Paul Robeson: Here I Stand Thurs, March 6, 7pm, Adm: $6.00 Chatham 14 Theaters(Studio Movie Grill Chatham) 210 W 87th St, Chicago, IL Paul Robeson: Here I Stand, 1999, 117 min. Director: St. Clair Bourne Paul Robeson: Here I Stand is a documentary film released in 1999 that explores the life and career…(Read More)
Learn more about Oumou Sangare at World Circuit Records Get news about Oumou Sangare at NPR.com…(Read More)
Africa is an amazing continent, with all of it vast mineral and material resources, the richness of it’s music which resonates most loudly around the globe. With a new generation of African musicians this second decade into the 21st century, we see once again, Africasemper aliquid novi, “there is always something new out of…(Read More)
Thurs, Feb 27, 7pm No Way Out (1950), Black and White, 106 min Sidney Poitier (Luther Brooks), Richard Widmark (Ray Biddle), Linda Darnell (Edie Johnson), Stephen McNally (Dr. Dan Wharton), Sidney Poitier (Dr. Luther Brooks), Mildred Joanne Smith (Cora Brooks), Harry Bellaver (George Biddle). Chatham 14 Theaters, 210 West 87th Street, Chicago, IL – (773) 322…(Read More)
Black History Month – Thurs, Feb 20, 7pm – Past Future Vision – The World, The Flesh and The Devil (1959) A Nostalgic Sci-fi Film that stars and was produced by Harry Belafonte in 1959. Join the Lively Discussion afterwards!!!! Cast: Harry Belafonte (Ralph Burton), Inger Stevens (Sarah Crandall), Mel Ferrer (Benson Thacker). Admission: $6 210 West…(Read More)
Renditions of the Past – 12 Years A Slave Community Discussion Thurs, Feb 13, 7pm – 12 Years A Slave (2013) A Community Discussion 2 hr 13 min Directed by Steve McQueen. With Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael K. Williams, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt. Admission: $6 Chatham 14, 210 West 87th Street, Chicago, IL – (773) 322-1450 We were…(Read More)
Before Every Film, 15 min of African Music Videos Chatham 14 Theaters 210 W 87th Street In January 2014, Black World Cinema will begin to screen some of the best African music videos from all over the continent on the big screen. We will view and discuss these works, with the intent of gaining an…(Read More)
The Battle of Tabato, with iNgoma African Music Videos Jan 2, 7pm – $6 admission Chatham 14, Theaters 210 W 87th Street Chicago, IL THE BATTLE OF TABATO 2013,PORTUGAL / GUINEA-BISSAU, 83 minutes Director: Joao Viana Language: Madinka with English Subtitles Preceding this program will be a 15 min screening of the iNgoma African Music…(Read More)
Seven Songs for Malcolm X & The Last Angel of History | December 15 @ Black Cinema House Sunday, December 15th at 4pm, Black Cinema House, 6901 S. Dorchester Ave. Seven Songs for Malcolm X John Akomfrah, 1993, 52 min. An homage to the inspirational African-American civil rights leader, Seven Songs for Malcolm X collects testimonies…(Read More)
VOICES OF THE GODS Wed, Nov 20, 6:30 pm Ferguson Auditorium @ Columbia College Chicago – 600 S Michigan Ave Wed, Nov 20, 6:30 pm Location: Ferguson Auditorium @ Columbia College Chicago – 600 S Michigan Ave Dir. Al Santana, USA, 1985, 60 min. Al Santana’s award winning documentary film, “Voices of The Gods” (1985)…(Read More)