The Apollo – Directed by Roger Ross Williams

On March 18, New Metropolis Zuidoost is screening The Apollo, a dazzling documentary about the renowned Apollo Theater in Harlem, revealing the theater’s importance for the careers of black artists and the black community in New York. The John Adams screened and discussed the documentary with director Roger Ross Williams last year.



As part of the ‘Week Against Racism’, New Metropolis Zuidoost is screening The Apollo. It is a dazzling documentary about the renowned Apollo Theater in Harlem, with archive footage of numerous artists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Lauryn Hill and twelve-year-old Stevie Wonder, revealing the theater’s paramount importance for the careers of black artists and for the black community in New York. On March 18, at 7.30 pm. The John Adams screened and discussed the documentary with director Roger Ross Williams last year.