1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd New Orleans, LA 70113
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Wednesday, February 20:
7:00 pm - DONNYBROOK All roads lead to the Donnybrook: an illicit backwoods cage match where bare-knuckled fighters brawl for a shot at a $100,000 prize. Director Tim Sutton (Pavilion, Dark Night) conjures a visceral vision of life on the extreme margins starring Jamie Bell, Frank Gillo, Margaret Qualley and Alexander Washburn . $8 General || $7 Students & Seniors || $6 Members
Patron Members Free - unless otherwise noted. 
BULBANCHA IS STILL A PLACE
the debut Zine by writer, historian, activist Jeffery U. Darensbourg, which chronicles the 1600 year indigenous history of the New Orleans area is proudly on sale. $8. Our current address
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"Something for and against everybody"
Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center a.k.a. Zeitgeist Theatre Experiments, inc Zeitgeist is a non-profit, art house cinema that
was founded in New Orleans in November 1986. November 2018 was Zeitgeist's 32nd Anniversary! And we've never looked better! __________________________________ See 2 or more films on the same night for only $5 each! _______________________________ 
Please Note:
Zeitgeist will be moving during Mardi Gras to the Zeitgeist Theatre and Lounge 6621 St. Claude Avenue in the Old Arabi Cultural Arts District Grand Opening scheduled for March 7th The space is amazing! Our daily and nightly programming will be expanding greatly. And yes there will be a full bar with nightly live music, spoken word, comedy, etc. We will also be premiering a new weekly International Children's Film Series, MOVIE DAYS (see schedule below). This move is proving very expensive, Any help is greatly appreciated. for more info please go to our GoFund Me page to see how you can help.
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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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DONNYBROOK
Tim Sutton (US indie thriller)
Friday through Thursday, February 15 through 21 @ 7:00 pm nightly
[TRAILER]
Three desperate souls must fight their way out of a dead-end world in this bracing, gut-punching glimpse into America's dark underbelly. Earl (Jamie Bell) is a struggling ex-marine and father determined to make a better life for his family--no matter what it takes. Angus (Frank Grillo) is a violent, unhinged drug dealer who leaves a trail of death and destruction in his wake. And Delia (Margaret Qualley) is a haunted woman who will do anything to escape a life of crime she can no longer bear. In their kill-or-be-killed world, all roads lead to the Donnybrook: an illicit backwoods cage match where bare-knuckled fighters brawl for a shot at a $100,000 prize. It's either a last-ditch chance at redemption--or a death sentence. Blending unflinching brutality with dreamlike lyricism, director Tim Sutton (Pavillion, Dark Night) conjures a mesmerizing, visceral vision of life on the extreme margins. Winner - Best Film - Fantastic Fest 2018.
Tim Sutton (US indie thriller)
Friday through Thursday, February 15 through 21 @ 7:00 pm nightly
[TRAILER]
Three desperate souls must fight their way out of a dead-end world in this bracing, gut-punching glimpse into America's dark underbelly. Earl (Jamie Bell) is a struggling ex-marine and father determined to make a better life for his family--no matter what it takes. Angus (Frank Grillo) is a violent, unhinged drug dealer who leaves a trail of death and destruction in his wake. And Delia (Margaret Qualley) is a haunted woman who will do anything to escape a life of crime she can no longer bear. In their kill-or-be-killed world, all roads lead to the Donnybrook: an illicit backwoods cage match where bare-knuckled fighters brawl for a shot at a $100,000 prize. It's either a last-ditch chance at redemption--or a death sentence. Blending unflinching brutality with dreamlike lyricism, director Tim Sutton (Pavillion, Dark Night) conjures a mesmerizing, visceral vision of life on the extreme margins. Winner - Best Film - Fantastic Fest 2018.
BURNING
Chang-dong Lee (S. Korean mystery thriller)
Held Over!
Saturday & Sunday, February 16 & 17 @ 4:00 pm
[TRAILER]
Based on Haruki Murakami's short story Barn Burning
BURNING is the searing examination of an alienated young man, Jongsu (Ah-in Yoo), a frustrated introvert whose already difficult life is complicated by the appearance of two people into his orbit: first, Haemi (newcomer Jong-seo Jun), a spirited woman who offers romantic possibility, and then, Ben (Steven Yeun, THE WALKING DEAD, SORRY TO BOTHER YOU), a wealthy and sophisticated young man she returns from a trip with. When Jongsu learns of Ben’s mysterious hobby and Haemi suddenly disappears, his confusion and obsessions begin to mount, culminating in a stunning finale. This Korean thriller is one of the best reviewed films of 2018. Winner of 27 International awards including the FIPRESCI Prize @ Cannes and over 100 Top 10 Film Critic lists.
Chang-dong Lee (S. Korean mystery thriller)
Held Over!
Saturday & Sunday, February 16 & 17 @ 4:00 pm
[TRAILER]
Based on Haruki Murakami's short story Barn Burning
BURNING is the searing examination of an alienated young man, Jongsu (Ah-in Yoo), a frustrated introvert whose already difficult life is complicated by the appearance of two people into his orbit: first, Haemi (newcomer Jong-seo Jun), a spirited woman who offers romantic possibility, and then, Ben (Steven Yeun, THE WALKING DEAD, SORRY TO BOTHER YOU), a wealthy and sophisticated young man she returns from a trip with. When Jongsu learns of Ben’s mysterious hobby and Haemi suddenly disappears, his confusion and obsessions begin to mount, culminating in a stunning finale. This Korean thriller is one of the best reviewed films of 2018. Winner of 27 International awards including the FIPRESCI Prize @ Cannes and over 100 Top 10 Film Critic lists.
PLEASE NOTE: Zeitgeist will be closed February 22 through March 6. We will be moving over Mardi Gras to a new
Zeitgeist Theatre and Lounge
6621 St. Claude Ave, Arabi, LA 70032
Volunteers are greatly needed to help move and get the new theatre and lounge up and running. If you are available to volunteer please contact Rene @ (504) 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistnola.org
Zeitgeist Theatre and Lounge
6621 St. Claude Ave, Arabi, LA 70032
Volunteers are greatly needed to help move and get the new theatre and lounge up and running. If you are available to volunteer please contact Rene @ (504) 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistnola.org
C O M I N G S O O N !
The Following events will be presented at the spanking new
Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge
@ 6621 St. Claude Ave (Old Arabi Cultural Arts District)
Lundi Gras, March 4 @ 7:00 pm
Soft Opening for MARCH 4TH ON THE RIVER
the Old Arabi Walking Club Pub Crawl, featuring live music by Helen Gillet.
HELEN GILLET (Tephra Sound Records), the acclaimed Belgian cellist, singer, composer kicks off her MONDAY NIGHT PERFORMANCE RESIDENCY @ the new Zeitgeist Theatre. She will perform her beautiful looping French chansons and original compositions at Zeitgeist every Monday night. Belgian-born Helen Gillet is both a singer-songwriter and surrealist-archeologist focused on the worlds of synthesized sound and acoustic cello. Though Gillet had already begun to experiment with improvisational music prior to her arrival in New Orleans, she’s since flourished into one of the most unique, talented, and beloved artists in the Crescent City. She’s known for her eclectic palette – which includes avant-garde jazz, French chansons, funk, alternative rock, and the bohemian flair of the Velvet Underground. Gillet’s solo performance is known for it’s enigmatic quality as she fabricates each song with a true mastery of live looping technology. $10
Soft Opening for MARCH 4TH ON THE RIVER
the Old Arabi Walking Club Pub Crawl, featuring live music by Helen Gillet.
