New Arrival Cooley High (#1165)

Chicago, 1964: its the end of high school for aspiring poet Preach and his best friend, Cochise, and they have a full slate of extracurricular activities: swinging dance parties, late-night joyrides, and the stumbling pursuit of romance. Of course, when youre a young Black man in America, theres no guarantee that your coming-of-age story will be free of complications. Director Michael Schultz and screenwriter Eric Montewho drew on his own experiences growing up in Chicagos Cabrini-Green housing projectarrived at something truly unique in 1970s cinema withCooley High:an endearingly funny, tender, and authentic portrait of Black teens striving toward a brighter future, brought to life by a dynamic ensemble cast and set to a heavenly hit parade of Motown classics.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Michael Schultz, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• New conversation between Schultz and film scholar Racquel J. Gates
• Program on the making of the film
• Panel discussion from the 2019 tribute toCooley Highat the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, featuring Schultz, actor-filmmaker Robert Townsend, casting director Gloria Schultz, and actors Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and Garrett Morris
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by critic Craigh Barboza