The Screen presents: Sonic Textures, Shattered Scenes

a montage of 6 film stills with text in the middle reading "sonic textures shattered scenes 06.11.24 -11.12.24 . a selection of landmark films by black artists working in independent cinema in the 1970s-90s" film stills clockwise from top left show: 1. a man in a suit walking away from a building 2. a woman in a pink dress and silk scarf looking away from the camera. 3. a man sitting in front of a sideboard with photos and ornaments on it. 4. a man playing a trumpet with a woman standing behind him. 5. a woman and child huddled together. 6. a person taking a polaroid picture.

The Screen Presents: Sonic Textures, Shattered Scenes - A selection of landmark films by Black artists working in independent cinema in the 1970s-90s.

This season showcases truly groundbreaking cinema by artists and thinkers that expanded the ways the Black American experience could be represented, examined, and cherished. These are experimental, personal, and radical films by academics, musicians, poets, writers, actors, photographers, and visual artists who changed cinema forever. In turns thrilling, cerebral, and sensuous, this diverse programme of films spanning various genres are united by invoking the richness of the lives we live. In recent years many of these previously-overlooked films have been restored, and even re-cut, enabling new generations to see these films as they were originally intended.

Tickets are £6, or you can purchase a season ticket for all of the films for £30.

Ganja & Hess (1973) dir. Bill Gunn - Wed 6 Nov, 6.30pm
Losing Ground (1982) dir. Kathleen Collins - Wed 13 Nov, 6.30pm
My Brother's Wedding (1983) dir. Charles Burnett - Wed 20 Nov, 6.30pm
Drylongso (1998) dir. Cauleen Smith - Wed 27 Nov, 6.30pm
Eve's Bayou (1997) dir. Kasi Lemmon - Wed 4 Dec, 6.30pm
Mo' Better Blues (1990) dir. Spike Lee - Wed 11 Dec, 6.30pm

Please note that many of the films in this season reflect historical attitudes that audiences may find outdated and offensive.

The season title is taken from the article Cosmic Freeze Frames: A Poetics of Bill Gunn by Carlos Valladares on gagosian.com (Spring 2021).

With support from the BFI Film Audience Network, awarding funds from the National Lottery in order to bring this project to more audiences across the UK

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