complete aesthetic reimagining of Wright’s 20th-century source material.
Native Son
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Rashid Johnson’s Native Son Adaptation Acquired by HBO Ahead of Sundance Premiere
This adaptation of Richard Wright’s 1940 novel Native Son is the visual artist’s first feature film.
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Faith Ringgold’s Unrealized Tribute to Harlem Literary Life
A little-known depiction of Harlem literary life and African-American literature by Faith Ringgold is currently on view at the New York Public Library in its exhibition The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter.