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Sambizanga
A revolutionary bombshell by one of Africa’s first female directors, Sarah Maldoror’s electrifying chronicle of Angola’s awakening independence movement is a stirring hymn to those who risked everything in the fight for freedom.
SCENES FROM AN OCCUPATION: Films of the Palestinian Film Unit (Church of Film)
While most of the Palestinian film archive was seized and destroyed, this collection pulls together five remaining pieces by the Palestinian Film Unit, preserving the legacy of the artists who sacrificed and gave their lives for the images.
Seattle Black Panthers Fight for Justice & Freedom
Screening presented by Third Eye Books.
In 1968, the first chapter of the Black Panther Party outside of California was started in Seattle. This is the untold story of the founders, brothers Aaron and Elmer Dixon. Directed by Rick DuPree and Marques Du Pree with editing by Gabrielle Johnson and cinematography by Che Sehyun.
Fantasy A Gets a Mattress
Fantasy A, real-life autistic Seattle rapper, suffers trials and tribulations from total creeps as he attempts to become a superstar. After being kicked out of his group home onto the grim summer streets, Fantasy A sets off on an odyssey to achieve fame and find a good mattress to sleep on in this ensemble comedy filmed entirely on location in Seattle.
Hundreds of Beavers
Exclusive Portland engagement! In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.
The Black Stars
Join Word is Bond for their final screening of the Black Stars documentary live. This will be your last time to see their ground-breaking documentary in Black History Month and they are pulling out all the stops.
The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl Dunye made cinematic history with her debut, the first American feature to be directed by a black lesbian as well as an incisive, humorous critique of classic Hollywood's racist stereotypes.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show for Virgins
Curious? Nervous? We've got you covered. Come dip into the shallow end of the pool at Rocky Horror for Virgins—our intimate, scaled-back screening of the ultimate cult movie.