6621 ST. Claude ave. arabi, la 70032
(504) 352-1150 rene@zeitgeistnola.org
"Something for and against everybody"
Zeitgeist is a non-profit, art house cinema that was founded in New Orleans in November 1986.
Zeitgeist is a non-profit, art house cinema that was founded in New Orleans in November 1986.
Sunday, September 27th:
in the Zeitgeist Theatre 6:00 pm - LAST CALL 7:30 pm - JIMMY CARTER: ROCK & ROLL PRESIDENT 
Opening September 25:
in the Zeitgeist Theatre 6:00 pm nightly LAST CALL Critically acclaimed LAST CALL includes riveting performances by Daved Wilkins (The Mindy Project) and Sarah Booth (The Moodys) and is the story of the relationship between two strangers who are thrown together in an environment of mounting crisis: Beth is a late night janitor who accidentally answers a call from Scott who believes he has dialed a suicide prevention hotline. LAST CALL showcases both ends of a phone call that has Beth navigating a life-changing conversation as she attempts to save Scott’s life. Written and produced by Gavin Michael Booth and Daved Wilkins, LAST CALL is the winner of 25 international festival awards. The film is a split-screen real-time feature. There are no hidden cuts as the film progresses with two camera crews in different parts of a city, showing the two sides as the story unfolds. Screens as part of our on-going series CANADA IS BIGGER THAN THE U.S. [TRAILER] 
Opening September 25:
in the Zeitgeist Theatre &Virtual Arthouse Cinema 7:30 pm nightly JIMMY CARTER: ROCK & ROLL PRESIDENT If it hadn’t been for a bottle of scotch and a late-night visit from musician Gregg Allman, Jimmy Carter might never have been elected the 39th President of the United States. The documentary charts the mostly forgotten story of how Carter, a lover of all types of music, forged a tight bond with musicians Willie Nelson, the Allman Brothers, Bob Dylan and others. Low on campaign funds and lacking in name recognition, Carter relied on support from these artists to give him a crucial boost in the Democratic primaries. Once Carter was elected, the musicians became frequent guests in the White House. The surprisingly significant role that music played throughout Carter’s life and in his work becomes a thread in this engaging portrait of one of the most enigmatic Presidents in American history. Starring Jimmy Carter, Madeleine Albright, Bono Garth Brooks, Jimmy Buffett, Chip Carter, Rosanne Cash, Bishop Michael Curry , Bob Dylan, Chuck Leavell, Willie Nelson, Nile Rodgers, Paul Simon, Trisha Yearwood, Andrew Young, etc. [TRAILER] [VIRTUAL LINK] ZEITGEIST'S RESPONSE TO COVID - 19 VIRUS:
As the state begins to reopen the economy, we are as cautious as you when it comes to reopening the cinema. That is why we took an extra week to make all the improvements to our space to make in person screenings a safer experience. Rest assured, we take the safety of our patrons and our staff very seriously. Here are the above and beyond precautionary measures we now have in place.
This has been a hard time for us all and we remain grateful to all of you who have supported us through this time. Donations or memberships to help keep us afloat can be made on PayPal via rene@zeitgeistnola.org or on our website under "Support Us" ______________________________________________ ZEITGEIST – NOUN, GERMAN. THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES; GENERAL TREND, MOOD OR FEELING CHARACTERISTIC OF A PARTICULAR PERIOD OF TIME, ESPECIALLY AS IT IS REFLECTED IN THE ARTS, LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY, ETC. \ˈtsīt-ˌgīst, ˈzīt-\
________________________________________________________ Watch this acclaimed shorts program for Free!
Filmmakers Usama Alshaibi and Adam Sekuler announce CINEMA-19, a collection of 190 second short films commissioned in response to COVID-19. The films in CINEMA-19 do not attempt to summarize the pandemic, but instead focus on the personal, the political, the sensual, the distant, the abstract, and the absurd.
Sarah Ema Friedland, Matt McCormick, Kalpana Subramanian, Christin Turner, Mila Zuo, William Brown, Kelly Gallagher, Lori Felker, Courtney Stepehens, Scott Cummings, Amir George, Eman Akram Nader, Alex Megaro, Mehrnaz Saeedvafa, as well as the two commissioning artists; Usama Alshaibi and Adam Sekuler. The films are presented in association with Anthology Film Archives (New York), Zeitgeist Theatre and Lounge (New Orleans) and Northwest Film Forum (Seattle). The films are available for free public viewing on Vimeo. [Watch films here] Zeitgeist would like to acknowledge the indigenous history of New Orleans, and more broadly, Louisiana, and recognize the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana. We would also like to acknowledge the state-recognized tribes of Louisiana, which include the Addai Caddo Tribe, the Biloxi-Chitimacha Confederation of Muskogee, Choctaw-Apache Community of Ebarb, Clifton Choctaw, Four Winds Tribe Louisiana Cherokee Confederacy, Grand Caillou/Dulac Band, Isle de Jean Charles Band, Louisiana Choctaw Tribe, Pointe-Au-Chien Indian Tribe, and the United Houma Nation.
