African American Film Series: Eve's Bayou

A young girl learns some difficult lessons about truth, love, and fidelity in this critically-acclaimed Southern gothic drama. Eve Batiste (Jurnee Smollett) is a ten-year-old girl whose father Louis (Samuel L. Jackson) is a successful and well-liked doctor in an African-American community in Louisiana....Eve's Bayou was the first project as writer-director for actress Kasi Lemmons; leading man Samuel L. Jackson also co-produced. Rated R Join us for the African American film series celebrating black actors, directors and films depicting the rich and varied African American experience. http://www.spl.org/audiences/all-ages/movies/african-american-film-series Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.