JAMES BALDWIN CENTENNIAL | Thursday, February 22 at 7:30pm | In early 1970s Harlem, Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo “Fonny.” Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together, but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit.
50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP | Friday, February 23 at 7:30pm | Based on the inception of the Def Jam Recordings label and the challenges that artists Run-D.M.C. and Russell Simmons faced on their path to become successful. Starring Blair Underwood, Shelia E, and LL Cool J.
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND | Saturday, February 24 at 8pm | During a visit to Transylvania, an African prince (William Marshall) gets turned into a vampire by Count Dracula. Sealed in a coffin for several lifetimes, “Blacula” reawakens in 1970s Los Angeles, and begins pursuing a women bearing a striking resemblance to his dead wife, leaving a trail of bloodless victims in his wake.
INDIE LENS POP-UP | Monday, February 26 | Frustrated by the lack of representation in the media, a group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists launched The 19th*, a digital news startup whose work is guided by elevating the voices often left out of the American story.
INDIE LENS POP-UP | Monday, March 27 | Theatre 5 | The rollercoaster life story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of murder.
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Wednesday, June 14 at 7:30pm | Theatre 5 | An aspiring black lesbian filmmaker researches an obscure 1940s black actress billed as the Watermelon Woman.
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE | Saturday, February 24 and Sunday, March 3 | Andrew Scott (Fleabag, All Of Us Strangers) brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, filmed live during its sold-out run in London’s West End. Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation which explores the complexities of human emotions.
STAFF PICKS | Monday, March 4 at 7:30pm | Frank Capua (Paul Newman) is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one–the Indianapolis 500. Picked by Jim!
ONE TAKE DOC SERIES | Thursday, March 7 at 7pm & Saturday, March 9 at 3pm | Five incredible women from around the world, who are boldly breaking glass ceilings in the male-dominated world of orchestral conducting, take center stage.
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Thursday, March 14 at 7:30pm | Harold Washington takes on a city rife with corruption and discrimination to be elected Chicago’s first African-American mayor in 1983.
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Friday, July 21 at 7:00pm | Theatre 5 | Screening and Discussion with the Strong National Museum of Play | Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of humans.
INDIE LENS POP-UP | Monday, March 18 | Three people—a political cartoonist, a mother turned boxing coach, and an optician—navigate their lives with resourcefulness and determination in the face of a degenerative illness, Parkinson’s disease.
SO FETCH | Wednesday, March 20 at 7:30pm | Ten years after their high school graduation, Romy (Mira Sorvino) and Michele (Lisa Kudrow) haven’t exactly accomplished everything that they set out to do. Despite their strong friendship, their personal and professional lives are still lacking. When they hear of their upcoming high school reunion, they take it as an opportunity to show their classmates how much they’ve changed: first by trying to reform themselves, then by creating a lie that eventually spins out of control.
50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP | Friday, March 22 at 7:30pm | Kid decides to go to his friend Play’s house party, but neither of them can predict what’s in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives.
SATHURSDAY NIGHT REWIND | Thursday, April 20 at 8pm | Saturday Night Rewind on a Thursday! Join The Little on 4/20 for the 30th anniversary of this stoner classic comedy (cue the “Alright Alright Alright”).