Zeitgeist Theatre + Lounge +
ST CLAUDE ARTS PARK
6621 ST. Claude ave. arabi, la 70032
(504) 352-1150 [email protected]
"Something for and against everybody"
Zeitgeist Theatre Experiments inc is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization classified as a 509 (a) (2) public charity. We are an art house cinema and multi-disciplinary arts center that was founded in New Orleans, LA in November 1986.
We currently have 75 seats in our theatre and 50 seats in our lounge. Yes, we are available for private screenings and events.
We installed 3 UV air-scrubbers in our ventilation system for your safety. Check out our new Dolby sound system.
Our theatre is located just one block East of New Orleans past Jackson Barracks in Arabi, LA
(currently the 6th fastest growing neighborhood in America)
Memberships and donations may be made at the Zeitgeist Box Office, through the "Support Us" Page at the top of this website or through PayPal to [email protected] or Zelle to (504) 352-1150 or our venmo
Introducing the
ST Claude Arts Park
An initiative of the Meraux Foundation, the St. Claude Arts Park is its latest addition to St. Claude Arts, a campus for creativity, culture, and community teeming with artists, arthouse films, creative music, literary events, galleries, photographers, sculptors, and more — all just minutes from downtown New Orleans.
For private rentals or the Arts Market in the St Claude Arts Park please contact ART CONSCIOUS at either (504) 289-1056 or (504) 388-8325. For non-profit, charitable, community events, concerts or public performances please contact Rene, ZEITGEIST THEATRE at (504) 352-1150.
Zeitgeist Theatre Experiments inc is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization classified as a 509 (a) (2) public charity. We are an art house cinema and multi-disciplinary arts center that was founded in New Orleans, LA in November 1986.
We currently have 75 seats in our theatre and 50 seats in our lounge. Yes, we are available for private screenings and events.
We installed 3 UV air-scrubbers in our ventilation system for your safety. Check out our new Dolby sound system.
Our theatre is located just one block East of New Orleans past Jackson Barracks in Arabi, LA
(currently the 6th fastest growing neighborhood in America)
Memberships and donations may be made at the Zeitgeist Box Office, through the "Support Us" Page at the top of this website or through PayPal to [email protected] or Zelle to (504) 352-1150 or our venmo
Introducing the
ST Claude Arts Park
An initiative of the Meraux Foundation, the St. Claude Arts Park is its latest addition to St. Claude Arts, a campus for creativity, culture, and community teeming with artists, arthouse films, creative music, literary events, galleries, photographers, sculptors, and more — all just minutes from downtown New Orleans.
For private rentals or the Arts Market in the St Claude Arts Park please contact ART CONSCIOUS at either (504) 289-1056 or (504) 388-8325. For non-profit, charitable, community events, concerts or public performances please contact Rene, ZEITGEIST THEATRE at (504) 352-1150.
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-\
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Films are: $10 general $9 students or seniors $8 Zeitgeist members or children 16 and under See two or more films on the same night and save $4 off general admission price |
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tuesday, february 11th
Academy Award Nominee for BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
7:00 pm nightly (except Super Bowl Sunday @ 2:00 pm) through Wednesday
NO OTHER LAND by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor
A collective of Palestinian and Israeli activist/filmmakers chronicle the Israeli military’s incremental expulsion of the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta — home to 20 ancient Palestinian villages — in this tightly focused, urgent documentary. Over a period of five years (2019–23), Masafer Yatta resident and Palestinian journalist Basel Adra shoots video of home, school, water well, and road demolitions (legalized by the area’s conversion to an IDF training zone) and their consequent protests by displaced residents. Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham — free to move about while Adra’s movements are constricted — takes this nonviolent fight to a wider platform. The two form a complicated friendship and hopeful partnership in their efforts to resist a government-sanctioned mass eviction. WINNER: Best Feature Documentary - 2024 IDA Documentary Awards WINNER: Best Director - 2024 IDA Documentary Awards; Best European Documentary - 2024 European Film Awards; NBR Freedom of Expression Award - National Board of Review; Best Non-Fiction Film - 2024 NYFCC Awards; Best Documentary Feature - 2024 Gotham Awards; Courage Under Fire Award - 2024 IDA Documentary Awards; NPO Doc IDFA Audience Award - IDFA 2024; Berlinale Documentary Award & Panorama Audience Award - 2024 Berlin International Film Festival; Audience Award - CPH:DOX 2024. Shortlist for BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - Academy Awards 2025. [TRAILER]
