multi-disciplinary arts center
New Orleans' incendiary cinema since 1986
1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd New Orleans, LA 70113
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Tuesday, September 25 7:30 pm BEL CANTO thriller based on the best-selling book about a famous opera singer held hostage in South America by a guerrilla rebel group after performing at a Japanese businessman’s lavish birthday party. Starring Julianne Moore, Ken Watanabe, Christopher Lambert, etc. 9:30 pm VENUS OBSCURA by Christophe Karabache. A theater director leads his two actors to an isolated cottage in the countryside to rehearse for Heiner Müller's « Hamlet-machine ». Once on sight, the small troupe faces not only the dullness of daily routine, but eventually strange occurrences that turn out to be extraordinary and extreme in nature in this multi-award winning French experimental drama. |
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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 will be Zeitgeist's 32nd Anniversary and we are aging well! __________________________________ Sundays are only $6 for Teachers Tuesday is Bring Your Dog To The Movie Night! See 2 or more films on the same night for only $5 each! _______________________________ $8 General || $7 Students & Seniors || $6 Members Patron Members Free - unless otherwise noted. Advanced tickets available as needed. Zeitgeist now accepts MOVIE PASS |
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N O W S H O W I N G :
BEL CANTO
Paul Weitz (International Political Thriller)
Friday through Thursday, September 21 through 27 @ 7:30 pm nightly
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Based on Ann Patchett’s International best-selling novel in 32 different languages, BEL CANTO is a dramatic love story that follows a famous soprano (Julianne Moore) who travels to a military dictatorship in South America to give a private concert at a party for a wealthy Japanese industrialist (Ken Watanabe). Just as the glittering gathering of diplomats and politicians convenes, the mansion is taken over by a guerrilla rebel group demanding the release of their imprisoned comrades. Threats are made, lives are lost, a tense negotiation begins, and a month long standoff ensues. While they are confined to the house, the hostages and their captors, who speak different languages, are forced to find ways to communicate. Music, especially the beautiful arias performed by Moore’s character, a songbird in captivity, sparks a shared sense of comradeship and even love, uniting the disparate housemates as they form unexpected bonds, overcome their differences, and discover their shared humanity.
Paul Weitz (International Political Thriller)
Friday through Thursday, September 21 through 27 @ 7:30 pm nightly
[TRAILER] [TICKETS]
Based on Ann Patchett’s International best-selling novel in 32 different languages, BEL CANTO is a dramatic love story that follows a famous soprano (Julianne Moore) who travels to a military dictatorship in South America to give a private concert at a party for a wealthy Japanese industrialist (Ken Watanabe). Just as the glittering gathering of diplomats and politicians convenes, the mansion is taken over by a guerrilla rebel group demanding the release of their imprisoned comrades. Threats are made, lives are lost, a tense negotiation begins, and a month long standoff ensues. While they are confined to the house, the hostages and their captors, who speak different languages, are forced to find ways to communicate. Music, especially the beautiful arias performed by Moore’s character, a songbird in captivity, sparks a shared sense of comradeship and even love, uniting the disparate housemates as they form unexpected bonds, overcome their differences, and discover their shared humanity.
VENUS OBSCURA
Christophe Karabache (Experimental Feature From France)
Friday through Thursday, September 21 through 27 @ 7:30 pm nightly
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A theater director leads his two actors and his assistant to an isolated cottage in the open countryside in order to better rehearse for their theatrical performance of Heiner Müller's Hamlet-machine. Once on sight, the small troupe faces not only the dullness of daily routine, tensions and the usual hurdles of rehearsals, but eventually strange occurrences that turn out to be extraordinary and extreme in nature. Winner of 18 awards on the International Film Festival circuit.
Christophe Karabache (Experimental Feature From France)
Friday through Thursday, September 21 through 27 @ 7:30 pm nightly
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A theater director leads his two actors and his assistant to an isolated cottage in the open countryside in order to better rehearse for their theatrical performance of Heiner Müller's Hamlet-machine. Once on sight, the small troupe faces not only the dullness of daily routine, tensions and the usual hurdles of rehearsals, but eventually strange occurrences that turn out to be extraordinary and extreme in nature. Winner of 18 awards on the International Film Festival circuit.
C O M I N G S O O N !
