Feb 18, Hasaki (with BattleDream) The year 2100. The global warming has caused massive droughts that have led to conflicts and famines. The first victims of the global warming are the Southern populations, forced to leave their lands to immigrate to the North. A massive exodus that makes chaos out of the known world order…(Read More)
Thurs, March 3, 7pm, Adm $6.00 SMG Chatham 14 210 W 87th St Free Parking. Powered by Eventbrite The Amazing Nina Simone 2015, USA 101 Minutes directed by Jeff Lieberman Join us to watch this amazing documentary, and discuss the life and legacy of Madam Nina Simone. By Paul de Barros Seattle Times music…(Read More)
THE GIFTED USA, 1993, 101 min Directed by Audrey King Lewis Post-film Skype Interview with the Director Feb. 25, 7:00 pm, Admission: $6.00 SMG Chatham 14 210 W 87th St. Free Parking Powered by Eventbrite “THE GIFTED” is an award winning sci-fi thriller about a Southern family possessing supernatural abilities. The…(Read More)
Black World Cinema Feb 11, 7pm, Adm: $6.00 Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai ( “Rain the Color Blue with a Little Red in it”), 2015, 75 min directed by Christopher Kirkley in collaboration with Mdou Moctar and Jerome Fino A revolutionary story of one musicians struggle to make it, against all odds, in the winner takes…(Read More)
February 4, 7pm: Crumbs, 2014, Spain/Ethiopia 68 min Director – Muguel Llanso Candy, a strange-looking scrap collector embarks on a surreal epic journey through the post apocalyptic Ethiopian landscape. There, he confronts himself, his fears and witches, Santa Claus and second generation Nazis. Tired of picking up the crumbs of gone-by civilizations, Candy…(Read More)
Dec 3, 7:00pm, Admission $6:00 The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution 2015 ? Documentary ? 1h 53m Studio Movie Grill Chatham 14 210 W 87th St Admission: $6.00 http://blackworldcinema.net Filmmaker Stanley Nelson examines the rise of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s and its impact on civil rights and American…(Read More)
Nov. 5th, 7pm, Admission $6.00 SMG Chatham 14 210 W 87th St In November we are screening a collection of the best new shorts by local filmmakers. Kinfolk: [kin-f?k] noun. A person’s blood relations, regarded collectively. Conceived in the murky swamps of Southern Louisiana and the fertile cotton fields of Arkansas…(Read More)
Jan 7, 7pm, Adm: $6.00 SMG Chatham 14 210 W 87th Street http://blackworldcinema.net/ Virgem Margarida Mozambique, 2012 color 87′ Cast: Sumeia Maculuva, Iva Mugalela, Hermelinda,Cimela, Rosa Mario, Ana-Maria Albino Director: Licinio AzevedoProduction Company: Ébano Multimédia Co-Production Company: Ukbar Filmes; JBA Productions Portugese with English Subtitles Set in Mozambique…(Read More)
Short Films from FilmLAB@1512 at Better Boys Foundation September 3, 7pm Shorts before the Njinga. Program 15 minutes FilmLAB@1512 (formerly Journeys in Film) is a media studies, aesthetics, and production apprenticeship for teens hosted at BBF’s YouthLAB. Deadly Virus, 1:13 minutes Music video about deadly virus. Made by BBF Summer Film…(Read More)
Black World Cinema Curator Floyd Webb is in the process of completing his long-in-production documentary “The Search for Count Dante.” His most recent local interviews have included, 72 year old Green Dragon Master JohnRa Thomas and 1962-1969 student Nganga Tolo-naa(Ray Cooper)> Nganga Tolo naa (Ray Cooper) interview Excerpt for…(Read More)