Rambling Rose / Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

RAMBLING ROSE, 1991, Dir. Martha Coolidge, 112 Min, Rialto Pictures, USA

Laura Dern and Diane Ladd, daughter and mother in real life, were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, making them the first mother-daughter duo to be nominated for Academy Awards for the same film or in the same year. The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film, and Martha Coolidge won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Director.

FORMAT: 35mm

INTRODUCING DOROTHY DANDRIDGE, 1999, Dir. Martha Coolidge, 115 Min, HBO Films, USA

Coolidge branches out into musical territory with INTRODUCING DOROTHY DANDRIDGE, but her subject, the true story of the first black woman to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, only deepens her existing commitment to portraying American women in all of their imperfect glory. Join us for a Q&A with Martha Coolidge in person to discuss these fascinating leading ladies.

FORMAT: 35mm