The Auburn Avenue Research Library, in collaboration with the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) will host a screening of the classic comedy film "House Party", with a post screening discussion with the film’s writer and director Reginald Hudlin.

House Party is a 1990 cult classic written and directed by Reginald Hudlin, based on his award-winning Harvard University student film, and released by New Line Cinema. The film stars Kid and Play, of the popular hip hop duo Kid 'n Play, and also stars Paul Anthony, Bow-Legged Lou, B-Fine from Full Force, and Robin Harris. The film also stars Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, A.J. Johnson, Daryl "Chill" Mitchell and Gene "Groove" Allen (of Groove B. Chill), Kelly Jo Minter, John Witherspoon, with a cameo by funk musician George Clinton.

Reginald Hudlin is a pioneer of the modern black film movement, creating movies like HOUSE PARTY, BOOMERANG and BEBE’S KIDS, which are some of the most profitable and influential films of his generation. Hudlin was a producer on Quentin Tarantino’s film, DJANGO UNCHAINED; BURNING SANDS; co-producer of the 88th Oscars broadcast and the NAACP Image Awards<br style="color: #1d2129; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, '.SFNSText-Regular', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-varia

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