CIELO
Alison McAlpine (Celestial documentary from Chile)
Friday through Thursday, September 28 through October 4 @ 7:30 pm nightly (except Saturday @ 9:30 pm)
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Set in Chile’s Atacama Desert, CIELO explores the sublime night sky, employing an elegant, unusual use of time-lapse photography to capture the movements of a breathtaking astronomical tableau. Filmmaker Alison McAlpine’s thoughtful narration and the ambient sounds of the desert are blended with otherworldly music and affecting moments of deep silence. The resulting meditation on the heavens is a mystical paean to the beauty of the sky and an inspiring vision of a universe that we both see and cannot see. The Atacama – with its high-altitude setting (between the Andes and Chilean Coast Mountains), aridity (the driest non-polar place in the world, receiving an average of only .6 inches of rain per year), and near-complete lack of cloud cover and light pollution – is an ideal place to appreciate the firmament. CIELO is a distinctively cinematic reverie on these night skies, as experienced by astronomers at the La Silla, Paranal, and Las Campanas observatories, as well as local farmers, cowboys, and miners.
Alison McAlpine (Celestial documentary from Chile)
Friday through Thursday, September 28 through October 4 @ 7:30 pm nightly (except Saturday @ 9:30 pm)
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Set in Chile’s Atacama Desert, CIELO explores the sublime night sky, employing an elegant, unusual use of time-lapse photography to capture the movements of a breathtaking astronomical tableau. Filmmaker Alison McAlpine’s thoughtful narration and the ambient sounds of the desert are blended with otherworldly music and affecting moments of deep silence. The resulting meditation on the heavens is a mystical paean to the beauty of the sky and an inspiring vision of a universe that we both see and cannot see. The Atacama – with its high-altitude setting (between the Andes and Chilean Coast Mountains), aridity (the driest non-polar place in the world, receiving an average of only .6 inches of rain per year), and near-complete lack of cloud cover and light pollution – is an ideal place to appreciate the firmament. CIELO is a distinctively cinematic reverie on these night skies, as experienced by astronomers at the La Silla, Paranal, and Las Campanas observatories, as well as local farmers, cowboys, and miners.
LOST CHILD
Ramaa Mosley (US indie horror thriller)
Friday through Thursday, September 28 through October 4 @ 9:00 pm (except Saturday @ 4:00 pm)
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Lost Child is a dramatic thriller about a young army veteran suffering from PTSD (Leven Rambin) who returns home to the Ozarks to look for her estranged brother and finds an abandoned young boy in the woods. As she searches for answers about who the child is, she discovers a mysterious world of folklore, clan rules and lies, ultimately putting her own life in jeopardy to protect the young boy and find out the truth.
Ramaa Mosley (US indie horror thriller)
Friday through Thursday, September 28 through October 4 @ 9:00 pm (except Saturday @ 4:00 pm)
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Lost Child is a dramatic thriller about a young army veteran suffering from PTSD (Leven Rambin) who returns home to the Ozarks to look for her estranged brother and finds an abandoned young boy in the woods. As she searches for answers about who the child is, she discovers a mysterious world of folklore, clan rules and lies, ultimately putting her own life in jeopardy to protect the young boy and find out the truth.
Saturday, September 29 @ 7:00 pm
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (the silent classic from 1925 starring Lon Chaney)
with a live original score performed by THE INVINCIBLE CZARS (from Austin, TX). $10.
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PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (the silent classic from 1925 starring Lon Chaney)
with a live original score performed by THE INVINCIBLE CZARS (from Austin, TX). $10.