HELEN GILLET (Tephra Sound Records), the acclaimed Belgian cellist, singer, composer kicks off her MONDAY NIGHT PERFORMANCE RESIDENCY @ the new Zeitgeist Theatre. She will perform her beautiful looping French chansons and original compositions at Zeitgeist every Monday night. Belgian-born Helen Gillet is both a singer-songwriter and surrealist-archeologist focused on the worlds of synthesized sound and acoustic cello. Though Gillet had already begun to experiment with improvisational music prior to her arrival in New Orleans, she’s since flourished into one of the most unique, talented, and beloved artists in the Crescent City. She’s known for her eclectic palette – which includes avant-garde jazz, French chansons, funk, alternative rock, and the bohemian flair of the Velvet Underground. Gillet’s solo performance is known for it’s enigmatic quality as she fabricates each song with a true mastery of live looping technology. $10
Thursday, March 7 @ 7:30 pm
NESLORCHESTRA
Within his compositions for Neslort (and Neslorchestra) New Orleans based trombone player Rick Trolsen brings home all influences from a life spent in the modern jazz, rock and funk era. There is Big Band and Bebop in there, and yes, also Zappa. The music includes symphonic, intricately composed layers. Add to the blender a few Eastern European Folk tunes plus a dash of Circus music. Featuring Janna Saslaw, - Piccolo; Ray Moore-flute; Evan Christopher-Bb Clarinet; Chris Kohl- Bass -Clarinet; Paul Frechou-Bass Clarinet; Brent Rose-Soprano Sax; Kyle Cripps -Tenor Sax; Brad Walker - Alto Sax; Clarence Johnson - Tenor Sax; Dan Oestreicher, - Baritone Sax; Ian Smith - Trumpet; Eric Lucero, - Trumpet; Matt Wright - Trombone; McGibney, BJ - Bass Trombone; Tim Robertson- Electric Guitar; Bill Richards- Electric Bass; Boyanna Trayonova-Drums; And of course, Rick Trolsen on Trombone. $5.
NESLORCHESTRA
Within his compositions for Neslort (and Neslorchestra) New Orleans based trombone player Rick Trolsen brings home all influences from a life spent in the modern jazz, rock and funk era. There is Big Band and Bebop in there, and yes, also Zappa. The music includes symphonic, intricately composed layers. Add to the blender a few Eastern European Folk tunes plus a dash of Circus music. Featuring Janna Saslaw, - Piccolo; Ray Moore-flute; Evan Christopher-Bb Clarinet; Chris Kohl- Bass -Clarinet; Paul Frechou-Bass Clarinet; Brent Rose-Soprano Sax; Kyle Cripps -Tenor Sax; Brad Walker - Alto Sax; Clarence Johnson - Tenor Sax; Dan Oestreicher, - Baritone Sax; Ian Smith - Trumpet; Eric Lucero, - Trumpet; Matt Wright - Trombone; McGibney, BJ - Bass Trombone; Tim Robertson- Electric Guitar; Bill Richards- Electric Bass; Boyanna Trayonova-Drums; And of course, Rick Trolsen on Trombone. $5.
Thursday, March 7 @ 9:00 pm
THE NAKED ORCHESTRA
A creative music, improvisational orchestra comprised of 12- 24 members (local luminaries and visiting jazz improvisers) under the direction of Jonathan Freilich. This is an ongoing project started in 1996. Conducted by Dr. Jimbo Walsh. The full orchestra featuring many of the leading lights in New Orleans music focused, laser like, on some very unique musical outcomes. $10
THE NAKED ORCHESTRA
A creative music, improvisational orchestra comprised of 12- 24 members (local luminaries and visiting jazz improvisers) under the direction of Jonathan Freilich. This is an ongoing project started in 1996. Conducted by Dr. Jimbo Walsh. The full orchestra featuring many of the leading lights in New Orleans music focused, laser like, on some very unique musical outcomes. $10
MIRAI
Mamoru Hosoda (Japanese animated children's drama)
Friday through Thursday, March 8 through 14 @ 2:00 pm daily
[TRAILER]
Golden Globe nominee - Best Animated Feature. When four-year-old Kun meets his new baby sister, his world is turned upside down. Named Mirai (meaning “future”), the baby quickly wins the hearts of Kun’s entire family. Kun becomes increasingly jealous of baby Mirai… until one day he encounters strange guests from the past and future – including his sister Mirai, as a teenager. From acclaimed Japanese anime director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children, The Boy And The Beast). The English version of the film (which is on the Best Animated Film Short List for the Oscar's) features the voice's of Rebecca Hall, John Cho, Daniel Day Kim, etc.
This film kicks of Zeitgeist’s new weekly International Children’s Film series MOVIE DAYS.
Mamoru Hosoda (Japanese animated children's drama)
Friday through Thursday, March 8 through 14 @ 2:00 pm daily
[TRAILER]
Golden Globe nominee - Best Animated Feature. When four-year-old Kun meets his new baby sister, his world is turned upside down. Named Mirai (meaning “future”), the baby quickly wins the hearts of Kun’s entire family. Kun becomes increasingly jealous of baby Mirai… until one day he encounters strange guests from the past and future – including his sister Mirai, as a teenager. From acclaimed Japanese anime director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children, The Boy And The Beast). The English version of the film (which is on the Best Animated Film Short List for the Oscar's) features the voice's of Rebecca Hall, John Cho, Daniel Day Kim, etc.
This film kicks of Zeitgeist’s new weekly International Children’s Film series MOVIE DAYS.
SMALLER AND SMALLER CIRCLES
Raya Martin (Philippine serial killer thriller)
Friday through Thursday, March 8 through 14 @ 4:00 pm daily
[TRAILER]
Two Jesuit priests perform forensic work to solve the mystery revolving around the murders of young boys in Payatas, one of Metro Manilla's biggest slum areas. The pursuit of a brutal serial killer begins.... Adaptation of the best-selling novel by F.H. Batacan.
Raya Martin (Philippine serial killer thriller)
Friday through Thursday, March 8 through 14 @ 4:00 pm daily
[TRAILER]
Two Jesuit priests perform forensic work to solve the mystery revolving around the murders of young boys in Payatas, one of Metro Manilla's biggest slum areas. The pursuit of a brutal serial killer begins.... Adaptation of the best-selling novel by F.H. Batacan.
LORDS OF CHAOS
Jonas Akerlund (UK/Sweden indie horror/thriller)
Friday through Thursday, March 8 through 14 @ 6:30 pm daily
[TRAILER]
A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1980s results in a very violent outcome. Lords of Chaos tells the true story of True Norwegian Black Metal and its most notorious practitioners - a group of young men with a flair for publicity, church-burning and murder: MAYHEM. Starring Rory Culkin, Jack Kilmer, Emory Cohen, Sky Ferreira, Valter Skarsgard, etc.
Jonas Akerlund (UK/Sweden indie horror/thriller)
Friday through Thursday, March 8 through 14 @ 6:30 pm daily
[TRAILER]
A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1980s results in a very violent outcome. Lords of Chaos tells the true story of True Norwegian Black Metal and its most notorious practitioners - a group of young men with a flair for publicity, church-burning and murder: MAYHEM. Starring Rory Culkin, Jack Kilmer, Emory Cohen, Sky Ferreira, Valter Skarsgard, etc.
