Classic Black Cinema Series: Abby

Visit the Gantt for a special screening of the 1974 film, Abby. All Classic Black Cinema films this season were released in 1974 -- the year of our founding -- to celebrate the Gantt Golden Year, our 50th anniversary!

Abby is a film about a marriage counselor who becomes possessed by a demon when her father-in-law, an exorcist, freed it while in Africa. This film stars Carol Speed as the title character, William H. Marshall, and Terry Carter. This blaxploitation horror movie was a big hit when it was released but was pulled from distribution following a lawsuit from Warner Brothers, who claimed it was a rip-off of its 1973 popular film, The Exorcist.

Don't miss the chance to experience this classic film in a vibrant and culturally rich atmosphere.

Specifically designed as a vehicle to expose the community to the vast artistic value black film has had throughout the years, the goal of the film series is to appeal to as diverse a population as possible and further the appreciation of Black cinema.

Curator and host, Felix Curtis, came to Charlotte from the Oakland/San Francisco Bay area where he curated The San Francisco Black Film Festival and Black Filmworks, the annual film festival component of the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, where he later served as Executive Director.