A United Kingdom is a 2016 British biographical romantic drama film directed by Amma Asante and written by Guy Hibbert, based on the true-life romance between Sir Seretse Khama and his wife Ruth Williams Khama.[ David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike portray Seretse and Ruth, respectively. The film is based on the true story of…(Read More)
March 24-31 Studio Movie Grill Chatham 210 W 87th St FREE PARKING Chapter and Verse, USA, 2016, 97 min Director: Jamal Joseph, Exec Producer, Antoine Fuqua After serving eight years in prison, reformed gang leader S. Lance Ingram re-enters society and struggles to adapt to a changed Harlem. Living under the tough supervision…(Read More)
March 17th-24th Studio Movie Grill Chatham 210 W 87th St, Chicago FREE PARKING MAYA ANGELOU: AND STILL I RISE USA, 2016, 114 min Directors: Rita Coburn Whack & Bob Hercules This is the first film to be made about the incomparable Maya Angelou. The film presents her incredible journey, shedding light on the untold…(Read More)
Thursday Feb 23, 7pm Black World Cinema: 2017 Black Future Month Afrofuturism Film Competition Winners The Winners of the 2017 Afrofuturism Film Competition will be screened, Feb 23rd, 7pm for the conclusion of this year’s Black Future Month. Award Winners Alain Bidard, Battledream Chronicle, Best Animated Feature In 2100, the empire of Mortemonde…(Read More)
SNEAK PREVIEW: Thurs, Feb 16, 7 pm SMG Chatham, 210 W 87th St FREE PARKING NAKED REALITY is a new science-fiction interactive and collaborative cinema concept where we make feature films with a story as usual but take out certain aspects like sets, music, dialogues, costumes… and other artists, filmmakers, writers are invited to…(Read More)
BLACK RADICAL IMAGINATION Thurs, Feb 16, 7 pm, SMG Chatham, 210 W 87th St The notion of the Black Radical Imagination stemmed from a series of discussions around the boundaries and limitations that are historically given to people of color in the realm of the cinematic. Black Radical Imagination is a touring program of visual…(Read More)
2017 Commemorative Black Future Month T-Shirt Design by Simmie Williams 20.00 plus shipping Colors white $20.00 USD grey $20.00 USD xxl-xxxl grey $23.00 USD xxl-xxxl white $23.00 USD…(Read More)
Tuesday, Feb 9, 7pm The Polymath, or, The Life and Opinions of Samuel R. Delany, Gentleman (2007) 80 min. Directed by Fred Barney Taylor. “The only important elements in any society are the artistic and the criminal, because they alone, by questioning the society’s values, can force it to change.” In the tradition of…(Read More)
Thurs, Feb 2, 7pm, Admission $6.00, SMG Chatham 14, 210 W 87th St, FREE PARKING ‘Daughters of the Dust’: Why the Movie That Inspired ‘Lemonade’ Is Back Discussion lead by: Ytasha Womack author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture How does a film like Daughters of the Dust fit…(Read More)
January 5, 7pm, Adm: $6 Black World Cinema and South Side Projections present Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property, 2003, USA, 58min Discussion with Prof. Robert Starks and Activist Anton Seals Jr. Show with a short film to TBA SMG Chatham 14 210 W 87th St FREE PARKING Black World Cinema continues the conversation on the…(Read More)