Friday & Saturday, March 8 & 9 @ 9:00 pm
A MAN AND HIS TRUMPET: THE LEROY JONES STORY.
Cameron Washington (N.O. Jazz doc)
[TRAILER]
In a city full of brilliant musicians, Leroy Jones, trumpet virtuoso and consummate New Orleanian, is a musician’s musician with a sound like no other. Jones came up playing on the streets of the 7th ward and French Quarter, quickly establishing himself as one of NOLA’s most sought after trumpeters, playing with the best of the best, and touring with the Harry Connick Jr. and His Orchestra for 17 years. Still awaiting confirmation on both Leroy Jones and possibly director Cameron Washington for a post Q & A.
A MAN AND HIS TRUMPET: THE LEROY JONES STORY.
Cameron Washington (N.O. Jazz doc)
[TRAILER]
In a city full of brilliant musicians, Leroy Jones, trumpet virtuoso and consummate New Orleanian, is a musician’s musician with a sound like no other. Jones came up playing on the streets of the 7th ward and French Quarter, quickly establishing himself as one of NOLA’s most sought after trumpeters, playing with the best of the best, and touring with the Harry Connick Jr. and His Orchestra for 17 years. Still awaiting confirmation on both Leroy Jones and possibly director Cameron Washington for a post Q & A.
Sundays in March @ 7:00 pm
SONGS FROM EARTH, a weekly international concert series featuring and curated by DAVID C. SYMONS
David C. Symons is an accordionist, composer, singer, and accordion technician living in New Orleans since 2012. He founded and currently leads New Orleans-based Brechtian european chamber folk cabaret ensemble The Salt Wives, klezmer band Klezervation Hall, Vermont-based band Inner Fire District, founded legendary Vermont bands Black Sea Quartet and The Brass Balagan, and has played in many bands, including Daniel Kahn and The Painted Bird, Ezekiel’s Wheels, Debauche, and The Underscore Orkestra. He is a former musical director of Spielpalast Cabaret in Burlington, and has worked as a composer for The Vermont Stage Company, as well as acting in many plays. He originated the role of Hades in the original 2006 and 2007 productions of Anais Mitchell’s folk opera Hadestown. David is a former faculty member of The Summit School in Montpelier, VT, where he taught a course on klezmer music. He is one of the founders of the New Orleans Accordion Festival and BrechtFest. $5
SONGS FROM EARTH, a weekly international concert series featuring and curated by DAVID C. SYMONS
David C. Symons is an accordionist, composer, singer, and accordion technician living in New Orleans since 2012. He founded and currently leads New Orleans-based Brechtian european chamber folk cabaret ensemble The Salt Wives, klezmer band Klezervation Hall, Vermont-based band Inner Fire District, founded legendary Vermont bands Black Sea Quartet and The Brass Balagan, and has played in many bands, including Daniel Kahn and The Painted Bird, Ezekiel’s Wheels, Debauche, and The Underscore Orkestra. He is a former musical director of Spielpalast Cabaret in Burlington, and has worked as a composer for The Vermont Stage Company, as well as acting in many plays. He originated the role of Hades in the original 2006 and 2007 productions of Anais Mitchell’s folk opera Hadestown. David is a former faculty member of The Summit School in Montpelier, VT, where he taught a course on klezmer music. He is one of the founders of the New Orleans Accordion Festival and BrechtFest. $5
Monday, March 11 @ 7:00 pm
WRITE DOWN: The Life and Poetry Of Mahmoud Darwish.
Hosted and organized by Palestinian American poet Paul Catafago.
Come celebrate the life and poetry of Mahmoud Darwish, the great Palestinian poet. There will be readings of Darwish's poetry in both English and Arabic by accomplished local poets such as Andy Young, Khaled Hegazzi, and Jonathan Penton.
Oud player Amine Boucetta will play compositions of Marcel Khalife who put Darwish's poetry to music.
At the time of his death in Houston in 2008, Darwish was regarded as the national poet of Palestine and one of the most accomplished Arabic language poets of the modern era. At the age of 7, in 1948, the year the state of Israel was declared, Darwish saw his Northern Palestinian village of Al Birwa razed. Darwish's early poetry reflected the Arab Nationalism popular at the time. In the poem, Identity Card, which would become an anthem in the region, Darwish wrote, "Write Down I am an Arab. And my identity card is Fifty Thousand. I have eight children. And the ninth is on the way. Does this anger you?" Living in exile in cities such as Beirut and Paris, Darwish's work evolved. But despite his growth as an artist, the memory of the loss of his home was never far away. In "Last Evening in Paris", Darwish writes, "He would fall in love, and then forget. But he remembered every leaf on every plant that grew alongside roads that led from Northern Palestine."
Translated into 35 languages, Darwish's work (more than 30 books of poetry and 8 books of prose) showcased his ability to articulate the timeless themes of love, loss and exile. Thus, his poetry has universal appeal. He won many prestigious awards like the Ordre Des Artes et Letteres, the Lenin Prize, and the Lotus Award. Please join us for this special event. Suggested donation, $10.
WRITE DOWN: The Life and Poetry Of Mahmoud Darwish.
Hosted and organized by Palestinian American poet Paul Catafago.
Come celebrate the life and poetry of Mahmoud Darwish, the great Palestinian poet. There will be readings of Darwish's poetry in both English and Arabic by accomplished local poets such as Andy Young, Khaled Hegazzi, and Jonathan Penton.
Oud player Amine Boucetta will play compositions of Marcel Khalife who put Darwish's poetry to music.
At the time of his death in Houston in 2008, Darwish was regarded as the national poet of Palestine and one of the most accomplished Arabic language poets of the modern era. At the age of 7, in 1948, the year the state of Israel was declared, Darwish saw his Northern Palestinian village of Al Birwa razed. Darwish's early poetry reflected the Arab Nationalism popular at the time. In the poem, Identity Card, which would become an anthem in the region, Darwish wrote, "Write Down I am an Arab. And my identity card is Fifty Thousand. I have eight children. And the ninth is on the way. Does this anger you?" Living in exile in cities such as Beirut and Paris, Darwish's work evolved. But despite his growth as an artist, the memory of the loss of his home was never far away. In "Last Evening in Paris", Darwish writes, "He would fall in love, and then forget. But he remembered every leaf on every plant that grew alongside roads that led from Northern Palestine."
Translated into 35 languages, Darwish's work (more than 30 books of poetry and 8 books of prose) showcased his ability to articulate the timeless themes of love, loss and exile. Thus, his poetry has universal appeal. He won many prestigious awards like the Ordre Des Artes et Letteres, the Lenin Prize, and the Lotus Award. Please join us for this special event. Suggested donation, $10.
