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)
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)