[TICKETS]
THE ICARUS LINE MUST DIE
Michael Grodner (indie, underground music film)
Friday & Sunday, October 5 & 7 @ 7:30 pm
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The Icarus Line Must Die is a dramatic narrative feature set against the backdrop of the current LA underground music scene. The film tracks Joe Cardamone, front man of notorious punk bad boys The Icarus Line as he navigates his way through the ups and downs of the modern music landscape. With a new record completed and a major label deal within sight, Joe fights to keep his band, his relationship and his life from completely falling apart. Featuring: Ariel Pink, Keith Morris (Black Flag/Circle Jerks), Pearl Charles, Melissa Brooks (The Aquadolls), Justin Pearson, Rafael Reyes (Prayers) and Jerry Stahl (Permanent Midnight) are featured along with performances by Pink Mountaintops, Together Pangea, The Icarus Line, Retox, Obliterations and Annie Hardy of Giant Drag. “The greatest rock group of the 21stCentury” - The Guardian
Michael Grodner (indie, underground music film)
Friday & Sunday, October 5 & 7 @ 7:30 pm
[TRAILER] [TICKETS]
The Icarus Line Must Die is a dramatic narrative feature set against the backdrop of the current LA underground music scene. The film tracks Joe Cardamone, front man of notorious punk bad boys The Icarus Line as he navigates his way through the ups and downs of the modern music landscape. With a new record completed and a major label deal within sight, Joe fights to keep his band, his relationship and his life from completely falling apart. Featuring: Ariel Pink, Keith Morris (Black Flag/Circle Jerks), Pearl Charles, Melissa Brooks (The Aquadolls), Justin Pearson, Rafael Reyes (Prayers) and Jerry Stahl (Permanent Midnight) are featured along with performances by Pink Mountaintops, Together Pangea, The Icarus Line, Retox, Obliterations and Annie Hardy of Giant Drag. “The greatest rock group of the 21stCentury” - The Guardian
Saturday October 6 @ 6:00 pm and Sunday, October 7 @ 4:00 pm
Lumpy Grits Artistry (from Shreveport, LA) presents
LYSISTRATA, An Ancient Afro-Greek Comedy.
Lysistrata is an ancient war comedy that was originally written by Aristophanes, in 411 BCE. The setting takes place in ancient Greece. Lysistrata, an Athenian woman, gathers the women of the Greek city-states to make an oath of celibacy until the Peloponnesian War is over! Their husbands come home with a full erection only to find their wives denying sex. LGA’s aim is to present educational and entertaining performances. We want to Introduce our audience to early comedy, gender-relations, culture, and politics! *This show has strong language and patrons must be 18years of age and older. Semi- Nudity. No children allowed. Presale Tickets are $20 and $25 at the door. [Tickets]
Lumpy Grits Artistry (from Shreveport, LA) presents
LYSISTRATA, An Ancient Afro-Greek Comedy.
Lysistrata is an ancient war comedy that was originally written by Aristophanes, in 411 BCE. The setting takes place in ancient Greece. Lysistrata, an Athenian woman, gathers the women of the Greek city-states to make an oath of celibacy until the Peloponnesian War is over! Their husbands come home with a full erection only to find their wives denying sex. LGA’s aim is to present educational and entertaining performances. We want to Introduce our audience to early comedy, gender-relations, culture, and politics! *This show has strong language and patrons must be 18years of age and older. Semi- Nudity. No children allowed. Presale Tickets are $20 and $25 at the door. [Tickets]
ZYDECO BREAKFAST
presented by director Thomas Uhl (Zydeco music doc shot in LA)
Tuesday through Thursday, October 9 thru 11 @ 7:00 pm
[TRAILER] [TICKETS]
Is the story of one mans inspiring journey into a world of rich musical culture in Southwestern Louisiana. It begins in a small cafe on the banks of the Bayou Teche and dives deep into the world of Zydeco music; telling the stories of some of this cultures most influential musicians, dancers and innovators. From its roots to the young emerging local talent of today, Zydeco Breakfast brings you the complex story of Louisiana Americana. People who are part of a long tradition, working to preserve the heritage of Southwestern Louisiana featuring Donna Angelle, Geno Delafose, Corey Ledet, Cedric Watson, etc. There will be a brief Q & A with the director as well as special guests each night after the film. The filmmaker is driving here all the way from Oklahoma and will be traveling with lots of cool Zydeco Breakfast merchandise and swag, so bring lots of cash.
presented by director Thomas Uhl (Zydeco music doc shot in LA)
Tuesday through Thursday, October 9 thru 11 @ 7:00 pm
[TRAILER] [TICKETS]
Is the story of one mans inspiring journey into a world of rich musical culture in Southwestern Louisiana. It begins in a small cafe on the banks of the Bayou Teche and dives deep into the world of Zydeco music; telling the stories of some of this cultures most influential musicians, dancers and innovators. From its roots to the young emerging local talent of today, Zydeco Breakfast brings you the complex story of Louisiana Americana. People who are part of a long tradition, working to preserve the heritage of Southwestern Louisiana featuring Donna Angelle, Geno Delafose, Corey Ledet, Cedric Watson, etc. There will be a brief Q & A with the director as well as special guests each night after the film. The filmmaker is driving here all the way from Oklahoma and will be traveling with lots of cool Zydeco Breakfast merchandise and swag, so bring lots of cash.
