Ma Raineys Black Bottom is a 2020 English-language Drama motion picture directed by George C. Wolfe and produced by Denzel Washington, Todd Black and Dany Wolf under the banner of Escape Artists in collaboration with Mundy Lane Entertainment. As the band waits in the studio's claustrophobic rehearsal room, ambitious trumpeter Levee - who has an eye for Ma's girlfriend and is determined to stake his own claim on the music industry - spurs his fellow musicians into an eruption of stories revealing truths that will forever change the course of their lives. Ma raineys black bottom stars Viola Davis in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Michael Potts, Jeremy Shamos and Jonny Coyne. The screenplay is written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson which is inspired from Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson. The music was composed by Branford Marsalis. Cinematography was done by Tobias A. Schliessler and editing by Andrew Mondshein. The motion picture has a running time of 94 minutes. It was released on 18th December 2020 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Ma Raineys Black Bottom was made on a budget of $20 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Netflix. As the band waits in the studio's claustrophobic rehearsal room, ambitious trumpeter Levee - who has an eye for Ma's girlfriend and is determined to stake his own claim on the music industry - spurs his fellow musicians into an eruption of stories revealing truths that will forever change the course of their lives.