Mondays in March @ 9:00 pm
HELEN GILLET PERFORMANCE RESIDENCY
The acclaimed Belgian cellist, singer, composer (Tephra Sound Records) will perform her beautiful looping French chansons and original compositions at Zeitgeist every Monday night. Belgian-born Helen Gillet is both a singer-songwriter and surrealist-archeologist focused on the worlds of synthesized sound and acoustic cello. Though Gillet had already begun to experiment with improvisational music prior to her arrival in New Orleans, she’s since flourished into one of the most unique, talented, and beloved artists in the Crescent City. She’s known for her eclectic palette – which includes avant-garde jazz, French chansons, funk, alternative rock, and the bohemian flair of the Velvet Underground. Gillet’s solo performance is known for it’s enigmatic quality as she fabricates each song with a true mastery of live looping technology. $10
HELEN GILLET PERFORMANCE RESIDENCY
The acclaimed Belgian cellist, singer, composer (Tephra Sound Records) will perform her beautiful looping French chansons and original compositions at Zeitgeist every Monday night. Belgian-born Helen Gillet is both a singer-songwriter and surrealist-archeologist focused on the worlds of synthesized sound and acoustic cello. Though Gillet had already begun to experiment with improvisational music prior to her arrival in New Orleans, she’s since flourished into one of the most unique, talented, and beloved artists in the Crescent City. She’s known for her eclectic palette – which includes avant-garde jazz, French chansons, funk, alternative rock, and the bohemian flair of the Velvet Underground. Gillet’s solo performance is known for it’s enigmatic quality as she fabricates each song with a true mastery of live looping technology. $10
Tuesdays in March from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the Lounge:
NO FRETS
Moroccan musician AMINE BOUCETTA & SIMON MOUSHABECK and guests will perform a weekly program of Arabic music and jazz. Oud, Ney Flute, Arabic Accordion, Riq, Tabla, Darbuka, etc. Join them to discover different styles of music from across the globe each week. $10.
NO FRETS
Moroccan musician AMINE BOUCETTA & SIMON MOUSHABECK and guests will perform a weekly program of Arabic music and jazz. Oud, Ney Flute, Arabic Accordion, Riq, Tabla, Darbuka, etc. Join them to discover different styles of music from across the globe each week. $10.
Wednesday, March 13 @ 9:00 pm
RAFIKI (Special Benefit Advanced Screening)
of the controversial and acclaimed lesbian film from Kenya opening in May.
Bursting with the colorful street style & music of Nairobi’s vibrant youth culture, RAFIKI is a tender love story between two young women in a country that still criminalizes homosexuality. Kena and Ziki have long been told that “good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives” - but they yearn for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls encourage each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, Kena and Ziki must choose between happiness and safety. Initially banned in Kenya for its positive portrayal of queer romance, RAFIKI won a landmark supreme court case chipping away at Kenyan anti-LGBT legislation. Featuring remarkable performances by newcomers Samantha Mugatsia and Sheila Munyiva, RAFIKI is a hip tale of first love “reminiscent of the early work of Spike Lee”.
Film courtesy of our good friends at Film Movement. $10 suggested donation.
RAFIKI (Special Benefit Advanced Screening)
of the controversial and acclaimed lesbian film from Kenya opening in May.
Bursting with the colorful street style & music of Nairobi’s vibrant youth culture, RAFIKI is a tender love story between two young women in a country that still criminalizes homosexuality. Kena and Ziki have long been told that “good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives” - but they yearn for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls encourage each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, Kena and Ziki must choose between happiness and safety. Initially banned in Kenya for its positive portrayal of queer romance, RAFIKI won a landmark supreme court case chipping away at Kenyan anti-LGBT legislation. Featuring remarkable performances by newcomers Samantha Mugatsia and Sheila Munyiva, RAFIKI is a hip tale of first love “reminiscent of the early work of Spike Lee”.
Film courtesy of our good friends at Film Movement. $10 suggested donation.
Thursdays in March @ 9:00 pm
JONATHAN FREILICH PRESENTS
The acclaimed guitarist and composer from The Naked Orchestra, Naked On The Floor and The New Orleans Klezmer All-stars will perform and curate a weekly creative music concert series featuring local as well as internationally renown musicians. Weekly line up of Musicians to be announced. $10
JONATHAN FREILICH PRESENTS
The acclaimed guitarist and composer from The Naked Orchestra, Naked On The Floor and The New Orleans Klezmer All-stars will perform and curate a weekly creative music concert series featuring local as well as internationally renown musicians. Weekly line up of Musicians to be announced. $10
Opens March 15:
THE BIG BAD FOX & OTHER TALES
Patrick Imbert & Benjamin Renner (French animated children's films)
[TRAILER]
An hilarious, heartwarming tale of animal misfits from France from the Academy Award nominated director's of Ernest And Celestine. Whoever thinks that the countryside is calm and peaceful is mistaken. In it we find especially agitated animals, a Fox that thinks it's a chicken, a Rabbit that acts like a stork, and a Duck who wants to replace Father Christmas. If you want to take a vacation, keep driving past this place. English version.
Screens as part of our new weekly International Children’s Films series MOVIE DAYS.
THE BIG BAD FOX & OTHER TALES
Patrick Imbert & Benjamin Renner (French animated children's films)
[TRAILER]
An hilarious, heartwarming tale of animal misfits from France from the Academy Award nominated director's of Ernest And Celestine. Whoever thinks that the countryside is calm and peaceful is mistaken. In it we find especially agitated animals, a Fox that thinks it's a chicken, a Rabbit that acts like a stork, and a Duck who wants to replace Father Christmas. If you want to take a vacation, keep driving past this place. English version.
Screens as part of our new weekly International Children’s Films series MOVIE DAYS.
Opens March 15:
OF FATHERS AND SONS
Talal Derki (Syrian doc)
[TRAILER]
Academy Award nominee - Best Documentary Feature. Talal Derki (The Return To Homs) returns to his homeland where he gains the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years. His camera is providing an extremely rare insight into what it means to grow up in an Islamic Caliphate. Osama (13) and his brother Ayman (12) both love and admire their father and obey his words, but while Osama seems content to follow the path of Jihad, Ayman wants to go back to school. Grand Jury Prize - World Documentary - Sundance Film Festival, Of Fathers and Sons is a work of unparalleled intimacy that captures the chilling moment when childhood dies and jihadism is born.
OF FATHERS AND SONS
Talal Derki (Syrian doc)
[TRAILER]
Academy Award nominee - Best Documentary Feature. Talal Derki (The Return To Homs) returns to his homeland where he gains the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years. His camera is providing an extremely rare insight into what it means to grow up in an Islamic Caliphate. Osama (13) and his brother Ayman (12) both love and admire their father and obey his words, but while Osama seems content to follow the path of Jihad, Ayman wants to go back to school. Grand Jury Prize - World Documentary - Sundance Film Festival, Of Fathers and Sons is a work of unparalleled intimacy that captures the chilling moment when childhood dies and jihadism is born.
Friday, March 15 @ 9:00 pm
BEUYS
Andres Veiel (Artist doc)
[TRAILER]
Thirty years after his death, Joseph Beuys still feels like a visionary and is widely considered one of the most influential artists of his generation. Known for his contributions to the Fluxus movement and his work across diverse media — from happening and performance to sculpture, installation, and graphic art — Beuys’ expanded concept of the role of the artist places him in the middle of socially relevant discourses on media, community, and capitalism.
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, but expand it to include artist beyond just Germany.
Screens as part of our film series BEUYS AND BEYOND: Contemporary Artists On Film.
BEUYS
Andres Veiel (Artist doc)
[TRAILER]
Thirty years after his death, Joseph Beuys still feels like a visionary and is widely considered one of the most influential artists of his generation. Known for his contributions to the Fluxus movement and his work across diverse media — from happening and performance to sculpture, installation, and graphic art — Beuys’ expanded concept of the role of the artist places him in the middle of socially relevant discourses on media, community, and capitalism.
