Overview
- Films to remind us that the ordinary can become extraordinary and long-remembered unexpectedly.
- Monograph: Ajene WilliamsDirected By Matthew Grcic05:22 • United StatesALABAMA, BLACK LENSAjene Williams is a resident artist at Sloss Metal Arts (Sloss Furnaces) in Birmingham, Alabama. He sculpts and welds cold scrap metal into warm, life-like sculptures.Oh WhaleDirected By Winslow Crane-Murdoch25:42 • United States • Alabama PremiereWhen Paul Linnman arrived in Florence, Oregon, on November 12th, 1970, he had no idea that a seemingly innocuous news story about a dead whale would forever define his career.From Rodeo to Polo: The First HBCU Polo TeamDirected By Kendi King18:38 • United StatesBLACK LENS, STUDENT, WOMEN IN FLIMThe first Black collegiate polo team at Morehouse College chases national USPA certification as it transforms a rag-tag team of charismatic cowboys into pioneering polo stars. Roots & RelicsDirected By Matthew Josiah Avant22:30 • United StatesEPISODICRoots & Relics is a documentary series hosted by JD Hart that uncovers extraordinary stories behind everyday heirlooms. In this episode, uncover the mystery behind a man whose last words are recorded in a roughly hewn stone.A New Inferno Directed By Nita Blum, Jonathan Pickett16:00 • United States • Alabama PremiereFilmed during the hottest days of Phoenix, Arizona's summer heatwave, "A New Inferno" follows paramedics as they race to save the lives of heatstroke victims using a radical new treatment: ice immersion therapy.
*All Wednesday screenings are captioned if made available by the distributor.
*Films will usually have an average of 8-10 minutes of trailers before each screening.
*Seating is general admission. Arrive early to screenings if you want to ensure everyone in your group sits together.
*No outside food or beverages. We have a full bar and concessions in the cinema, and anything purchased from there can be taken into the theatre.