Now serving in the
ZEITGEIST LOUNGE: 
Special thanks to the Meraux Foundation, The Old Arabi Neighborhood Association, Councilman Gillis McCloskey, The St. Bernard Chamber Of Commerce, Ellis Fortinberry & Chalmette Movies and all the people of St. Bernard Parish and those who have followed us from New Orleans for all of their support. We couldn't have dreamed of a better venue or neighbors.
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ZEITGEIST'S VIRTUAL ARTHOUSE CINEMA
NOW SHOWING IN YOUR OWN HOME SUPPORTING ZEITGEIST Click in the Virtual Link to rent the film and stream it at your own schedule on your computer, tablet or other device. Your rental supports indie filmmakers, distributors and theaters...in this case Zeitgeist. Thanks!
BLOODY NOSE EMPTY POCKETS
[TRAILER] [VIRTUAL CINEMA LINK] On the eve of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and on its final night before closing, a Las Vegas dive bar becomes a stage where its employees and barflies commiserate one last time. Directed by local documentary heroes, brothers Bill and Turner Ross train their keenly observed quasi-fiction on the lived-in atmosphere of a haunt, whose massed warmth and love conceal its patron’s worries—at least for a little while. Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets is a carefully constructed yet oddly affecting record of an American sensibility at once straining to survive and ready for the end.
OUR VINYL ANNIVERSARY was March 15, 2020
we are now over 33 and 1/3 years old... 1/3 of a Century! Now that is a milestone! Come join us! We have exhibited countless films, concerts, performances and events in those long years. We want to thank all of the artists, volunteers, organizations, members, donors and patrons who have kept us going. 
Zeitgeist has received a "Performing Arts Exception" which means we can operate as an ALL-AGES venue and still serve alcohol. Children and minors may attend Zeitgeist films, concerts and events, but can not sit at or approach the bar. They may not also consume alcohol. To purchase and consume alcohol you must have a valid ID.
Zeitgeist is ALL- AGES & SMOKE-FREE 
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C O M I N G S O O N !
Opening October 2
in the Zeitgeist Theatre
THE PROJECTIONIST by Abel Ferrara
Abel Ferrara's new documentary love letter to independent theater owner Nicolas "Nick" Nicolaou tracks his life in the movies from 1970s Times Square adult film houses through decades of city regulation, chain takeovers, and cultural shifts, charting a charming odyssey through the history of film exhibition in New York City. A moving tribute to friendship, tenacity, and the love of cinema, THE PROJECTIONIST is also a timely paean to what going to the movies is all about. [TRAILER]
in the Zeitgeist Theatre
THE PROJECTIONIST by Abel Ferrara
Abel Ferrara's new documentary love letter to independent theater owner Nicolas "Nick" Nicolaou tracks his life in the movies from 1970s Times Square adult film houses through decades of city regulation, chain takeovers, and cultural shifts, charting a charming odyssey through the history of film exhibition in New York City. A moving tribute to friendship, tenacity, and the love of cinema, THE PROJECTIONIST is also a timely paean to what going to the movies is all about. [TRAILER]
Opening October 2
in the Zeitgeist Theatre & in our Virtual Arthouse Cinema
THE KEEPER, directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller, tells the incredible true story of Bert Trautmann (David Kross), a German soldier and prisoner of war who, against a backdrop of British post-war protest and prejudice, secures the position of Goalkeeper at Manchester City, and in doing so becomes a footballing icon. His signing causes outrage to thousands of fans, many of them Jewish. But Bert receives support from an unexpected direction: Rabbi Alexander Altmann, who fled the Nazis. Bert’s love for Margaret (Freya Mavor), an Englishwoman, carries him through and he wins over even his harshest opponents by winning the 1956 FA Cup Final, playing on with a broken neck to secure victory. But fate will soon twist the knife for Bert and Margaret, when their love and loyalty to each other is put to the ultimate test. [TRAILER]
in the Zeitgeist Theatre & in our Virtual Arthouse Cinema
THE KEEPER, directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller, tells the incredible true story of Bert Trautmann (David Kross), a German soldier and prisoner of war who, against a backdrop of British post-war protest and prejudice, secures the position of Goalkeeper at Manchester City, and in doing so becomes a footballing icon. His signing causes outrage to thousands of fans, many of them Jewish. But Bert receives support from an unexpected direction: Rabbi Alexander Altmann, who fled the Nazis. Bert’s love for Margaret (Freya Mavor), an Englishwoman, carries him through and he wins over even his harshest opponents by winning the 1956 FA Cup Final, playing on with a broken neck to secure victory. But fate will soon twist the knife for Bert and Margaret, when their love and loyalty to each other is put to the ultimate test. [TRAILER]
