Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the close bond of two Black teenagers who become wards of a juvenile reformatory in 1960s Florida. As truths unfold, their profound friendship offers transformation and awakens hope. Academy Award® nominee RaMell Ross directs the film, which stars Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.
The Florida Institute for Forensic Anthropology and Applied Science (IFAAS) at the University of South Florida is proud to partner with Orion Pictures and Amazon MGM Studios for a free community screening of the award-winning film at 2pm Saturday, March 22, and a post-film panel discussion with Academy Award® Nominated Nickel Boys director RaMell Ross, as well as forensic anthropologist Dr. Erin Kimmerle and journalist Ben Montgomery, whose investigation into Florida's Dozier School for Boys inspired "Nickel Boys."
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