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, but expand it to include artist beyond just Germany.
Screens as part of our film series BEUYS AND BEYOND: Contemporary Artists On Film.
Saturday, March 16 @ 9:00 pm
GEORGE: THE STORY OF GEORGE MACIUNAS AND THE FLUXUS
Jefferey Perkins (Arts doc)
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In 1961 Lithuanian American artist and impresario George Maciunas established the avant-garde art movement Fluxus. George details the rise of Fluxus following a sensationalized tour of “concerts” in Europe in 1962, and continuing in New York for most of the 1960s and ’70s. Maciunas’s life and legacy—as recounted by artists of his generation, including Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, Jonas Mekas and many others—ignited debates that remain pivotal to artists working today. Screens as part of our film series BEUYS AND BEYOND: Contemporary Artists On Film.
GEORGE: THE STORY OF GEORGE MACIUNAS AND THE FLUXUS
Jefferey Perkins (Arts doc)
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In 1961 Lithuanian American artist and impresario George Maciunas established the avant-garde art movement Fluxus. George details the rise of Fluxus following a sensationalized tour of “concerts” in Europe in 1962, and continuing in New York for most of the 1960s and ’70s. Maciunas’s life and legacy—as recounted by artists of his generation, including Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, Jonas Mekas and many others—ignited debates that remain pivotal to artists working today. Screens as part of our film series BEUYS AND BEYOND: Contemporary Artists On Film.
Opens March 22:
MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER
Hiromasa Yonebayashi & Giles New (Japanese animated children's film)
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This Japanese animated film is based on Mary Stewart’s 1971 classic children’s book The Little Broomstick, Mary and The Witch’s Flower is an action-packed film full of jaw-dropping imaginative worlds, ingenious characters, and the simple, heartfelt story of a young girl trying to find a place in the world. English version featuring the voices of Ruby Barnhill and Academy Award®-winners Kate Winslet and Jim Broadbent.
Screens as part of our new International Children’s Films series MOVIE DAYS.
MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER
Hiromasa Yonebayashi & Giles New (Japanese animated children's film)
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This Japanese animated film is based on Mary Stewart’s 1971 classic children’s book The Little Broomstick, Mary and The Witch’s Flower is an action-packed film full of jaw-dropping imaginative worlds, ingenious characters, and the simple, heartfelt story of a young girl trying to find a place in the world. English version featuring the voices of Ruby Barnhill and Academy Award®-winners Kate Winslet and Jim Broadbent.
Screens as part of our new International Children’s Films series MOVIE DAYS.
Opens March 22:
OUT OF BLUE
Carol Morley (indie drama shot in New Orleans)
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Shot in New Orleans, Mike Hoolihan (Patricia Clarkson) is an unconventional New Orleans cop investigating the murder of renowned astrophysicist Jennifer Rockwell (Mamie Gummer), a black hole expert found shot to death in her observatory. Also starring Toby Jones, Jacki Weaver, James Caan, Yolanda Ross, etc.
OUT OF BLUE
Carol Morley (indie drama shot in New Orleans)
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Shot in New Orleans, Mike Hoolihan (Patricia Clarkson) is an unconventional New Orleans cop investigating the murder of renowned astrophysicist Jennifer Rockwell (Mamie Gummer), a black hole expert found shot to death in her observatory. Also starring Toby Jones, Jacki Weaver, James Caan, Yolanda Ross, etc.
ICEPICK TO THE MOON
presented by visiting filmmaker Skizz Cyzyk (US indie creative music / arts doc)
Saturday, March 23 @ 9:00 pm
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A documentary about Fred Lane and the Raudelunas arts community of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In the early ‘70s, a group of misfit University of Alabama students gravitated together, forming RAUDELUNAS, an arts community heavily fueled by Surrealism, free jazz, and the general upsetting of the order in their conservative, football-loving Southern town. While many of the members have gone on to impressive and prestigious careers in music and art, one member in particular, “stripmine crooner” FRED LANE, has gone on to reach urban legend status. ICEPICK TO THE MOON tells this story through the words of those involved, from the various members of Raudelunas, to the fans, to Fred Lane himself. Rev. Fred Lane, Ron 'Pate, Bill Starsh A., Cyd Cherise, Bob "Doc" "Cheapskate" Cashion, Don "Pretty Boy" Smith, Dick Foote, Dean Norman Shite, Davey Williams and many more.
presented by visiting filmmaker Skizz Cyzyk (US indie creative music / arts doc)
Saturday, March 23 @ 9:00 pm
[TRAILER]
A documentary about Fred Lane and the Raudelunas arts community of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In the early ‘70s, a group of misfit University of Alabama students gravitated together, forming RAUDELUNAS, an arts community heavily fueled by Surrealism, free jazz, and the general upsetting of the order in their conservative, football-loving Southern town. While many of the members have gone on to impressive and prestigious careers in music and art, one member in particular, “stripmine crooner” FRED LANE, has gone on to reach urban legend status. ICEPICK TO THE MOON tells this story through the words of those involved, from the various members of Raudelunas, to the fans, to Fred Lane himself. Rev. Fred Lane, Ron 'Pate, Bill Starsh A., Cyd Cherise, Bob "Doc" "Cheapskate" Cashion, Don "Pretty Boy" Smith, Dick Foote, Dean Norman Shite, Davey Williams and many more.
Opens March 29:
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL TOUR:
KID FLICKS ONE
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This touring program of award winning shorts gives a warm welcome to all budding cinephiles with this lively international lineup of fun. Kick off the festivities with good hygiene and great dubstep in Party Mouth (USA), then let your hair—or, er fur—down and hang loose in I Want to Live in the Zoo (Russia). And, even if you get into a tangle, there will be someone to catch and cheer you on with the charming If You Fall (Canada). Recommended ages 3 to 7, in English.
Screens as part of our new International Children’s Films series MOVIE DAYS.
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL TOUR:
KID FLICKS ONE
[TRAILER]
This touring program of award winning shorts gives a warm welcome to all budding cinephiles with this lively international lineup of fun. Kick off the festivities with good hygiene and great dubstep in Party Mouth (USA), then let your hair—or, er fur—down and hang loose in I Want to Live in the Zoo (Russia). And, even if you get into a tangle, there will be someone to catch and cheer you on with the charming If You Fall (Canada). Recommended ages 3 to 7, in English.
Screens as part of our new International Children’s Films series MOVIE DAYS.
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Opens March 29:
SCREWBALL
Billy Corben (true-crime sports docu/comedy)
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This true crime sports documentary hilariously slices the Major League Baseball doping scandal through the lens of the colorful “Doctor” Tony Bosch, a self-proclaimed growth hacker who found himself as a human growth hormone concierge to those that seek out an edge. His clients include Miami bodybuilders, cops, and athletes in every level from high school to professional. His most famous client and co-conspirator was the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez. Part-caper, part-mob narrative Screwball is filled with blackmail, double crosses, and bizarre details like where Bosch would shoot clients up, from posh New York nightclubs to Miami’s Latin-themed chicken fast food restaurants. Unhinged, Screwball is having too much fun to take any of this seriously with Corben recreating all of the transcripts and interviews using kids wearing bad wigs and costumes to portray the endless cast of characters.
