April 7, 7pm: If Only I Were That Warrior: the war between Italy and Ethiopia
Thursday, April 7, 7pm, Adm: $6 If Only I Were That Warrior (Italy 2015) If Only I Were That Warrior is a feature documentary film focusing on the Italian occupation of Ethiopia in 1935. Following the recent construction of a monument dedicated to Fascist general Rodolfo Graziani, the film addresses the unpunished war crimes he […]
Donate to Support Black World Cinema
We need your support to keep this important program alive. This past 10 years we have shown over 200 of the best films from the global black diaspora. We want to expand in 2016. We have big plans that are easily accomplished with your support.
Thurs. Feb 18, Twagga by Cedric Ido, with The Gifted :: explorations in Afrofuturism
TWAGGA, France, 20min Director: Cedric Ido Plating with THE GIFTED A compelling short film that is a superhero story from Burkina Faso, the land of upright men, that takes place during the time of Thomas Sankara.
Feb 18, 7pm Hasaki ya Suda by Cedric Ido – African Samurai ACTION!!
Feb 18, Hasaki (with BattleDream) The year 2100. The global warming has caused massive droughts that have led to conflicts and famines. The first victims of the global warming are the Southern populations, forced to leave their lands to immigrate to the North. A massive exodus that makes chaos out of the known world order. […]
Women’s History Month: Come Celebrate “The Amazing Nina Simone”
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 critic […]
Black Future Month:: THE GIFTED (1993), Feb 25, 7pm, AfroFuturist Cinema::
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 “Gift” was handed down […]
Thurs Feb 18, 7pm BATTLEDREAM CHRONICLE
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 […]
Thur, Feb 11, “Rain the Color Blue with a Little Red in it”, 2015, 75 min
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 […]
Feb, 4, Black Future Month: CRUMBS (2015) Ethiopia
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 dreams his life […]
Black Future Month:: Explorations in Afrofuturism 2016:: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25
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 civilizations, Candy dreams […]