Movies

The third film in our series is the poetic Daughters of the Dust about generational change within the Gulla culture (an ethnic group off the coast of South Carolina). From 1991 and directed by Julie Dash it was the first theatrically released film directed by a Black woman and remains a distinctive work of art…

Last, but certainly not least, is Jordan Peele’s masterful creepfest Get Out from 2017. Super genre literate, smart and conscious, darn-near formally perfect, and a true roller coaster ride; this film will make you laugh, shriek, squirm, and think! Not all is as it seems when Chris visits his white girlfriend’s family in Upstate New…

Disney's first movie to feature an African American heroine, Tiana. The New Orleans-set story is a spin on the classic fairy tale about the princess who finds true love. Rated G. Runtime: 97 minutes

Are you KENough for the final film in our Great Motion Pictures Directed by Women series? Greta Gerwig’s Barbie (2023) was many things: an absurdist phantasmagoria, a cultural moment, a Mattel-tie-in popular-toy picture, and (perhaps most surprising of all) a truly righteous hail mary of feminist discourse! Perfectly cast, impeccably designed, whip-smart and arrestingly hilarious.…

An animated Disney musical set in Colombia and featuring Mirabel Madrigal (voiced by Stephanie Beatriz), the youngest granddaughter in a family that protects their enchanted village with the magical powers they've had for two generations. PG/99 minutes 

This May, we're celebrating the art of animation in a new film series! First up is Walt Disney's Pinocchio, a groundbreaking achievement in animation in 1940 and a still unrivaled masterpiece of the form. This enduring fantasy classic has transported viewers of all ages for generations. Just watch out for that whale! Runtime: 88 minutes,…

The next film in our Masterworks of Animation series is 1995's Ghost in the Shell. An early anime export and a seminal piece of cyberpunk fiction, Mamoru Ishii's Ghost in the Shell frequently takes top slots in best-of-animation lists. Like most great cyborg lit, the sci-fi opus concerns itself with existential questions about what it…

Surrealist-musical-comedy agogo in the third feature in our animation series! Underground 'toon fans know Bill Plympton and the uninitiated will rejoice in our screening of his first full-length feature film, the self-funded 1992 indie, The Tune- a hilarious odyssey for the perfect song that sends Del to the magical weirdo land of Flooby Nooby. Runtime:…

Wes Anderson is an American auteur best known for symmetrical tableaux and tragicomic ennui, but cinephiles recognize an increasing experimentalism in his oeuvre. Isle of Dogs strikes the perfect balance of art and entertainment in a stop-motion fantasy that only he could orchestrate. Animation director: Mark Waring. Runtime: 101 minutes. Rated: PG-13