Black Film Festival
Creed (2015, PG-13, 113 min.) Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there’s no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed’s legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa. Once in the City of Brotherly Love, Adonis tracks Rocky down and asks him to be his trainer. Rocky sees in Adonis the strength and determination he had known in Apollo—the fierce rival who became his closest friend. Directed by Ryan Coogler; starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, and Anthony Bellew.
This program is offered as part of the library's commemoration of Black History Month. View additional programs in this series.
