Thurs, March 3, 7pm, Adm $6.00 SMG Chatham 14 210 W 87th St Free Parking. Powered by Eventbrite The Amazing Nina Simone 2015, USA 101 Minutes directed by Jeff Lieberman Join us to watch this amazing documentary, and discuss the life and legacy of Madam Nina Simone. By Paul de Barros Seattle Times music…(Read More)
THE GIFTED USA, 1993, 101 min Directed by Audrey King Lewis Post-film Skype Interview with the Director Feb. 25, 7:00 pm, Admission: $6.00 SMG Chatham 14 210 W 87th St. Free Parking Powered by Eventbrite “THE GIFTED” is an award winning sci-fi thriller about a Southern family possessing supernatural abilities. The…(Read More)
Feb 18, 7pm Adm: $6.00 BATTLEDREAM CHRONICLE SMG Chatham 14 210 W 87th Street FREE PARKING Dir. Alain Bidard | Martinique | 2015 |108 min| Animation In 2100, the empire of Mortemonde colonized almost all the nations of the Earth and reduced their populations to slavery. Every slave is forced to collect 1000XP every month…(Read More)
Black World Cinema Feb 11, 7pm, Adm: $6.00 Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai ( “Rain the Color Blue with a Little Red in it”), 2015, 75 min directed by Christopher Kirkley in collaboration with Mdou Moctar and Jerome Fino A revolutionary story of one musicians struggle to make it, against all odds, in the winner takes…(Read More)
February 4, 7pm: Crumbs, 2014, Spain/Ethiopia 68 min Director – Muguel Llanso Candy, a strange-looking scrap collector embarks on a surreal epic journey through the post apocalyptic Ethiopian landscape. There, he confronts himself, his fears and witches, Santa Claus and second generation Nazis. Tired of picking up the crumbs of gone-by civilizations, Candy…(Read More)
Crumbs 2014, Spain/Ethiopia Thurs, Feb 4, 7pm 210 W 87th St FREE PARKING Candy, a strange-looking scrap collector embarks on a surreal epic journey through the post apocalyptic Ethiopian landscape. There, he confronts himself, his fears and witches, Santa Claus and second generation Nazis. Tired of picking up the crumbs of gone-by…(Read More)
Dec 3, 7:00pm, Admission $6:00 The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution 2015 ? Documentary ? 1h 53m Studio Movie Grill Chatham 14 210 W 87th St Admission: $6.00 http://blackworldcinema.net Filmmaker Stanley Nelson examines the rise of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s and its impact on civil rights and American…(Read More)
Black World Cinema will be doing it’s best to support young and upcoming filmmakers. We want to encourage all of our audience to be not only viewers but participants in the making of great films. We need to nurture our artists in a way we have not done for the past 125 years of…(Read More)
Thurs Oct 1, 7pm, Admission $6.00 SMG Chatham 210 W 87th St Chicago, IL blackworldcinema.net BODY AND SOUL (1925) Directed by: Oscar Micheaux. featuring Paul Robeson, Mercedes Gilbert, Julia T Russell, Lawrence Chenault, Marshall Rogers, Lillian Johnson, Madame Robinson, Chester A Alexander. Featuring AACM composer Renee’ Baker’s CHICAGO MODERN ORCHESTRA PROJECT presenting…(Read More)
Nov. 5th, 7pm, Admission $6.00 SMG Chatham 14 210 W 87th St In November we are screening a collection of the best new shorts by local filmmakers. Kinfolk: [kin-f?k] noun. A person’s blood relations, regarded collectively. Conceived in the murky swamps of Southern Louisiana and the fertile cotton fields of Arkansas…(Read More)