Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 (1996) Rating: Starring: Beau Bridges, Carl Lumbly, Bill Cobbs, Kathleen York, Lorraine Toussaint, Gabriel Casseus, John Herina, Tom Nowicki, Danny Nelson, Bill Gribble Director: Charles Burnett Category: Drama, Period Pieces, African American Studio: Subtitles: Length: 92     Nightjohn (1996) follows the story of a young enslaved girl named Sarny who learns to read from a fellow slave named Nightjohn, challenging the oppressive system that forbids literacy among slaves.