Special Screening of The League

On Sunday, October 22, at 4 pm, the Trenton Film Festival will host a special single-day screening of the documentary The League, directed by prize-winning filmmaker Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI). Using previously unearthed archival footage and never-before-seen interviews with legendary players like Satchel Paige and Buck O’Neil, as well as celebrated Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Hank Aaron who started out in the Negro Leagues, the film tells a story of African Americans in baseball before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, and the unforeseen consequences of integration. Also featured in the documentary is Effa Manley, the activist owner of the Newark Eagles. The screening will be at the Mill Hill Playhouse in Trenton. Tickets are $10, available through the TFS website at http://trentonfilmsociety.org/.