The Underground Railroad: Chapters 5 & 6

Saturday, July 17 - Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Chapter 5: “Tennessee Exodus”
Captured by Ridgeway, Cora is forced to travel across the barren inferno of Tennessee. She shares the perilous journey with Jasper, a noble runaway filled with inner strength.

Chapter 6: “Tennessee Proverbs”
For Arnold Ridgeway a journey home reveals that “the past is not past.” And a chance encounter with a freedman named Royal and his band of freedom fighters gives Cora new hope.

Screening as part of our exclusive presentation of Academy Award-winner Barry Jenkins’s acclaimed Amazon Original limited series, THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, screening for a limited one-week engagement July 16-22.

The program includes all ten chapters, are presented in paired groupings. If you want to watch all the chapters you can start on Friday, Saturday or Sunday and watch the paired chapters on consecutive days.

Tickets to screenings of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD are free of charge. Advance tickets are available online or at the box office; online non-member tickets are subject to an online booking fee. Each day at noon July 16-22, a limited number of additional tickets will be released at the box office for that day’s shows. There is a limit of two tickets per screening per customer.

• Running Time 120 minutes
• Director Barry Jenkins
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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