The Core Question
What just happened between you and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"?
No need to judge. Just record how you feel right now.
Overview
Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.
Cast & Crew
George C. Wolfe
Director
Viola Davis
Ma Rainey
Chadwick Boseman
Levee
Colman Domingo
Cutler
Glynn Turman
Toledo
Michael Potts
Slow Drag
Jeremy Shamos
Irvin
Stills
Love Letters from the Community
Every encounter with this film is unique
