A GOOD DAY TO BE BLACK AND SEXY – USA, 2008, 92 min, director: Dennis Dortch @ ICE Theaters, Thursday, June 3, 7pm | General Adm: $5.00 210 West 87th Street | 773-892-3204 |icetheaters.com Press play on A GOOD DAY TO BE BLACK AND SEXY. A mixed tape of deftly arranged vignettes on Black Love…(Read More)
Thomas Sankara: the Upright Man 52 minutes, 2006, France Director: Robin Shuffield In French with English subtitles Thursday, May 6, 7pm, $5 general admission ICE Theaters Chatham 14 210 87th Street Chicago, IL Sankara, a charismatic army captain, came to power in Burkina Faso, in 1983, in a popularly supported coup. He immediately launched the…(Read More)
BLACK France Year: 2008 Running time: 110 Minutes Genres: Action/Adventure, Detective/Mystery, Drama, Gangster, Thriller Language: French Sub-Titles:English Sub-Titles A funky riff on the theme music from 2001: A Space Odyssey opens Black, a new crime thriller from France. The catchy redux leads to a bank robbery that goes quickly awry…(Read More)
On March 4, we will be screening ENDGAME, a movie on the end of Apartheid March 4th, 2010 @ ICE Theaters. Vantage Point director Pete Travis turns his attention from high-profile political assassinations to the high-risk talks that ushered in the end of apartheid while securing the release of Nelson Mandela in this historical…(Read More)
TRUTH BE TOLD – A CELEBRATION OF BLACK HERITAGE @ ICE THEATERS Every Thursday in February. Thursday, February 4, 2010 SKIN South Africa/2009/107 min/Drama/Rated PG-13/Directed by Anthony Fabian “SKIN” is one of the most moving stories to emerge from apartheid South Africa: Sandra Laing (Sophie Okonedo) is a black child born…(Read More)
Thursday, January 7, 7pm, FREE ADMISSION Martin Luther King Jr.: The Man and the Dream Ice Theaters Chatham 210 West 87th Street Chicago, IL 60620 Directed by black British director John Akomfrah, Martin Luther King Jr.: The Man and the Dream presents a remarkable portrait of courage in the face of hatred, of a man…(Read More)
Still Bill, 2009 118 min (See Trailer) Director: Damani Baker,Alex Vlack Thursday,Dec. 3, 7pm, General Admission $5.00 Ice Theaters Chatham 210 West 87th Street Chicago, IL 60620 SYNOPSIS STILL BILL is an intimate portrait of soul legend Bill Withers, best known for his classics “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lean On Me,” “Lovely…(Read More)
Youssou N’Dour: I Bring What I Love (2008), 102 Min Director/Producer: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Thursday,Nov. 6, 7pm, General Admission $5.00 Ice Theaters Chatham 210 West 87th Street Chicago, IL 60620 SYNOPSIS An audience sensation at film festivals worldwide, I Bring What I Love takes you behind the scenes and into the…(Read More)
Special Screening: SOUL POWER! 2009, USA, 105 min., 35MM Directed by Jeffrey Levy-Hinte SEE TRAILER! Thursday, Oct. 1, 7pm, General Admission $5.00 210 West 87th Street, Chicago, IL 60620 In 1974, the most celebrated American R&B acts of the time came together with the most renowned musical groups in Africa for…(Read More)
WRESTLING GROUND 2006, Senegal, 105 min., 35MM Directed by Cheikh Ndiaye SEE TRAILER! Thursday, Sept 3, 7pm, General Admission $5.00 210 West 87th Street, Chicago, IL 60620 Combining sporting prowess and fabulous music, the promising “Wrestling Ground” (L’APPEL DES ARENES) dramatically demonstrates the cultural importance of wrestling in Senegal. The atmosphere is highly…(Read More)