Upcoming Event
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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Flower Drum Song – May 2

Flower Drum Song – May 2

WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS | Saturday, May 2 at 3:00pm | A young woman arrives in San Francisco’s Chinatown from Hong Kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers. This adaptation of the 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical was the first major Hollywood feature to have a majority Asian-American cast in a contemporary Asian-American story.

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Allegro Non Troppo – May 3

Allegro Non Troppo – May 3

WORLD OF ANIMATION | Sunday, May 3 at 7:30pm | An enterprising producer believes he has hit upon a winning concept: a program of original animated shorts set to classical music. Undeterred by warnings that this has already been done by an American named ‘Prisney,’ he rallies an orchestra. What could go wrong?

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Poetic Justice – May 11

Poetic Justice – May 11

BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Monday. May 11 at 7:00pm | Grieving hairdresser Justice goes on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland on a mail truck alongside her friend and an obnoxious postal worker. Starring Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, and Regina King. Written and Directed by John Singleton.

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Coexistence, My Ass! – May 14 & 16

Coexistence, My Ass! – May 14 & 16

ONE TAKE DOCUMENTARY | MAY 14 & 16 | Noam Shuster Eliassi grew up the literal poster child for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process before making a hard pivot to stand-up comedy and political satire. But as the region sinks deeper into devastating violence, she must meet the moment by challenging her audiences with hard truths that are no laughing matter.

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