Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 2020 American musical drama film directed by George C. Wolfe and written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, based on the 1982 play of the same name by August Wilson. The film stars Viola Davis as Ma Rainey and Chadwick Boseman in his final film role, alongside Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts. Inspired by the career of blues singer Ma Rainey, the film dramatizes a turbulent recording session in 1920s Chicago, where tensions rise as Ma and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio.