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This event is part of the Black Bottom Film Festival. Purchase a Festival Pass for access to free vouchers to this screening. 

Schedule

Reception and BBFF ceremony for Cinematic Excellence
Followed by “Cooley High,” Directed by Michael Schultz – Feature

Enjoy Saturday evening February 25th when we honor legendary filmmaker Michael Schultz with the Black Bottom Film Festival Award for Cinematic Excellence. The night will feature a film retrospective of Schultz' work and a presentation of a commissioned sculpture by renowned artist Thad Mosley. End the festivities with the screening of the classic film "Cooley High."

“Released 40 years ago, Cooley High ought to be celebrated for its vast influence on movies, TV, and music. As a young-men-coming-of-age movie, it deserves to be mentioned alongside Fellini's "I Vitelloni," George Lucas's "American Graffiti," Barry Levinson's "Diner," and John Singleton's "Boyz N the Hood," Gary Susman, MovieFone. Written by Eric Monte and Directed by Michael Schultz, Cooley High follows a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago in 1964 who enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Then life changes for two of the guys when they meet a pair of career criminals and get falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. We follow their lives through the end of high school and the dramatic end to their school year. The movie was a breakout vehicle for both Lawrence Hilton Jacobs (Welcome Back Kotter) and Glynn Turman (Queen Sugar, House of Lies, A Different World)