THE THIRD MURDER
Hirokazu Kore-eda (Japanese mystery)
Tuesday through Thursday, October 9 through 18 @ 9:15 pm nightly (except Saturday)
[TRAILER]
Leading attorney Shigemori takes on the defence of murder-robbery suspect Misumi who served jail time for another murder 30 years ago. Shigemori's chances of winning the case seem low - his client freely admits his guilt, despite facing the death penalty if he is convicted. As he digs deeper into the case, as he hears the testimonies of the victim's family and Misumi himself, the once confident Shigemori begins to doubt whether his client is the murderer after all. From internationally-acclaimed director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Maborosi; After Life; Still Walking; Nobody Knows, I Wish and After The Storm, which all screened at Zeitgeist over the years). He is simply one of my favorite living directors. His newest film Shoplifters won the recent Palme D'or at Cannes. The Third Murder is the Winner of 6 Japanese Academy Awards!
Hirokazu Kore-eda (Japanese mystery)
Tuesday through Thursday, October 9 through 18 @ 9:15 pm nightly (except Saturday)
[TRAILER]
Leading attorney Shigemori takes on the defence of murder-robbery suspect Misumi who served jail time for another murder 30 years ago. Shigemori's chances of winning the case seem low - his client freely admits his guilt, despite facing the death penalty if he is convicted. As he digs deeper into the case, as he hears the testimonies of the victim's family and Misumi himself, the once confident Shigemori begins to doubt whether his client is the murderer after all. From internationally-acclaimed director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Maborosi; After Life; Still Walking; Nobody Knows, I Wish and After The Storm, which all screened at Zeitgeist over the years). He is simply one of my favorite living directors. His newest film Shoplifters won the recent Palme D'or at Cannes. The Third Murder is the Winner of 6 Japanese Academy Awards!
QUEERCORE: HOW TO PUNK A REVOLUTION
presented by visiting filmmaker Tony Leyser (Queer punk doc)
Friday through Thursday, October 12 through 18 @ 7:00 pm nightly (except Saturday @ 3:30 pm)
[TRAILER] [TICKETS]
An award-winning documentary on the queer punk movement focusing on homophobia, gender, feminism, AIDS, assimilation, sex, and, of course, art. The extensive participant list includes Bruce LaBruce, G.B. Jones, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, John Waters, Justin Vivian Bond, Lynn Breedlove, Silas Howard, Pansy Division, Penny Arcade, Kathleen Hanna, Kim Gordon, Deke Elash, Tom Jennings, Team Dresch, and many more.
presented by visiting filmmaker Tony Leyser (Queer punk doc)
Friday through Thursday, October 12 through 18 @ 7:00 pm nightly (except Saturday @ 3:30 pm)
[TRAILER] [TICKETS]
An award-winning documentary on the queer punk movement focusing on homophobia, gender, feminism, AIDS, assimilation, sex, and, of course, art. The extensive participant list includes Bruce LaBruce, G.B. Jones, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, John Waters, Justin Vivian Bond, Lynn Breedlove, Silas Howard, Pansy Division, Penny Arcade, Kathleen Hanna, Kim Gordon, Deke Elash, Tom Jennings, Team Dresch, and many more.
SEVEN SINS PRESENTS: A NEW ORLEANS HAUNTED HISTORY STRIP SHOW.
From the troupe that brings you Seven Sins Burlesque comes an evening of Intrigue, Melancholia, and Mystique. Join a brood of Storyville broads as they guide and beguile you through some of New Orleans most notable Haunted Histories. In a fully immersive theatrical experience youll meet murderous mistresses, friends of the devil, and high society mavens gone mad in the Summer heat. Expect historically accurate folklore and legend as told through artistic striptease in a bohemian setting.
Saturday October 13th at 8pm
Advance: $12 Door: $15
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3605320
Please PM hosts for group tickets or priority seating
Featuring:
Gigi Envie
Love Madrid
Precious Ephemera
Theshape Ofburlesque
Honey Tangerine
Dakota Crow
Salem Sin
Sable Lux
Ash Williams-Wednesday
Daniel Mark
From the troupe that brings you Seven Sins Burlesque comes an evening of Intrigue, Melancholia, and Mystique. Join a brood of Storyville broads as they guide and beguile you through some of New Orleans most notable Haunted Histories. In a fully immersive theatrical experience youll meet murderous mistresses, friends of the devil, and high society mavens gone mad in the Summer heat. Expect historically accurate folklore and legend as told through artistic striptease in a bohemian setting.
