Event
La Bamba (w/ presentation) – Apr. 13

La Bamba (w/ presentation) – Apr. 13

SCIENCE ON SCREEN | Monday, April 13 at 7:00pm | Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock ‘n’ roll success in 1958. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly. | With a presentation: “From La Bamba to ‘The Day the Music Died’: How Trauma-Driven Phobias Shape Our Lives” by Kristyn Storey, M.D., Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center

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Celluloid Underground – Apr. 17

Celluloid Underground – Apr. 17

SPECIAL SCREENING | Friday, April 17 at 6:30pm | Ehsan Khoshbakht’s riveting autobiographical documentary is an immersive portrait of postrevolutionary Iran and a stirring testament to the power of cinema to resist tyranny.

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The Last Meal – Apr. 27

The Last Meal – Apr. 27

BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Monday, April 27 at 7:00pm | Reynold is dying of cancer. He uses his last meals to share them with his daughter. As the meal progresses, a ritual begins to take hold, the dishes acting as reminders of the past, and Vanessa discovers who her father really is.

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Steal This Story, Please! – Apr. 29

Steal This Story, Please! – Apr. 29

ONE TAKE DOC SERIES | Wednesday, April 29 at 7:00pm | A gripping portrait of the trailblazing journalist Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! As she takes on soldiers, politicians, and corporate media in a fearless pursuit of truth. Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin call us to action and celebrate resistance, posing the question: what happens to democracy when the press surrenders to power?

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American Dream – May 1

American Dream – May 1

SPECIAL SCREENING | MAY DAY | Friday, May 1 at 7:30pm | A new 4k restoration of the acclaimed Academy Award-winning documentary, recounting the mid-1980s workers’ strike against the Hormel Foods meatpacking plant in Minnesota after its employees’ wages and benefits are cut. When the national branch of the union doesn’t endorse a strike, unexpected consequences arise for organized labor in the United States.

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