“Easily the funniest, most entertaining documentary I have ever seen. Even if you think you don't care about doping or baseball, trust me you need to see this outrageous and original film...” Rene Broussard, Zeitgeist Founder/Director.
SCREWBALL
Billy Corben (true-crime sports docu/comedy)
[TRAILER]
This true crime sports documentary hilariously slices the Major League Baseball doping scandal through the lens of the colorful “Doctor” Tony Bosch, a self-proclaimed growth hacker who found himself as a human growth hormone concierge to those that seek out an edge. His clients include Miami bodybuilders, cops, and athletes in every level from high school to professional. His most famous client and co-conspirator was the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez. Part-caper, part-mob narrative Screwball is filled with blackmail, double crosses, and bizarre details like where Bosch would shoot clients up, from posh New York nightclubs to Miami’s Latin-themed chicken fast food restaurants. Unhinged, Screwball is having too much fun to take any of this seriously with Corben recreating all of the transcripts and interviews using kids wearing bad wigs and costumes to portray the endless cast of characters.
“Easily the funniest, most entertaining documentary I have ever seen. Even if you think you don't care about doping or baseball, trust me you need to see this outrageous and original film...” Rene Broussard, Zeitgeist Founder/Director.
Opens March 29:
THE WEDDING GUEST
Michael Winterbottom (UK love story/drama set in Pakistan)
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A breathless tour through the shadowy underworlds and hidden realms of Pakistan and India. Jay (Slumdog Millionaire's Dev Patel) is a man with a secret who travels from Britain to Pakistan to attend a wedding—armed with duct tape, a shotgun, and a plan to kidnap the bride-to-be (Radhika Apte). Despite his cool efficiency, the plot quickly spirals out of control, sending Jay and his hostage on the run across the border and through the railway stations, back alleys, and black markets of New Delhi.
THE WEDDING GUEST
Michael Winterbottom (UK love story/drama set in Pakistan)
[TRAILER]
A breathless tour through the shadowy underworlds and hidden realms of Pakistan and India. Jay (Slumdog Millionaire's Dev Patel) is a man with a secret who travels from Britain to Pakistan to attend a wedding—armed with duct tape, a shotgun, and a plan to kidnap the bride-to-be (Radhika Apte). Despite his cool efficiency, the plot quickly spirals out of control, sending Jay and his hostage on the run across the border and through the railway stations, back alleys, and black markets of New Delhi.
Saturday, March 30 @ 9:00 pm
SEVEN SINS: AN EVENING OF BURLESQUE
curated by Love Madrid. $10
SEVEN SINS: AN EVENING OF BURLESQUE
curated by Love Madrid. $10
Opens April 5:
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL TOUR:
KID FLICKS TWO
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A clever, thought-provoking films sure to inspire audiences ages 8+ to expand their horizons. In the Grand Prize award-winner Game (USA), AJ has the drive to excel but must push through obstacles to get there. Meanwhile, teamwork takes on different stripes when an odd couple of bears are forced to work together in the hilarious stop-motion short Poles Apart (UK). Plus, the CG-animated wonder Gokurōsama (France) bridges cultures and generations by showing us that even in an automated age, a little human touch can still work wonders. English with some subtitles.
Screens as part of our new International Children’s Films series MOVIE DAYS.
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL TOUR:
KID FLICKS TWO
[TRAILER]
A clever, thought-provoking films sure to inspire audiences ages 8+ to expand their horizons. In the Grand Prize award-winner Game (USA), AJ has the drive to excel but must push through obstacles to get there. Meanwhile, teamwork takes on different stripes when an odd couple of bears are forced to work together in the hilarious stop-motion short Poles Apart (UK). Plus, the CG-animated wonder Gokurōsama (France) bridges cultures and generations by showing us that even in an automated age, a little human touch can still work wonders. English with some subtitles.
Screens as part of our new International Children’s Films series MOVIE DAYS.
Opens April 5:
MAZE
Steven Burke (Irish prison drama)
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After the highly-publicized hunger strike of Irish Republican Army (IRA) members in 1983, the remaining political prisoners were placed in the HMZ Maze, considered the most secure jail in Europe. Among these former hunger strikers, Larry Marley (played by top Irish actor Tom Vaughan Lawlor, Avengers: Infinity War, The Cured) devises a plan to break out of this seemingly-impenetrable fortress, but must succeed while being incarcerated among Irish loyalists (his enemies), skeptical IRA members, and a prison warden keeping a close eye on him. Based on a true story.
MAZE
Steven Burke (Irish prison drama)
[TRAILER]
After the highly-publicized hunger strike of Irish Republican Army (IRA) members in 1983, the remaining political prisoners were placed in the HMZ Maze, considered the most secure jail in Europe. Among these former hunger strikers, Larry Marley (played by top Irish actor Tom Vaughan Lawlor, Avengers: Infinity War, The Cured) devises a plan to break out of this seemingly-impenetrable fortress, but must succeed while being incarcerated among Irish loyalists (his enemies), skeptical IRA members, and a prison warden keeping a close eye on him. Based on a true story.
Opens April 12:
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL TOUR:
VIVA KID FLICKS
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A Spanish-language program of animated, documentary, and live action films full of warmth, wit, and the cultural richness of our friends and neighbors to the south: Mexico. Co-curated with Mexico’s Morelia International Film Festival. All films are in Spanish with English subtitles or no dialogue, perfect for Spanish learners, speakers, and all seekers of fun, artistic, and enriching cultural experiences, ages 7+.
Screens as part of our new International Children’s Films series MOVIE DAYS.
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL TOUR:
VIVA KID FLICKS
[TRAILER]
A Spanish-language program of animated, documentary, and live action films full of warmth, wit, and the cultural richness of our friends and neighbors to the south: Mexico. Co-curated with Mexico’s Morelia International Film Festival. All films are in Spanish with English subtitles or no dialogue, perfect for Spanish learners, speakers, and all seekers of fun, artistic, and enriching cultural experiences, ages 7+.
Screens as part of our new International Children’s Films series MOVIE DAYS.
Friday, April 12 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm
QUEEN OF DISCOMFORT by visiting artist Sofia Caetano. Touring Interactive Multimedia Installation.
Queen of Discomfort™ presents a multimedia installation in a touring, box truck gallery. POISON GARDEN presents landscapes of expanded paintings: video collages of remixed VHS are projected on mylar paper and acrylic paint. The visitor wears a projection helmet - just like miners use a lit-up helmet for substance-hunting, visitors wear a helmet for truth-digging. The digital body of the host Fatty Con Fetti (non-material guru) will be projected out of the helmet. Fatty introduces the viewers to her iterations of contemporary flowers for POISON GARDEN. These poisonous flowers propose the corrupted fragrance of toxic elements present in our everyday lives. The video projection on the mylar surface will create an immersive ambient, as colorful reflections will fill up the exhibition space. At the end of the gallery is a hidden, dark room. Inside, the visitor uses the helmet’s light to investigate Fatty Con Fetti’s precious digital prints of POISON GARDEN.
Sofia Caetano works between the flatness of the filmic screen and the spaciousness of its relationship with installation, investigating comedy, staging, and spectatorship. Sofia lives and works between Pittsburgh, U.S.A., and the Azores, in Portugal. After getting her BFA in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon, Caetano got her MFA in Media Art from Emerson College, where she later taught film and media art production classes. She co-directs The Spectacular House.
