Partner Event
Summer Movies in the Park: Akeelah and the Bee – 20th Anniversary Screening
Prospect Park Alliance, Fort Greene Park Conservancy, and Rooftop Films announce Summer Movies in the Park, presented by NewYork-Presbyterian. This free, outdoor movie series in Prospect Park and Fort Greene Park takes place on Wednesday nights this summer, with screenings on August 5 and August 12 in Prospect Park, and August 26 and September 9 in Fort Greene Park.
Wed Aug 12 6:00 PM
The Film
Akeelah and the Bee
Doug Atchison | US | 92
Keke Palmer, Angela Bassett, and Laurence Fishburne star in this inspirational movie about an 11-year-old girl from South Central Los Angeles who makes it all the way to the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
Event Details
6:00 PM
Lawn Opens
8:30 PM
Film Begins
Venue
Prospect Park
North End of Long Meadow at Grand Army Plaza Entrance
The show presented in partnership with
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