Past Film/Video | Series & Festivals

Leadbelly

(Gordon Parks, 1976)

Man playing the guitar for two men

Set in the segregated South of the early 1900s, Leadbelly depicts the good and bad times in the life of legendary blues and folk musician Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, who found in his music a way to overcome a troubled childhood and regular run-ins with the law. Starring Roger Mosley. (126 mins., 35mm)

SEASON SUPPORT FOR FILM/VIDEO

Rohauer Collection Foundation

 

SUPPORT FOR THE FILM/VIDEO STUDIO PROGRAM 

Institute of Museum and Library Services

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

National Endowment for the Arts

 

COMMUNITY PARTNER

Columbus Blues Alliance

 

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE WEXNER CENTER

Greater Columbus Arts Council

Ohio Arts Council

Columbus Foundation

Nationwide Foundation

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Leadbelly