Saturday October 13th at 8pm
Advance: $12 Door: $15
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3605320
Please PM hosts for group tickets or priority seating
Featuring:
Gigi Envie
Love Madrid
Precious Ephemera
Theshape Ofburlesque
Honey Tangerine
Dakota Crow
Salem Sin
Sable Lux
Ash Williams-Wednesday
Daniel Mark
Thursday, October 18 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
THE STORY OF NEW ORLEANS CREOLE COOKING: THE BLACK HAND IN THE POT
a student produced documentary followed by a panel discussion
presented by the Dillard University Ray Charles Program. Free.
The Story of New Orleans Creole Cooking: The Black Hand in the Pot is a full-length documentary that unveils the untold stories of black chefs, cooks, street food vendors, grocers, and butchers in New Orleans from 1718 to the present. The film was made as a student project, and it was partially funded with a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for Humanities. Students involved in the making of the film paired their core curriculum academic studies with newfound knowledge from the Ray Charles Program in African American Material Culture. The result was a comprehensive deep dive into the history of New Orleans food as well as the impact that culture had on the rest of the city and the country as a whole. The documentary highlights the trials and triumphs of being black while working, cooking, and eating in the culinary capital of the United States throughout the centuries. It chronicles a wide range of subjects, from Nellie Murray, the most sought-after Créole de couleur caterer in New Orleans for many premier society balls and parties in the 1890s, to the legendary Leah Chase, chef and co-owner of Dooky Chase’s Restaurant.
Opens October 19:
SUMMER ’03, A 16-year-old girl and her extended family are left reeling after her calculating grandmother unveils an array of secrets on her deathbed starring June Squibb, Joey King, Jack Kilmer, Andrea Savage, Erin Darke, etc.
Opens October 19:
GAVAGAI, a beautiful, melancholy journey through loss and its aftermath. Andreas Lust (Revanche) plays Carsten Neuer, a grieving husband whose wife had been translating Norwegian poet Tarjei Vesaas' poems into Chinese before her death. Neuer travels to Telemark, Norway, Vesaas’ home in the hopes of finding a fitting resting place, and partly in an attempt to come to terms with his grief.
Opens October 19:
FIVE FINGERS FOR MARSEILLES, Twenty years after fleeing from the brutal police aggression in colonial Marseilles, a member of the Five Fingers returns seeking peace, but with the town under new threat, he must reluctantly fight to free it, in this thriller from South African filmmaker Michael Matthews.
Saturday, October 20 @ 9:00 pm - SPLIT THE FIRST ATOM Legendary Storytelling & Transcendental Music. A storytelling event that breaks as many spells as it casts. Follow our heroine, Lu, on a roller coaster ride of a story as she travels beyond the Sun to locate the greatest love story ever told and bring it back to our world. These powerful stories combined with a live, dark-pop soundtrack will have you hanging on every word. This epic tale delivers the audience to the heart of interconnectedness. The show will also include the release of a new music video for Split The First Atom.
Opens October 26:
BISBEE ’17, An old mining town on the Arizona-Mexico border finally reckons with its darkest day: the deportation of 1200 immigrant miners exactly 100 years ago. Locals collaborate to stage recreations of their controversial past.
Saturday, November 3 @ 9:00 pm - SEVEN SINS: AN EVENING OF BURLESQUE curated by Love Madrid. Doors @ 8:00 pm. $10.
Friday, November 30 @ 7:00 pm - A STRIKE AND AN UPRISING, a doc about two events: The San Antonio pecan shellers’ strike of 1938 and the Jobs With Justice march led by Nacogdoches cafeteria workers, groundskeepers and hourekeepers in 1987. Presented by Democratic Socialists of America, New Orleans Chapter. Free. Donations appreciated.
Saturday, December 1 @ 9:00 pm - SEVEN SINS: AN EVENING OF BURLESQUE curated by Love Madrid. Doors @ 8:00 pm. $10.
