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Tuesday, March 27: 'Sing Your Song'

The Grand Cinema

HARRY BELAFONTE: He's had a big enough life to warrant a documentary.

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Most people know the lasting legacy of Harry Belafonte, the entertainer. A handsome man with the dazzling smile who starred in many a film, he remains ingrained into your memory as the singer of the Caribbean folk tune "Day-O" - the last melody you heard before passing out underneath the ping pong table during the Sigma Chi's St. Barts Simpson party. "Daylight come and me wan' go home."

Belafonte also worked tirelessly in support of the civil rights movement in America and to social justice globally.

Director Susanne Rostock champions the big life of Belafonte in her documentary, Sing Your Song. The doc revisits moments in Belafonte's career, from playing clubs in New York City to starring in Hollywood films to his work with Civil Rights, which includes standing with Martin Luther King Jr., speaking out against South African apartheid, and promoting hip-hop in Cuba.

The Grand Cinema screens Sing Your Song at 1:50 and 6:35 p.m. as part of its Tuesday Film Series, although it should be noted the film also hits The Grand's screen at 1:50 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday due to its awesomeness. 

[The Grand Cinema, 1:50 and 6:35 p.m., $5-$9, 606 S. Fawcett Ave., Tacoma, 253.593.4474]

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