Opening October 2
in the Zeitgeist Theatre & in our Virtual Arthouse Cinema on September 25
NATIVE SON
One of the most controversial novels of its day, Richard Wright’s Native Son (first published in 1940) exposed the injustices of urban African American life, witnessed through the eyes of Bigger Thomas, whose violent tendencies and moral confusion were the natural result of a lifetime of deprivation. In prison for murder and sentenced to death, Thomas reflects on the circumstances that led to his fate. This new restoration of the 1951 version of the novel, directed by Pierre Chenal and starring author Richard Wright himself as Bigger Thomas. Too controversial for Hollywood and suppressed for decades, Native Son was released independently and heavily censored by regional state/municipal censor boards wherever it originally played when released in the U.S. A complete 16mm print of the original Argentinian release and an incomplete 35mm duplicate negative of the uncensored cut were combined for the current restoration, the most complete version of Native Son ever shown in the United States. [VIRTUAL LINK]
in the Zeitgeist Theatre & in our Virtual Arthouse Cinema on September 25
NATIVE SON
One of the most controversial novels of its day, Richard Wright’s Native Son (first published in 1940) exposed the injustices of urban African American life, witnessed through the eyes of Bigger Thomas, whose violent tendencies and moral confusion were the natural result of a lifetime of deprivation. In prison for murder and sentenced to death, Thomas reflects on the circumstances that led to his fate. This new restoration of the 1951 version of the novel, directed by Pierre Chenal and starring author Richard Wright himself as Bigger Thomas. Too controversial for Hollywood and suppressed for decades, Native Son was released independently and heavily censored by regional state/municipal censor boards wherever it originally played when released in the U.S. A complete 16mm print of the original Argentinian release and an incomplete 35mm duplicate negative of the uncensored cut were combined for the current restoration, the most complete version of Native Son ever shown in the United States. [VIRTUAL LINK]
Opening October 16
in the Zeitgeist Theatre
THE DEVIL HAS A NAME by Edward James Olmos
California’s Central Valley is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world. Its farmers produce a significant share of the U.S.’ food supply, and in recent years the practice of oil companies dumping toxic wastewater in ponds adjacent to Central Valley farmlands has drawn protest. Director and Oscar-nominated actor Edward James Olmos’ latest feature The Devil Has a Name is a fictionalized drama of the true events surrounding the Central Valley’s water contamination wars starring David Strathairn, Haley Joel Osment, Kate Bosworth, Martin Sheen, Alfred Molina, etc. [TRAILER]
in the Zeitgeist Theatre
THE DEVIL HAS A NAME by Edward James Olmos
California’s Central Valley is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world. Its farmers produce a significant share of the U.S.’ food supply, and in recent years the practice of oil companies dumping toxic wastewater in ponds adjacent to Central Valley farmlands has drawn protest. Director and Oscar-nominated actor Edward James Olmos’ latest feature The Devil Has a Name is a fictionalized drama of the true events surrounding the Central Valley’s water contamination wars starring David Strathairn, Haley Joel Osment, Kate Bosworth, Martin Sheen, Alfred Molina, etc. [TRAILER]
Friday through Sunday, October 23 through 25
SCREAMFEST NOLA
SCREAMFEST NOLA
Opens October 26
in the Zeitgeist Theatre and our Virtual Arthouse Cinema
HAM ON RYE by Tyler Taormina
Ham on Rye, a coming-of-age comedy centered on the nervous excitement of youth and the strange horror of entering adulthood uses an expansive ensemble of over one hundred performers, including non-actors, musicians, 90's Nickelodeon child stars, and more, to explore a suburban community’s relationship with a prom-like ritual and the decay of the human spirit. It begins with the crowd-pleasing spirit of a John Hughes movie and fades slowly into an off-kilter dystopia with the energy of Dazed and Confused. Starring Haley Bodell, Cole Devine, Audrey Boos, Gabriella Herrera, Adam Torres, Sam Hernandez, Luke Darga, Blake Borders, Timothy Taylor, Greg Falatek, Laura Wernette, David Croley Broyles, Henry Nolin, Hal Rothwell, Grant McLellan, Dan Jablons. With Special Appearances by Lori Beth Denberg, Danny Tamberelli, Clayton Snyder and Aaron Schwartz. [TRAILER]
in the Zeitgeist Theatre and our Virtual Arthouse Cinema
HAM ON RYE by Tyler Taormina
