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BLACK VOICES FILM SERIES
Date and Time
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDTA MONTHLY EVENT | THE LAST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH
7PM IN THE MICROCINEMA AT THE UNITEDLocation
The United is a regional center for the arts and arts education showcasing world-class performing, visual and creative arts. Our vision is to unite the community as a hub for arts in the region and a home for local, national and international artists to showcase their work. We believe in blurring the lines between artist and audience by immersing the community in the appreciation and contextualization of art in its many forms, including film, music, theatre, opera, dance, visual arts, lectures and more.
Fees/Admission
You can visit the movie showtimes tab on our website, unitedtheatre.org to pre-purchase tickets or purchase them directly at the door. Matinee pricing is $9 for everyone for all films prior to 5pm. Evening screenings after 5pm are $12 per person.
All tickets for seniors 65 and over, as well as children 12 and under are $9 per person.
All tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.Website
Description
BLACK VOICE FILM SERIES
The Black Voices film series recognizes films from the greatest black storytellers working in film and television.
In partnership with the Westerly Anti-Racism Coalition. Embracing multiculturalism to address racism through education and empowerment.
A MONTHLY EVENT | TUESDAYS @ 7PM
2.22.22 | I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
directed by RAOUL PECK
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
93 MINUTES / RATED PG - 13
3.29.22 | MOONLIGHT
directed by BARRY JENKINS
A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
111 MINUTES / RATED PG - R
4.26.22 | ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
directed by REGINA KING
A fictional account of one incredible night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the Civil Rights Movement and cultural upheaval of the 60s.
114 MINUTES / RATED PG - 13
5.31.22 | TIME
directed by GARRETT BRADLEY
Fox Rich is a fighter, entrepreneur, and mother of six. She has spent the last two decades campaigning for the release of her husband, who is serving a 60-year sentence for a robbery they both committed in the early 90s.
81 MINUTES / RATED PG - 13
6.28.22 | QUEEN & SLIM
directed by MELINA MATSOUKAS
Slim and Queen become outlaws after the shooting of a police officer takes place on their first date. When a video of the incident goes viral, the unwitting outlaws have other responsibilities.
132 MINUTES / RATED R
7.26.22 | DO THE RIGHT THING
directed by SPIKE LEE
On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone’s hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
120 MINUTES / RATED R
