Shown in conjunction with Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-time Star, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is a groundbreaking film in the history of African American cinema. It tells of a young hustler who goes on the run after saving a Black Panther from local racist authorities. Written, directed, produced, edited and starring Melvin Van Peebles, […]
Shown in conjunction with Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-time Star, Cleopatra Jones tells of a federal super-agent (Tamara Dobson) who is a martial arts expert armed with intellect and a hot-rod sports car. The film follows her on the trail of drug kingpins, specifically the notorious "Mommy" (Shelley Winters). Of the period's many blaxploitation […]
Shown in conjunction with Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-time Star, Black Girl explores the complex dynamics and devastating legacy of colonialism. It centers on a young Senegalese woman who moves from Dakar to France to work for a rich white couple. Directed by father of African cinema Ousmane Sembène, Black Girl is the first […]
Shown in conjunction with Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-time Star, Killer of Sheep examines the black Los Angeles ghetto of Watts in the mid-1970s through the eyes of Stan, […]
In conjunction with our exhibition, Unfamiliar Again: Contemporary Women Abstractionists, NAM will screen several short films* by influential women directors, including Maya Deren, Germaine Dulac, and Joyce Wieland. Free and open to the public. Contact Tom Friel at tfriel@tulane.edu with questions. The museum will be open one hour prior to screening. *films presented as digital […]
Drop by Freeman Auditorium in the Woldenberg Art Center for a screening of Sergei Eisenstein's "Que Viva Mexico" (1931) with an introduction by Fabiola Ramirez Gutierrez, PhD Candidate at the Stone […]
Join us for a free screening of “All On A Mardi Gras Day,” directed by Royce Osborn, a prominent filmmaker known for his work chronicling African American cultural celebrations in […]
Drop by Freeman Auditorium in the Woldenberg Art Center at Tulane University for a free screening of two films documenting the treatment of formerly and currently incarcerated women. "Sin by […]
Drop by Freeman Auditorium for a free screening of The House I Live In. Filmed in more than twenty states, the film captures heart-wrenching stories of those on the front […]
Drop by Freeman Auditorium for a screening of the award-winning film If Beale Street Could Talk based on James Baldwin's book of the same name.