Ham on Rye, a coming-of-age comedy centered on the nervous excitement of youth and the strange horror of entering adulthood uses an expansive ensemble of over one hundred performers, including non-actors, musicians, 90's Nickelodeon child stars, and more, to explore a suburban community’s relationship with a prom-like ritual and the decay of the human spirit. It begins with the crowd-pleasing spirit of a John Hughes movie and fades slowly into an off-kilter dystopia with the energy of Dazed and Confused. Starring Haley Bodell, Cole Devine, Audrey Boos, Gabriella Herrera, Adam Torres, Sam Hernandez, Luke Darga, Blake Borders, Timothy Taylor, Greg Falatek, Laura Wernette, David Croley Broyles, Henry Nolin, Hal Rothwell, Grant McLellan, Dan Jablons. With Special Appearances by Lori Beth Denberg, Danny Tamberelli, Clayton Snyder and Aaron Schwartz. [TRAILER]
V I S U A L A R T E X H I B I T I O N S
JOSEPH BEUYS: POSTERS AND PRINTS
on permanent loan and exhibition in the
BEUYS + BEYOND Gallery
(which connects Zeitgeist Theatre and the Lounge)
Joseph Beuys (12 May 1921 – 23 January 1986) was a German Fluxus, happening and performance artist as well as a painter, sculptor, medallist, installation artist, graphic artist,art theorist and pedagogue. His extensive work is grounded in concepts of humanism, anthroposophy and the “zeitgeist”. It culminates in his "extended definition of art" and the idea of social sculpture as a gesamtkunstwerk, for which he claimed a creative, participatory role in shaping society and politics. His career was characterized by open public debates on a very wide range of subjects including political, environmental, social and long term cultural trends. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th century.
on permanent loan and exhibition in the
BEUYS + BEYOND Gallery
(which connects Zeitgeist Theatre and the Lounge)
Joseph Beuys (12 May 1921 – 23 January 1986) was a German Fluxus, happening and performance artist as well as a painter, sculptor, medallist, installation artist, graphic artist,art theorist and pedagogue. His extensive work is grounded in concepts of humanism, anthroposophy and the “zeitgeist”. It culminates in his "extended definition of art" and the idea of social sculpture as a gesamtkunstwerk, for which he claimed a creative, participatory role in shaping society and politics. His career was characterized by open public debates on a very wide range of subjects including political, environmental, social and long term cultural trends. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th century.
Z E I T G E I S T ' S O N G O I N G F I L M S E R I E S :
BEUYS AND BEYOND
Contemporary Artists On Film
In 1989, Zeitgeist curated a city-wide film series BEUYS AND BEYOND: CONTEMPORARY GERMAN ARTISTS ON FILM which also featured artist talks and performances by area artists.
For the premiere of Zeitgeist's great new Theatre & Lounge, we have decided to resurrect the series monthly, but this time expand it to include artists beyond just Germany...
Contemporary Artists On Film
In 1989, Zeitgeist curated a city-wide film series BEUYS AND BEYOND: CONTEMPORARY GERMAN ARTISTS ON FILM which also featured artist talks and performances by area artists.
For the premiere of Zeitgeist's great new Theatre & Lounge, we have decided to resurrect the series monthly, but this time expand it to include artists beyond just Germany...
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CANADA IS BIGGER THAN THE U.S. Since 1993, Zeitgeist's ongoing SERIES OF FILMS, MUSIC, PERFORMANCES AND VISUAL ART celebrating the innovative, utterly bizarre and extremely vast body of work from our neighbors to the north. Their films may be smaller, but at least their country is bigger! Size does matter. |
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MOVIE DAYS
International Children's Film Series.
For school or other group discounts, or to organize a private class or group screening during the daytime please contact perfect for families, schools, clubs, camps or other organizations. We will work with any size or budget, just ask. If transportation is an issue, depending on your circumstances or facilities, we can possibly bring the films to you. Rene Broussard @ (504) 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistnola.org
International Children's Film Series.
For school or other group discounts, or to organize a private class or group screening during the daytime please contact perfect for families, schools, clubs, camps or other organizations. We will work with any size or budget, just ask. If transportation is an issue, depending on your circumstances or facilities, we can possibly bring the films to you. Rene Broussard @ (504) 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistnola.org
Schedule is subject to change as films are held over – please check the website for updates nightly.
Zeitgeist is a non-profit, artist run media arts center that celebrates its 33rd anniversary this November.
Zeitgeist is a non-profit, artist run media arts center that celebrates its 33rd anniversary this November.
