Jan 7, 7pm, Adm: $6.00 SMG Chatham 14 210 W 87th Street http://blackworldcinema.net/ Virgem Margarida Mozambique, 2012 color 87′ Cast: Sumeia Maculuva, Iva Mugalela, Hermelinda,Cimela, Rosa Mario, Ana-Maria Albino Director: Licinio AzevedoProduction Company: Ébano Multimédia Co-Production Company: Ukbar Filmes; JBA Productions Portugese with English Subtitles Set in Mozambique…(Read More)
Short Films from FilmLAB@1512 at Better Boys Foundation September 3, 7pm Shorts before the Njinga. Program 15 minutes FilmLAB@1512 (formerly Journeys in Film) is a media studies, aesthetics, and production apprenticeship for teens hosted at BBF’s YouthLAB. Deadly Virus, 1:13 minutes Music video about deadly virus. Made by BBF Summer Film…(Read More)
Black World Cinema Curator Floyd Webb is in the process of completing his long-in-production documentary “The Search for Count Dante.” His most recent local interviews have included, 72 year old Green Dragon Master JohnRa Thomas and 1962-1969 student Nganga Tolo-naa(Ray Cooper)> Nganga Tolo naa (Ray Cooper) interview Excerpt for…(Read More)
Njinga, Queen of Angola Sept 3, 2015 | Adm: $6.00 | Chatham 14 | 210 W 87th Street Angola. 2013. 109min. Colour. Portuguese with English subtitles. with Student Films from FilmLAB@1512, Better Boys Foundation 15 min https://vimeo.com/89017915 In 17th century Angola, a woman leads her kingdom in a 40-year struggle for freedom…(Read More)
Thurs, August 7, 7pm Admission $6.00 SMG Chatham 14 210 W 87th St Chicago, IL 60620 FREE PARKING Yeah, we know it’s on DVD and online at Netflix. But this is the kind of film you want to see on the big screen for the beautiful production design and costuming. A wonderful historic…(Read More)
Discover 100 Years of Black Cinema on Your Smartphone The chronicles of black cinema are both heart wrenching and uplifting, yet lack a lot of media attention. Whether a historical drama or a romantic comedy, these films serve as an exposé to the trials, tribulations, and culture of the black community that more people could…(Read More)
June 4, 7pm Black World Cinema and The Goethe Institut Present: African Metropolis: Six Stories from Six African Cities (2013) 92 min., colour Admission $6.00 SMG Chatham 14 210 W 87th St Chicago, IL For this project, six African filmmakers portrayed life in six African cities: Abidjan, Cairo, Dakar, Johannesburg, Lagos and Nairobi. From…(Read More)
Thurs, May 7, 7pm Concerning Violence (2014) Sweden, Finland, Denmark,United States Duration: 89 min Director: Göran Hugo Olsson Narrator: Lauren Hill SMG Chatham 14 Theaters 210 W. 87th St, Chicago, IL 60620 From Göran Hugo Olsson, the director of The Black Power Mixtape, comes a bold and fresh visual narrative on Africa…(Read More)
Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 at 7:00pm Chatham 14 Theaters 210 W 87th St. Chicago, IL Admission $6 FREE PARKING The Homestretch(2013), USA 119 Minutes Directors: Anne de Mare, Kirsten Kelly The Homestretch follows three homeless teens as they fight to stay in school, graduate, and build a future. Each of these smart, ambitious…(Read More)
Sunday April 12 at 4pm 9 W Washington St., 4th fl. Chicago, IL Please RSVP quickly we have limited Seating. Julie Dash will join us live on Skype. Is Crowdfunding the way forward for independent film funding? We invite a select group of people to come out and talk about the importance of Crowdfunding, why…(Read More)