Sent to a brutal juvenile reformatory in the Jim Crow South, two Black teenagers rely on one another to survive and sustain their hope. Adapting Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel using a stunning first-person style, Nickel Boys was nominated for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 97th Academy Awards

Writer/Director RaMell Ross and Writer/Producer Joslyn Barnes will join us for a post-film conversation, moderated by Haverford Assistant Professor Swetha Regunathan, Ph.D. Presented as part of the Strange Truth 2026 series, this screening is free for Tri-Co students, faculty, and staff.