CHAMELEON STREET is a 1989 independent film written by, directed, and starring Wendell B. Harris, Jr.. It tells the story of a social chameleon who impersonates reporters, doctors, and lawyers in order to make money…(Read More)
Sun, Nov 21, 3pm Admission: Suggested donation $10.00 Online at Watchbeem.com https://watchbeem.com/cowatch/valley-of-peace-1956 Valley of Peace (Dolina Miru) Slovenia, 1957 Valley of Peace (Slovene: Dolina miru) is a 1956 Yugoslavian (Slovenian) war film directed by France Štiglic. It was in competition at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival…(Read More)
October 10, 3pm, 2021 Top of The Heap (1972) Christopher St. John • Drama • 94m Free Screening & Discussion: Register Now With much akin to Abel Ferrara’s “Bad Lieutenant” with striking similarities, Top of the Heap is a 1972 American drama film directed by and starring Christopher St. John.[2] It was entered into the…(Read More)
“An underground revolutionary group struggles against internal strife to stage urban guerilla attacks against a fictionalized fascist regime in the United States. Interspersed throughout the narrative are rhetorical sequences that explain the philosophy of radical action and restrain the melodrama inherent in the thriller genre…(Read More)
Black Militancy and Revolution in Cinema Sept 12, 3pm, 2021 The Final Comedown (1972) Oscar Williams, 1hr 23m Free Screening & Discussion: Register Now The Final Comedown is a 1972 film, considered “blaxploitation,” written, produced and directed by Oscar Williams, starring Billy Dee Williams and D’Urville Martin. Based on the 1967 play by Jimmy…(Read More)
Depicting Black Militancy August 29, 3pm, 2021 Intruder in the Dust (1949) Clarence Brown, 1h 27m Register for Free Online Screening and Discussion Lucas Beauchamp (Juano Hernandez) is a strong, proud African-American man accused of murder in 1940s small-town Mississippi. As the town’s white residents prepare to lynch him, a teenage boy…(Read More)
July 18, 3pm, Free Online The Informer (1935) John Ford, 1hr 31m https://watchbeem.com/cowatch/the-informer-1935 Panelist : Aodh Ó Coileáin (Hugh), Billy Ché Brooks Forcefully and intelligently written, directed, and acted, John Ford’s The Informer deals with the Irish rebellion against British authority prior to 1922, when the creation of the…(Read More)
August 1, 3pm, 2021 Uptight (1968) Jules Dassin, 1h 44 min Free online Screening and Discussion Intended as an updated version of The Informer, the first film in our series, Uptight (also known as Up Tight!) is a 1968 American drama film directed by Jules Dassin. Based also on the novel The Informer by Liam…(Read More)
August 15, 3pm, 2021 Captain Thomas Sankara, 2012 ? 1h 41m LANGUAGE French with English subtitles Register for Free Screening and discussion A portrait composed of archives of Thomas Sankara, president of Burkina Faso between 1983 and his murder in 1987. Ready to liberate his country and transform the mentalities of his fellow citizens, contesting the…(Read More)
Sun., Sept 26, 3pm, 2021 Top of The Heap (1972) Christopher St. John • Drama • 94m Free Screening & Discussion: Christopher St. John in-person online With much akin to Abel Ferrara’s “Bad Lieutenant” with striking similarities, Top of the Heap is a 1972 American drama film directed by and starring Christopher St. John.[2…(Read More)