Solomon Riley Presents Negro Coney IslandMovie
Often discussed as an urban legend or a failed architectural project, Solomon Riley Presents Negro Coney Island redresses the erasure around Riley’s completed amusement park for the Black Residents in Harlem and the Bronx in 1924 on Hart Island. Working across archives, contemporary footage of Hart Island, and speculative interviews with key Black cultural producers of the time, including Riley, the film reimagines what we know about Negro Coney Island and its legacy with New York City’s still active potter’s field, Hart Island.
About Solomon Riley Presents Negro Coney Island
Solomon Riley Presents Negro Coney Island is a 2021 history movie directed by Ayanna Dozier.
The production information lists a runtime of 10m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Ricky Goldman, Selamawit Worku, Rayly Aquino, Moses Jeune. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
