Moonlight

MOONLIGHT Date: March 3, 2017 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Egyptian Theatre, Rigler 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028 Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney's play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue became the basis of one of 2016's most acclaimed films, a rare example of mainstream cinema exploring the lives of LGBT people of color. Over the course of three sections, we see young Chiron mature from childhood (where he is played by Alex Hibbert) to adolescence (Ashton Sanders) to adulthood (Trevante Rhodes), overcoming an abusive mother (Naomie Harris) and violent homophobia. Extraordinary performances and empathetic writing and direction from Barry Jenkins combine for a uniquely powerful and poetic examination of queer life.