December 7 thru 9, 14 thru 16, 21 thru 23 @ 8:00 pm
Tennessee Williams Theatre Company Of New Orleans presents
Tennessee Williams' THE MUTILATED
Written in 1966 and labeled as part of a double-bill of one-act plays entitled Slapstick Tragedy, this later play by Tennessee Williams takes place in the New Orleans French Quarter on Christmas Eve 1948. On a night filled with carols, misfits, sailors, hookers, cops, Quarter rats, grifters, secrets, betrayals, and wine, Trinket Dugan is a Texas oil heiress and cancer survivor hiding away at the Silver Dollar Hotel. Celeste Delacroix Griffin is a hustler in every sense of the word who—by discovering a deep, dark secret of the heiress Dugan—jumpstarts the two on a humorous journey that will, in all hopes, resuscitate their friendship in just enough time to share a mystical experience that will change their lives. In doing so, it demonstrates how thin the line is between the dreadful and the joyful in a clever character rendering of humanity’s penchant for finding a laugh in tragic circumstances.
Opens January 18:
THE SAINT BERNARD CONNECTION, Subversive satirist Mads Brugger's latest is an odd-couple comedy about the pitfalls of striking out into the economic frontier; it charts two hapless Danes' scheme to sell Saint Bernards to China's middle class.
Opens March 8:
SMALLER AND SMALLER CIRCLES, 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....
THE STORY OF NEW ORLEANS CREOLE COOKING: THE BLACK HAND IN THE POT
a student produced documentary followed by a panel discussion
presented by the Dillard University Ray Charles Program. Free.
The Story of New Orleans Creole Cooking: The Black Hand in the Pot is a full-length documentary that unveils the untold stories of black chefs, cooks, street food vendors, grocers, and butchers in New Orleans from 1718 to the present. The film was made as a student project, and it was partially funded with a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for Humanities. Students involved in the making of the film paired their core curriculum academic studies with newfound knowledge from the Ray Charles Program in African American Material Culture. The result was a comprehensive deep dive into the history of New Orleans food as well as the impact that culture had on the rest of the city and the country as a whole. The documentary highlights the trials and triumphs of being black while working, cooking, and eating in the culinary capital of the United States throughout the centuries. It chronicles a wide range of subjects, from Nellie Murray, the most sought-after Créole de couleur caterer in New Orleans for many premier society balls and parties in the 1890s, to the legendary Leah Chase, chef and co-owner of Dooky Chase’s Restaurant.
Opens October 19:
SUMMER ’03, A 16-year-old girl and her extended family are left reeling after her calculating grandmother unveils an array of secrets on her deathbed starring June Squibb, Joey King, Jack Kilmer, Andrea Savage, Erin Darke, etc.
Opens October 19:
GAVAGAI, a beautiful, melancholy journey through loss and its aftermath. Andreas Lust (Revanche) plays Carsten Neuer, a grieving husband whose wife had been translating Norwegian poet Tarjei Vesaas' poems into Chinese before her death. Neuer travels to Telemark, Norway, Vesaas’ home in the hopes of finding a fitting resting place, and partly in an attempt to come to terms with his grief.
Opens October 19:
FIVE FINGERS FOR MARSEILLES, Twenty years after fleeing from the brutal police aggression in colonial Marseilles, a member of the Five Fingers returns seeking peace, but with the town under new threat, he must reluctantly fight to free it, in this thriller from South African filmmaker Michael Matthews.
Saturday, October 20 @ 9:00 pm - SPLIT THE FIRST ATOM Legendary Storytelling & Transcendental Music. A storytelling event that breaks as many spells as it casts. Follow our heroine, Lu, on a roller coaster ride of a story as she travels beyond the Sun to locate the greatest love story ever told and bring it back to our world. These powerful stories combined with a live, dark-pop soundtrack will have you hanging on every word. This epic tale delivers the audience to the heart of interconnectedness. The show will also include the release of a new music video for Split The First Atom.
Opens October 26:
BISBEE ’17, An old mining town on the Arizona-Mexico border finally reckons with its darkest day: the deportation of 1200 immigrant miners exactly 100 years ago. Locals collaborate to stage recreations of their controversial past.
Saturday, November 3 @ 9:00 pm - SEVEN SINS: AN EVENING OF BURLESQUE curated by Love Madrid. Doors @ 8:00 pm. $10.
Friday, November 30 @ 7:00 pm - A STRIKE AND AN UPRISING, a doc about two events: The San Antonio pecan shellers’ strike of 1938 and the Jobs With Justice march led by Nacogdoches cafeteria workers, groundskeepers and hourekeepers in 1987. Presented by Democratic Socialists of America, New Orleans Chapter. Free. Donations appreciated.
