It’s been more than 50 years since Kyle Johnson starred in “The Learning Tree,” the first major Hollywood film directed by a Black man. But the movie, directed by Gordon Parks and based on Parks’ semi ...
“It’s the place where you come to learn what life is all about.” Gordon Parks’ THE LEARNING TREE will be available as part of the The Criterion Collection on Blu-ray as well as a 2-Disc DVD set ...
14-year-old Newt Winger, born into a poor Black family in Kansas, learns about love, fear, racial injustice and immorality as he grows up. Classic drama. Mature themes. (1969)(107 mins) ...