Lackawanna Blues (DVD)

Marcus Carl Franklin, S. Epatha Merkerson. A young boy grows up in 1960s-era Lackawanna, New York among a family of oddballs and eccentrics. While his family has crumbled and he's unable to enjoy a well-rounded education, his life in a boarding house steeps him in the richness of blues and soul music. An inspiring adaptation of Ruben Santiago-Hudson's acclaimed one-man show. 2005/color/95 min/NR.

Starring: Robert A. Bradley, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Jeffrey Wright, S. Epatha Merkerson, Thomas Byrd, Jimmy Smits, Julie Benz, Kathleen Chalfant, Barry "Shabaka" Henley, Rosie Perez, Terrence Dashon Howard, Marcus Carl Franklin, Delroy Lindo, Macy Gray, Hill Harper, Carmen Ejogo, Mos Def, Louis Gossett Jr., Ernie Hudson, Henry Simmons, Michael Kenneth Williams, Adina Porter, Lou Myers, Saul Williams, Barry Shabaka Henley, Michelle Robinson, Ken Roberson, Paula Brown, Neisha Folkes, Greg Poland, Eugene Lee, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Ryan Francois

Director: Nellie Nugiel

Rating: TV14