Dorothy Dandridge’s debut starring film role finds her portraying a novice schoolteacher in a sleepy rural town who bonds with a young boy struggling with his studies (Philip Hepburn in his sole film performance). Presiding over the school is principal Harry Belafonte, making his own cinematic debut. Adapted from an award-winning story by West Indies-raised writer Mary Elizabeth Vroman (the first Black woman to join the Screen Writers Guild thanks to this film adaptation), Bright Road is a bucolic, bittersweet coming-of-age film filled with song and heart. 

Make It Dinner and a Movie

Fanny's Restaurant & Café

All guests who present a ticket for a film screening, Tuesday through Saturday (and the first Sunday of every month), receive 10% off all food and non-alcoholic beverages at Fanny's. Discount only applicable on the same day as the screening and cannot be redeemed for another screening or date. Dinner reservations can be made on OpenTable or Resy.