Groundbreaking Non-Fiction

Soundtrack to a Coup d’État

Sun, Jan 5

Director: Johan Grimonprez Run Time: 150 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2024 Language: French, Dutch, Russian with English subtitles

Starring: Abbey Lincoln, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Max Roach, Nina Simone, Patrice Lumumba

A riveting historical rollercoaster that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Congo’s leader Patrice Lumumba.

Filmmaker Johan Grimonprez in person Saturday, January 4th

Mon, Jan 20

Director: Mel Stuart Run Time: 98 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1973

Starring: Isaac Hayes, Kim Weston, Melvin Van Peebles, Richard Pryor, Rufus Thomas

100,000 brothers and sisters turning onto being black... and telling it like it is!