Movies Directed by George C. Wolfe (in alphabetical order)

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

This film is based on August Wilson's 1984 play of the same title, and despite energetic camerawork and editing, it very much feels like filmed theatre – at times, anyway. Set in 1927 Chicago, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom unfolds, mostly in two rooms on one day, during a recording session for real life singer Gertrude "Ma" Rainey (Viola Davis under… read more!