In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way, however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry.

This film is screening as part of CinemaSFBay’s Artist in Residency series with writer-actor-director Robert Townsend in person at the Balboa and 4-Star August 5 through 9th.

Tickets for this film can be acquired with loyalty cards or our Annual CinemaSF passes.

Make it a double feature with Claudine at 4:30 PM!