WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Stephan James, Dr. Rhea L. Combs, Curator of Film & Photography National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian, KiKi Layne, Regina Hall, and KInshasha Holman-Conwill, Deputy Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, speaks, attend the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress KiKi Layne attends the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress KiKi Layne attends the premiere of Annapurna Pictures’ new movie “If Beale Street Could Talk,” at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress KiKi Layne attends the premiere of Annapurna Pictures’ new movie “If Beale Street Could Talk,” at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress KiKi Layne attends the premiere of Annapurna Pictures’ new movie “If Beale Street Could Talk,” at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actors Stephan James, and KiKi Layne attend the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actors Regina Hall, Stephan James, and KiKi Layne attend the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress Regina Hall attends the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress Regina Hall attends the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress Regina Hall attends the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins attends the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins attends the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins and actress Regina Hall attend the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins and actress Regina Hall attend the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress Regina Hall, and Gloria Karefa-Smart attend the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins with actors Stephan James, and KiKi Layne attend the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: DeRay Mckesson(R) poses with Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins and actors Regina Hall, Stephan James, and KiKi Layne during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins, Gloria Karefa-Smart and actors Regina Hall, Stephan James, and KiKi Layne attend the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins, Gloria Karefa-Smart and actors Regina Hall, Stephan James, and KiKi Layne attend the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins attends the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins and actors Regina Hall, Stephan James, and KiKi Layne attend the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins with actors Stephan James, and KiKi Layne attend the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins and actors Regina Hall, Stephan James, and KiKi Layne attend the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins and actors Regina Hall, Stephan James, and KiKi Layne attend the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actresses Regina Hall, and KiKi Layne attend the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018″ at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress Regina King speaks during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins speaks during a Q&A the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins speaks during a Q&A the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins speaks during a Q&A the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress Regina King speaks during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actor Stephan James speaks during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress KiKi Layne speaks during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actor Stephan James speaks during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress KiKi Layne speaks during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins speaks during a Q&A the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress KiKi Layne speaks during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins speaks during a Q&A the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress KiKi Layne speaks during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actor Stephan James attends the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Moderator Michele Norris speaks with director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins, Stephan James, KiKi Layne, and Regina Hall during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Stephan James, KiKi Layne, and Regina Hall speak during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress Regina King speaks during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actor Stephan James attends the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress Regina King speaks during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress KiKi Layne speaks during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins speaks during a Q&A the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Moderator Michele Norris speaks with director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins, Stephan James, KiKi Layne, and Regina Hall during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins speaks during a Q&A the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress Regina King speaks during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Moderator Michele Norris speaks with director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins, Stephan James, KiKi Layne, and Regina Hall during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Moderator Michele Harris speaks with director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins, Stephan James, KiKi Layne, and Regina Hall during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Moderator Michele Norris speaks with director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins, Stephan James, KiKi Layne, and Regina Hall during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Moderator Michele Norris speaks with director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins, Stephan James, KiKi Layne, and Regina Hall during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Moderator Michele Harris speaks with director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins, Stephan James, KiKi Layne, and Regina Hall during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress Regina King speaks during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress KiKi Layne speaks during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress KiKi Layne speaks during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress KiKi Layne speaks during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins speaks during a Q&A the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress Regina King speaks during a Q&A during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress KiKi Layne speaks during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Actress KiKi Layne speaks during the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 27: Director/screenwriter Barry Jenkins speaks during a Q&A the closing night screening of “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” at the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018 at National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC on October 27th, 2018. (Photo by Kris Connor/Annapurna Pictures)