Co-presented by FilmScene’s African Diaspora Committee, the Out of the Archive series highlights overlooked work from Black filmmakers with a monthly screening and discussion of restored and archival work. Arrive early for a pre-show meal!

This season is A Global Lens with films from around the world and throughout the diaspora, showcasing a diversity of cultures, genres, techniques, and eras.

Out of the Archive

Co-presented by FilmScene’s African Diaspora Committee, the Out of the Archive series highlights overlooked work from Black filmmakers with a monthly screening and discussion of restored and archival work. Arrive early for a pre-show meal!

This season is A Global Lens with films from around the world and throughout the diaspora, showcasing a diversity of cultures, genres, techniques, and eras.

SOLEIL Ô

SOLEIL Ô

Wed, Jan 22 7:00pm

Med Hondo's debut follows a starry-eyed immigrant as he leaves West Africa and journeys to Paris in search of a job and cultural enrichment, but he soon discovers a hostile society in which his very presence elicits fear and resentment.

DAHOMEY

DAHOMEY

Wed, Feb 5 7:00pm

The latest from acclaimed filmmaker Mati Diop (Atlantics) is a poetic and immersive documentary that delves into real perspectives on far-reaching issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination and restitution.

Past Films in this Series

ARISTOTLE'S PLOT

ARISTOTLE'S PLOT

Tue, Dec 3

STILL/HERE + TWENTY-FOUR DOLLAR ISLAND

STILL/HERE + TWENTY-FOUR DOLLAR ISLAND

Sun, Apr 28

BODY AND SOUL

BODY AND SOUL

Mon, Apr 8

LORRAINE HANSBERRY: SIGHTED EYES/FEELING HEART

LORRAINE HANSBERRY: SIGHTED EYES/FEELING HEART

Wed, Apr 3

JOYFUL DESIRE: THE SHORT FILMS OF AARIN BURCH

JOYFUL DESIRE: THE SHORT FILMS OF AARIN BURCH

Tue, Mar 5

MORE THAN SOMEBODY: THE REVOLUTIONARY FILMS OF MADELINE ANDERSON

MORE THAN SOMEBODY: THE REVOLUTIONARY FILMS OF MADELINE ANDERSON

Mon, Feb 5

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