Showtimes
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Description
PART OF OUR 2026 MICHAEL SCHULTZ AWARD TRIBUTE TO KASI LEMMONS
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
Director Kasi Lemmons will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A with Michael Schultz.
The 2026 Michael Schultz Award is presented with the support of Brewers Community Foundation and Mark and Wanda Staples.
Award Weekend Community Partners: Social X MKE, Ellastic Designs
- Year
- 2007
- Length
- 118 minutes
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Kasi Lemmons
- Producers
- Mark Gordon, Sidney Kimmel, Joe Fries, Josh McLaughlin
- Writers
- Michael Genet, Rick Famuyiwa
- Starring
- Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce McFee
- Cinematographer
- Stéphane Fontaine
- Editor
- Terilyn A. Shropshire
- Composer
- Terence Blanchard
- Production Design
- Warren Alan Young
- Executive Producer
- Don Cheadle, William Horberg, Joey Rappa, Bruce Toll, J. Miles Dale
The Pitch
Not enough folks know director Kasi Lemmons’ hellaciously entertaining and oh-so-astute film about the teaming up of radio maverick Dewey Hughes with charismatic ex-con Petey Greene.
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