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)
The Trials of Muhammad Ali Theatrical run at CHATHAM 14, 210 W 87th Street from Friday, November 8 – 2:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:15 & 9:30 Saturday, November 9, 4:45 Q&A with both Bill Siegel and Khalilah Camacho-Ali The Trials of Muhammad Ali covers the explosive crossroads of…(Read More)
TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE Part 1 (2012) Sunday, Dec 1, 4pm, Admission: $6 Thurs, Dec 5, Part 2, 7pm, $6 Chatham 14 Theaters 210 W 87th Street, Chicago, IL FREE PARKING We are bringing it back? See Part One and Part 2 in the same week. Toussaint Louverture was 8 when he saw his father thrown…(Read More)
Thurs., Nov. 7, 7pm, Adm. $6.00 Chatham Theaters, 210 W 87 St TOP OF THE HEAP, Christopher St. John, USA, 1972, 92 min. AT LAST!!!! **Christopher St. John in conversation via Skype!** The story of a black policeman whose tenuous grip on reality is threatened by the pressures of institutional racism, Top of the…(Read More)
Faces of Women, Ivory Coast, 1985, 105 min. Wednesday Sept 18, 6:30pm, Admission: $8.00 Directed by Désiré Ecaré. In French with English subtitles. Blacklight Cinema Series Co-Presented by the Black Cinema HouseWednesday, September 18, 2013 – 6:30pm Location: Ferguson Auditorium – 600 S Michigan Ave, Admission: $8 Structured around the rhythm of…(Read More)
Thursday Sept 5, 7pm, Admission: $6.00 Am I Black Enough For You, 2009, Sweden, 87 min Directed by Göran Olsson. 2009, Sweden, 87 min Am I Black Enough For You Directed by Göran Olsson. Featuring Billy Paul, Blanche Williams, Kenny Gamble, Clive Davis, Questlove, & Schoolly D. This is the film that…(Read More)
Saturday August 17, 2013, 12pm-7pm Admission: $6.00 | $2.50 Children @ 12:00pm Karate Kid, with free popcorn $10 for entire program (South Side Warriors, Black Belt Jones and Enter the Dragon) Chatham 14 Theaters, 210 W 87th St Jim Kelly Martial Arts Extravaganza &?40th Anniversary Enter the Dragon Screening To celebrate the…(Read More)