Imitation of Life

Directed by Douglas Sirk, 1959
NR; 125 minutes
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This acclaimed melodrama from 1959 explores the intertwined lives of two single mothers and their daughters. After an unexpected encounter, white aspiring actress and widowed mother Lora Meredith (Lana Turner) and her daughter decide to take in Black housekeeper Annie Johnson (Juanita Moore) and her light-skinned daughter. Together, they form a household shaped by ambition, sacrifice, and painful questions of race, identity, and motherhood.

The Fort Worth Film Club (FWFC) partnered in 2022 with the Reel House Foundation after the closing of Fort Worth’s lone art house theater, the Grand Berry Theater. Continuing what the Grand Berry started, FWFC's goal is to build a community in Fort Worth around a shared love of film. The Club hosts free monthly screenings, focusing on films with cultural and local importance. Screenings are open to the public and are followed by a moderated discussion.