May 16, 2013
Check out some of the LA Rebellion’s short films at the University of Chicago Film Studies Center. The LA Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema is a collection of films touring Chicago until June 7. The LA Rebellion is composed of works created by former students of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television,...
May 12, 2013
Movies Under the Stars: Chicago Film Archives and Black Cinema House join forces to bring outdoor film screenings to Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood. Join us on select Fridays this summer for extraordinary and rarely seen films. Our Performance Series includes Duke Ellington’s 1964 tour of Japan, gospel and folktales from the Delta, and the 1976...
May 2, 2013
On Thursday May 2nd at 7 pm you will definitely want to be at the University of Chicago’s Film Studies Center. Filmmaker Charles Burnett will be there in person for the LA Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema’s screening of his film My Brother’s Wedding. The story is set in South Central LA and follows Pierce Mundy,...
Apr 25, 2013
Kick off you weekend a bit early with some great film events. Emma Mae This Thursday April 25th , at 7 pm as part of ‘L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema, you can see director Jamaa Fanaka’s 1976 film Emma Mae. This film sits adjacent to those within the Blaxploitation genre, as the story follows...
Apr 18, 2013
The Story of a Three-Day Pass On Friday April 19th at 7:00 pm join Chicago native Melvin van Peebles while he presents his 1968 film The Story of a Three-Day Pass. The black and white film follows Turner, an African-American soldier in the U.S. army stationed in France who is granted permission to go on...