7:00 pm nightly (except Super Bowl Sunday @ 2:00 pm) through Wednesday
NO OTHER LAND by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor
A collective of Palestinian and Israeli activist/filmmakers chronicle the Israeli military’s incremental expulsion of the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta — home to 20 ancient Palestinian villages — in this tightly focused, urgent documentary. Over a period of five years (2019–23), Masafer Yatta resident and Palestinian journalist Basel Adra shoots video of home, school, water well, and road demolitions (legalized by the area’s conversion to an IDF training zone) and their consequent protests by displaced residents. Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham — free to move about while Adra’s movements are constricted — takes this nonviolent fight to a wider platform. The two form a complicated friendship and hopeful partnership in their efforts to resist a government-sanctioned mass eviction. WINNER: Best Feature Documentary - 2024 IDA Documentary Awards WINNER: Best Director - 2024 IDA Documentary Awards; Best European Documentary - 2024 European Film Awards; NBR Freedom of Expression Award - National Board of Review; Best Non-Fiction Film - 2024 NYFCC Awards; Best Documentary Feature - 2024 Gotham Awards; Courage Under Fire Award - 2024 IDA Documentary Awards; NPO Doc IDFA Audience Award - IDFA 2024; Berlinale Documentary Award & Panorama Audience Award - 2024 Berlin International Film Festival; Audience Award - CPH:DOX 2024. Shortlist for BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - Academy Awards 2025. [TRAILER]
Thursday, February 13 @ 7:00 pm
SPACES OF EXCEPTION presented by visiting filmmaker MATT PETERSON
Spaces of Exception, by Matt Peterson &Malek Rasamny features interviews with members of the American Indian Movement, the Mohawk Warrior Society, and Diné families resisting displacement on Black Mesa, as well as Palestinian militant organizations based in the camps, alongside environmental activists, autonomous youth committees, and the families of political prisoners and martyrs. Matt Peterson is an organizer at Woodbine, an experimental space in New York City. He previously directed the documentary feature Scenes from a Revolt Sustained (2015), and co-edited the books In the Name of the People (2018) and The Reservoir (2022). [TRAILER]
SPACES OF EXCEPTION presented by visiting filmmaker MATT PETERSON
Spaces of Exception, by Matt Peterson &Malek Rasamny features interviews with members of the American Indian Movement, the Mohawk Warrior Society, and Diné families resisting displacement on Black Mesa, as well as Palestinian militant organizations based in the camps, alongside environmental activists, autonomous youth committees, and the families of political prisoners and martyrs. Matt Peterson is an organizer at Woodbine, an experimental space in New York City. He previously directed the documentary feature Scenes from a Revolt Sustained (2015), and co-edited the books In the Name of the People (2018) and The Reservoir (2022). [TRAILER]
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Opening February 14:
7:00 pm nightly
OSCAR NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY SHORTS 2025
featuring INCIDENT by Bill Morrison + Jamie Kalven. INCIDENT reconstructs a 2018 police shooting in Chicago, reassembling the event and its immediate aftermath from a variety of sources, including surveillance, CCTV, dashboard, and body-worn cameras, as a synchronized split-screen montage; I AM READY WARDEN by Smriti Muhndhra + Maya Grnyp. John Henry Ramirez is convicted of murder and sentenced to death in the state of Texas. During his incarceration, Ramirez tries to reach out to his victim's son while also preparing to say goodbye to his family; THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA by Lisa Remington + Molly O Brien. Celebrating trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien, the first woman to become a full-time member of the New York Philharmonic; DEATH BY NUMBERSby Kim A Snyder + Janice L. Robillard. A school shooting survivor confronts her assailant in a poetic journey to empowerment and INSTRUMENTS OF A BEATING HEART by Ema Ryan Yamazaki + Eric Nyari. First graders in a Tokyo public elementary school are presented with a challenge for the final semester: performing "Ode to Joy" at the ceremony for the new incoming first graders. Ayame, who often struggles to keep up with the group, is determined to play a major part - the big drum. There will be a 10 minute intermission. 167 mins.
