If Beale Street Could Talk. Screenplay by Barry Jenkins. Based on the Book by James Baldwin

Los Angeles: Anapurna Pictures, 2018. First Edition. Small format, paperbound, 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”, 106 pages. This is first appearance in book form of this screenplay specially printed for distribution to members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences in consideration for nomination of the Best Adapted Screenplay for If Beale Street Could Talk written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on the book by James Baldwin. Prints the complete shooting script for the film. If Beale Street Could Talk stars KiKi Layne, Stephan James, and Regina King. A (truncated) perfectbound book looking like a trade paperback. Fine copy in printed wrappers. The film tells the story of a young woman in Harlem who embraces her pregnancy while she and her family struggle to prove her fiance innocent of a crime. Regina King won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. And the film was nominated for Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Adapted Screenplay. It was also nominated for Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Screenplay Golden Globes. (Inventory #: 22704E)