Free. Donations greatly appreciated.
QUEEN OF DISCOMFORT by visiting artist Sofia Caetano. Touring Interactive Multimedia Installation.
Queen of Discomfort™ presents a multimedia installation in a touring, box truck gallery. POISON GARDEN presents landscapes of expanded paintings: video collages of remixed VHS are projected on mylar paper and acrylic paint. The visitor wears a projection helmet - just like miners use a lit-up helmet for substance-hunting, visitors wear a helmet for truth-digging. The digital body of the host Fatty Con Fetti (non-material guru) will be projected out of the helmet. Fatty introduces the viewers to her iterations of contemporary flowers for POISON GARDEN. These poisonous flowers propose the corrupted fragrance of toxic elements present in our everyday lives. The video projection on the mylar surface will create an immersive ambient, as colorful reflections will fill up the exhibition space. At the end of the gallery is a hidden, dark room. Inside, the visitor uses the helmet’s light to investigate Fatty Con Fetti’s precious digital prints of POISON GARDEN.
Sofia Caetano works between the flatness of the filmic screen and the spaciousness of its relationship with installation, investigating comedy, staging, and spectatorship. Sofia lives and works between Pittsburgh, U.S.A., and the Azores, in Portugal. After getting her BFA in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon, Caetano got her MFA in Media Art from Emerson College, where she later taught film and media art production classes. She co-directs The Spectacular House.
Free. Donations greatly appreciated.
Friday, April 12 @ 9:00 pm
ELLIOT SHEEDY preferms COWBOY MICROWAVE MUSIC
a solo-record created by the artist, this is a live musical performance featuring octave-fuzz guitar solos from Arcadia, cluster-chord synth panorama to convert the Philistine, lyrical distillation of the Zeitgeist via electric shaman incantation. Including a threshing floor stage made out of trinitite -- created by the artist Sofia Caetano.
ELLIOT SHEEDY is a music producer and performer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. His newest album COWBOY MICROWAVE MUSIC combines baritone crooner singing with lyrics about the consuming apocalypse of human life in the technology consumption. Performed over lush synthesized strings with drum machine droning us into trance, this is American mythology transmogrified as a gold bar within the microwave's spinning disc. $5
ELLIOT SHEEDY preferms COWBOY MICROWAVE MUSIC
a solo-record created by the artist, this is a live musical performance featuring octave-fuzz guitar solos from Arcadia, cluster-chord synth panorama to convert the Philistine, lyrical distillation of the Zeitgeist via electric shaman incantation. Including a threshing floor stage made out of trinitite -- created by the artist Sofia Caetano.
ELLIOT SHEEDY is a music producer and performer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. His newest album COWBOY MICROWAVE MUSIC combines baritone crooner singing with lyrics about the consuming apocalypse of human life in the technology consumption. Performed over lush synthesized strings with drum machine droning us into trance, this is American mythology transmogrified as a gold bar within the microwave's spinning disc. $5
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Saturday, April 13 @ 9:00 pm
GERRY HEMMINGWAY (percussionist from Lucern, Switzerland) & SAMUEL BLASER (trombonist from Berlin).
Gerry Hemingway, now a resident of Luzern, Switzerland, has been composing and performing solo, ensemble, and orchestral music since 1974. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and numerous other commissions and grants, he has had a long and admirable career (well over 4 decades). As bandleader, Hemingway has led various quartets and quintets since the mid-1980′s. He has also performed & recorded with Anthony Braxton’s Quartet for eleven years, Reggie Workman, Cecil Taylor, Derek Bailey, John Cale, Anthony Davis, as well as numerous collective ensembles including BassDrumBone (w/ Ray Anderson and Mark Helias) which in 2017 celebrated it’s 40th anniversary, and the WHO trio (w/Michel Wintsch & Bänz Oester) which celebrate its 20th anniversary this year.
Since his 2007 debut as a leader, 7th Heaven (Between the Lines), Samuel Blaser has grown at an almost incomprehensible rate, from straight-ahead hard bopper in his mid-twenties to innovative free player and ever-searching composer and bandleader in his early thirties, one whose improvisational strength has received praise from sources like Audiophile Audition, citing Blaser’s music as occupying “ambient/free jazz terrain that has a depth of vision and clarity revealing musical maturity beyond Blaser’s nearly three decades of life.”
"It is a real joy to hear these two musicians interact. The music is fresh, rich and a little like a crackling fire, vivid and moving, yet at the same time soothing and inviting to dream.” Freejazz blog
"A fantastic album of free improvisation between two creative and versatile players captured live at Kerkje van Oostum, Groningen, The Netherlands in 2015--percussionist Gerry Hemingway and trombonist Samuel Blaser--both using immense talent and unorthodox approaches to their instruments as they shift from unexpected atmospheres to lyrical richness.” Squidco
"A really great setting for drummer Gerry Hemingway – an album that has him improvising live with trombonist Samuel Blaser – a fantastic musician who's one of the freshest trombone talents we've heard in years!” Dusted Groove
Listen to two selections from the LP Oostum here
GERRY HEMMINGWAY (percussionist from Lucern, Switzerland) & SAMUEL BLASER (trombonist from Berlin).
Gerry Hemingway, now a resident of Luzern, Switzerland, has been composing and performing solo, ensemble, and orchestral music since 1974. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and numerous other commissions and grants, he has had a long and admirable career (well over 4 decades). As bandleader, Hemingway has led various quartets and quintets since the mid-1980′s. He has also performed & recorded with Anthony Braxton’s Quartet for eleven years, Reggie Workman, Cecil Taylor, Derek Bailey, John Cale, Anthony Davis, as well as numerous collective ensembles including BassDrumBone (w/ Ray Anderson and Mark Helias) which in 2017 celebrated it’s 40th anniversary, and the WHO trio (w/Michel Wintsch & Bänz Oester) which celebrate its 20th anniversary this year.
Since his 2007 debut as a leader, 7th Heaven (Between the Lines), Samuel Blaser has grown at an almost incomprehensible rate, from straight-ahead hard bopper in his mid-twenties to innovative free player and ever-searching composer and bandleader in his early thirties, one whose improvisational strength has received praise from sources like Audiophile Audition, citing Blaser’s music as occupying “ambient/free jazz terrain that has a depth of vision and clarity revealing musical maturity beyond Blaser’s nearly three decades of life.”
"It is a real joy to hear these two musicians interact. The music is fresh, rich and a little like a crackling fire, vivid and moving, yet at the same time soothing and inviting to dream.” Freejazz blog
"A fantastic album of free improvisation between two creative and versatile players captured live at Kerkje van Oostum, Groningen, The Netherlands in 2015--percussionist Gerry Hemingway and trombonist Samuel Blaser--both using immense talent and unorthodox approaches to their instruments as they shift from unexpected atmospheres to lyrical richness.” Squidco
"A really great setting for drummer Gerry Hemingway – an album that has him improvising live with trombonist Samuel Blaser – a fantastic musician who's one of the freshest trombone talents we've heard in years!” Dusted Groove
Listen to two selections from the LP Oostum here
Opens April 19:
3 FACES
Jafar Panahi (Iranian drama / comedy)
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Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s fourth completed feature since he was officially banned from filmmaking is one of his very best. Panahi begins with a smartphone video shot by a young woman (Marziyeh Rezaei) who announces to the camera that her parents have forbidden her from realizing her dream of acting and then, by all appearances, takes her own life. The recipient of the video, Behnaz Jafari, as herself, asks Panahi, as himself, to drive her to the woman’s tiny home village near the Turkish border to investigate. From there, 3 Faces builds in narrative, thematic, and visual intricacy to put forth a grand expression of community and solidarity under the eye of oppression. Oh and by the way, it gradually evolves from a taut mystery into an outrageously absurd and delightful comedy.
