Film
The Lorraine
1h 24m · in cinemas from 5 February
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About
Sam Pollard's documentary traces the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, run by Walter and Loree Bailey as a Black-owned business for travelers and musicians.
The Lorraine is a documentary by Sam Pollard about the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Walter and Loree Bailey owned the hotel, which the film describes as a thriving center of Black entrepreneurship and a destination for musicians of the twentieth century. Civil Rights demonstrations were planned there, and Black and white artists created history together at the hotel. As a rare Black-owned establishment during the Jim Crow era, the Lorraine was a safe haven and sanctuary for Black travelers. Pollard draws on archival footage and music, and on the voices of people who lived through the period.
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Facts
- Director
- Sam Pollard
- Written by
- Alvin Hall
Good to know
- Running time
- 1 hour 24 minutes
- Language
- English
- In Dutch cinemas
- From 5 February 2027
Questions
How long is The Lorraine?
1 hour 24 minutes. Most cinemas add 15 to 20 minutes of trailers first, so plan for about 1 hour 44 minutes.
What language is The Lorraine in?
The Lorraine is in English. A foreign-language film normally plays in its original version with Dutch subtitles.
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