John Singleton Screens and Discusses The Landlord





Hear esteemed filmmaker John Singleton discuss the rarely-screened 1970s film The Landlord and how it influenced his art. Based on the novel by Kristin Hunter and adapted by Bill Gunn, the film tells the story of Elgar Enders (Beau Bridges), a rich kid who buys a Brooklyn tenement with the intention of evicting all of the residents in order to turn it into his dream bachelor pad.

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