3 FACES
Jafar Panahi (Iranian drama / comedy)
[TRAILER]
Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s fourth completed feature since he was officially banned from filmmaking is one of his very best. Panahi begins with a smartphone video shot by a young woman (Marziyeh Rezaei) who announces to the camera that her parents have forbidden her from realizing her dream of acting and then, by all appearances, takes her own life. The recipient of the video, Behnaz Jafari, as herself, asks Panahi, as himself, to drive her to the woman’s tiny home village near the Turkish border to investigate. From there, 3 Faces builds in narrative, thematic, and visual intricacy to put forth a grand expression of community and solidarity under the eye of oppression. Oh and by the way, it gradually evolves from a taut mystery into an outrageously absurd and delightful comedy.
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...
MOVIE DAYS
A weekly 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
A weekly 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
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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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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 32nd anniversary this November.
Come join us!
Zeitgeist is a non-profit, artist run media arts center that celebrates its 32nd anniversary this November.
Come join us!
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This is our new logo design, made for us by our good friend Dublin / New York experimental Irish filmmaker / artist
Moira Tierney. We now have, t-shirts and canvas messenger bags (as shown on your left). They are available at the Zeitgeist Box Office or through our online store. Messenger Bags are SOLD OUT T-shirts are $15.00 (sizes are Small to 5XL) |
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ALSO HAPPENING @ 1618 OCH
ORLEANS COFFEE HOUSE
(in Zeitgeist's lobby) is now open!
Their Hours of Operation will be: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Mondays through Fridays and 8:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturdays.
https://www.facebook.com/orleanscoffeecafe/
Serving breakfast and lunch daily
(in Zeitgeist's lobby) is now open!
Their Hours of Operation will be: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Mondays through Fridays and 8:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturdays.
https://www.facebook.com/orleanscoffeecafe/
Serving breakfast and lunch daily
DINNER, DRINKS AND A MOVIE
There are several great lunch or dinner options just within a block or two from the theatre on Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
Across the street are Cafe Reconcile and Casa Borrega. One block to our left is Cafe Roma followed by the outdoor food court Roux Carre (featuring Trinidadian soul food from Queen Trini, Honduran cuisine from Alma, homemade deserts from KD NOLA and fusion cuisine from LOCAL MENU NOLA plus drinks from the Roux Bar) and to our right there is Toup South at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum.
There are several great lunch or dinner options just within a block or two from the theatre on Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
Across the street are Cafe Reconcile and Casa Borrega. One block to our left is Cafe Roma followed by the outdoor food court Roux Carre (featuring Trinidadian soul food from Queen Trini, Honduran cuisine from Alma, homemade deserts from KD NOLA and fusion cuisine from LOCAL MENU NOLA plus drinks from the Roux Bar) and to our right there is Toup South at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum.
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Zeitgeist would like to welcome
BLUE BIKE NOLA ride share service to OCH BLVD (just a 1/2 a block from the theatre). |
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People keep asking or speculating why we are moving to Arabi. Here is the reason.
Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center has been on Oretha Castle Haley Blvd for the past 19 years and we were not really looking to move. We have been very happy there. We love the space, our landlord and our neighbors. And yes Mike Tata (Friday Night Boxing Gym) you are our best customer.
People kept telling me I should look at the theatre space on St. Claude and Desire that had been scheduled to be Indywood. It was a great space, but no parking. Still I was interested until I saw the Valiant Theatre and Lounge.
I go to Gerald’s Donuts in Arabi often after Zeitgeist closes to eat with my friend Ellis Fortinberry who runs Chalmette Movies. He mentioned that he had seen a for lease sign on a theatre a couple of blocks away on St. Claude so I called the number. Looking at it I knew right away Zeitgeist could never afford a venue this incredible, but the property manager told me that when she told the owners that Zeitgeist was interested in seeing the space, luckily our reputation proceeded us. The owners are the Meraux Charitable Foundation, whose main concern was luckily for me not just about money, but what tenant would best advance their development and promotion of the Old Arabi Cultural Arts District. When I saw a drawing for St. Bernard Parish and the Meraux Foundations plans for the district I knew Zeitgeist had to move.
Making the decision to move outside of Orleans Parish (by one block) was a hard one. I still don’t know if my audience will follow me or be willing to travel across town much less the industrial canal. Luckily the response has been overwhelmingly positive and people seem extremely excited about the new location and the off street parking. I think this will be the best thing to ever happen to Zeitgeist. The new venue gives us a chance to expand our programming and the Lounge gives us a great opportunity to increase our audiences and our revenues. We hope you will continue to support us and our world class, incendiary cinema as we venture forth into this great new adventure.
"Zeitgeist will be located on a two-block “arts campus” assembled by the Meraux Foundation as a public interest project to accelerate the growth of the Old Arabi Cultural District and improve the economy and quality of life of St. Bernard Parish. The stretch also includes Studio Inferno and St. Claude Arts, a collection of studios and galleries."
Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center has been on Oretha Castle Haley Blvd for the past 19 years and we were not really looking to move. We have been very happy there. We love the space, our landlord and our neighbors. And yes Mike Tata (Friday Night Boxing Gym) you are our best customer.
People kept telling me I should look at the theatre space on St. Claude and Desire that had been scheduled to be Indywood. It was a great space, but no parking. Still I was interested until I saw the Valiant Theatre and Lounge.
I go to Gerald’s Donuts in Arabi often after Zeitgeist closes to eat with my friend Ellis Fortinberry who runs Chalmette Movies. He mentioned that he had seen a for lease sign on a theatre a couple of blocks away on St. Claude so I called the number. Looking at it I knew right away Zeitgeist could never afford a venue this incredible, but the property manager told me that when she told the owners that Zeitgeist was interested in seeing the space, luckily our reputation proceeded us. The owners are the Meraux Charitable Foundation, whose main concern was luckily for me not just about money, but what tenant would best advance their development and promotion of the Old Arabi Cultural Arts District. When I saw a drawing for St. Bernard Parish and the Meraux Foundations plans for the district I knew Zeitgeist had to move.
Making the decision to move outside of Orleans Parish (by one block) was a hard one. I still don’t know if my audience will follow me or be willing to travel across town much less the industrial canal. Luckily the response has been overwhelmingly positive and people seem extremely excited about the new location and the off street parking. I think this will be the best thing to ever happen to Zeitgeist. The new venue gives us a chance to expand our programming and the Lounge gives us a great opportunity to increase our audiences and our revenues. We hope you will continue to support us and our world class, incendiary cinema as we venture forth into this great new adventure.
"Zeitgeist will be located on a two-block “arts campus” assembled by the Meraux Foundation as a public interest project to accelerate the growth of the Old Arabi Cultural District and improve the economy and quality of life of St. Bernard Parish. The stretch also includes Studio Inferno and St. Claude Arts, a collection of studios and galleries."