7:00 pm nightly
OSCAR NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY SHORTS 2025
featuring INCIDENT by Bill Morrison + Jamie Kalven. INCIDENT reconstructs a 2018 police shooting in Chicago, reassembling the event and its immediate aftermath from a variety of sources, including surveillance, CCTV, dashboard, and body-worn cameras, as a synchronized split-screen montage; I AM READY WARDEN by Smriti Muhndhra + Maya Grnyp. John Henry Ramirez is convicted of murder and sentenced to death in the state of Texas. During his incarceration, Ramirez tries to reach out to his victim's son while also preparing to say goodbye to his family; THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA by Lisa Remington + Molly O Brien. Celebrating trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien, the first woman to become a full-time member of the New York Philharmonic; DEATH BY NUMBERSby Kim A Snyder + Janice L. Robillard. A school shooting survivor confronts her assailant in a poetic journey to empowerment and INSTRUMENTS OF A BEATING HEART by Ema Ryan Yamazaki + Eric Nyari. First graders in a Tokyo public elementary school are presented with a challenge for the final semester: performing "Ode to Joy" at the ceremony for the new incoming first graders. Ayame, who often struggles to keep up with the group, is determined to play a major part - the big drum. There will be a 10 minute intermission. 167 mins.
In the zeitgeist lounge:
Friday, February 21 @ 8:00 pm
GOLD ROOM READING SERIES
presented by the UNO Creative Writing Workshop. Free. Curated writers along with open mike. Free.
Friday, February 28 @ 8:00 pm
DETROIT MARCHING PARTY BAND
Detroit Party Marching Band is a collective of gold-sequined musicians devoted to revelry, driving jams and bombastic brass blurring the lines between performer and audience.
Friday, March 21 @ 8:00 pm
GOLD ROOM READING SERIES
presented by the UNO Creative Writing Workshop. Free. Curated writers along with open mike. Free.
DETROIT MARCHING PARTY BAND
Detroit Party Marching Band is a collective of gold-sequined musicians devoted to revelry, driving jams and bombastic brass blurring the lines between performer and audience.
Friday, March 21 @ 8:00 pm
GOLD ROOM READING SERIES
presented by the UNO Creative Writing Workshop. Free. Curated writers along with open mike. Free.
OPEN MIC
TUESDAY, MARCH 25 @7:30PM
JOIN GIRLS PLAY NOLA FOR A NIGHT FOR FEMALE INSTRUMENTALISTS TO SHARE, CONNECT, + PERFORM
TUESDAY, MARCH 25 @7:30PM
JOIN GIRLS PLAY NOLA FOR A NIGHT FOR FEMALE INSTRUMENTALISTS TO SHARE, CONNECT, + PERFORM
Monday, April 7 @ 8:00 pm
HELEN GILLET (Cello, Vocals), JAMIE BAUM (Flautist from NY) & MONIKA HERZIG (Pianist from Bloomington, IN)
Friday, April 25 @ 8:00 pm
GOLD ROOM READING SERIES
presented by the UNO Creative Writing Workshop. Free. Curated writers along with open mike. Free.
Friday, April 25 @ 8:00 pm
in the Zeitgeist Theatre
MIKE DILLON PRESENTS
HELEN GILLET (Cello, Vocals), JAMIE BAUM (Flautist from NY) & MONIKA HERZIG (Pianist from Bloomington, IN)
Friday, April 25 @ 8:00 pm
GOLD ROOM READING SERIES
presented by the UNO Creative Writing Workshop. Free. Curated writers along with open mike. Free.
Friday, April 25 @ 8:00 pm
in the Zeitgeist Theatre
MIKE DILLON PRESENTS
IN THE ZEITGEIST GALLERY:
Laura Richens
Souvenirs
Laura Richens
Souvenirs
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Zeitgeist is ALL- AGES & SMOKE-FREE
Schedule is subject to change as films are held over – please check the website for updates nightly.
ONGOING FILM SERIES:
ONGOING FILM SERIES:
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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Memberships and donations may be made at the Zeitgeist Box Office, through the "Support Us" Page at the top of our website; through PayPal to [email protected]; Zelle to (504) 352-1150 or our new venmo @zeitgeistnola
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Special thanks to the Meraux Foundation, The Old Arabi Neighborhood Association, Councilman Gillis McCloskey, The St. Bernard Chamber Of Commerce, Shotgun Cinema, Ellis Fortinberry & Chalmette Movies, 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.
Zeitgeist would also 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.
Zeitgeist will celebrate it's 38th Anniversary in November!
and we've heard 38 is "special"!
and we've heard 38 is "special"!
We want to thank all of the artists, volunteers, organizations, members, donors and patrons who have kept us going.
We've come a long way. Let's keep it going!
We've come a long way. Let's keep it going!
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