Saturday, December 1 @ 9:00 pm - SEVEN SINS: AN EVENING OF BURLESQUE curated by Love Madrid. Doors @ 8:00 pm. $10.
December 7 thru 9, 14 thru 16, 21 thru 23 @ 8:00 pm
Tennessee Williams Theatre Company Of New Orleans presents
Tennessee Williams' THE MUTILATED
Written in 1966 and labeled as part of a double-bill of one-act plays entitled Slapstick Tragedy, this later play by Tennessee Williams takes place in the New Orleans French Quarter on Christmas Eve 1948. On a night filled with carols, misfits, sailors, hookers, cops, Quarter rats, grifters, secrets, betrayals, and wine, Trinket Dugan is a Texas oil heiress and cancer survivor hiding away at the Silver Dollar Hotel. Celeste Delacroix Griffin is a hustler in every sense of the word who—by discovering a deep, dark secret of the heiress Dugan—jumpstarts the two on a humorous journey that will, in all hopes, resuscitate their friendship in just enough time to share a mystical experience that will change their lives. In doing so, it demonstrates how thin the line is between the dreadful and the joyful in a clever character rendering of humanity’s penchant for finding a laugh in tragic circumstances.
Opens January 18:
THE SAINT BERNARD CONNECTION, Subversive satirist Mads Brugger's latest is an odd-couple comedy about the pitfalls of striking out into the economic frontier; it charts two hapless Danes' scheme to sell Saint Bernards to China's middle class.
Opens March 8:
SMALLER AND SMALLER CIRCLES, 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....
INDIGENOUS FILM SERIES
Tricentennial…Tri Again!
Do you know what it means to dismiss 1300 years of New Orleans history? colonialism, racism...
The City forgot to invite indigenous people to their history, so we are celebrating them all year long
Throughout the year, 2018 is being celebrated as both the 300th Anniversary of the City of New Orleans and the 100th Anniversary of the First Film to be shot in Louisiana.
But for over 1300 years before the French “Founded” New Orleans, Native Americans lived in thatched huts along Bayouk Choupique in a village called Bulbancha, later renamed Bayou St. Jean by the French and even later “Old Spanish Fort”. New Orleans was “officially founded” in 1718 by the French as Nouvelle-Orléans, under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, but Bienville selected the site of an abandoned Quinipissa village for his "new city".
Like all of American history, it seems New Orleans history only began when Europeans “Found” or “Discovered” it. That seems more than a bit dismissive. So while organizations and the city pays tribute to the French, Spanish, American and even Creole history of the city, Zeitgeist will be celebrating 2018 with a year long series of INDIGENOUS FILMS, which celebrates and explores Indigenous, Native, First Nation and tribal peoples from throughout the world.
Tricentennial…Tri Again!
Do you know what it means to dismiss 1300 years of New Orleans history? colonialism, racism...
The City forgot to invite indigenous people to their history, so we are celebrating them all year long
Throughout the year, 2018 is being celebrated as both the 300th Anniversary of the City of New Orleans and the 100th Anniversary of the First Film to be shot in Louisiana.
But for over 1300 years before the French “Founded” New Orleans, Native Americans lived in thatched huts along Bayouk Choupique in a village called Bulbancha, later renamed Bayou St. Jean by the French and even later “Old Spanish Fort”. New Orleans was “officially founded” in 1718 by the French as Nouvelle-Orléans, under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, but Bienville selected the site of an abandoned Quinipissa village for his "new city".
Like all of American history, it seems New Orleans history only began when Europeans “Found” or “Discovered” it. That seems more than a bit dismissive. So while organizations and the city pays tribute to the French, Spanish, American and even Creole history of the city, Zeitgeist will be celebrating 2018 with a year long series of INDIGENOUS FILMS, which celebrates and explores Indigenous, Native, First Nation and tribal peoples from throughout the world.
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BULBANCHA IS STILL A PLACE
the debut Zine by writer, historian, activist Jeffery U. Darensbourg, which chronicles the 1600 year indigenous history of what is now the New Orleans area is proudly on sale at Zeitgeist for only $5.
the debut Zine by writer, historian, activist Jeffery U. Darensbourg, which chronicles the 1600 year indigenous history of what is now the New Orleans area is proudly on sale at Zeitgeist for only $5.
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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 $30.00 T-shirts are $15.00 (sizes are Small to 5XL) |
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ALSO HAPPENING @ 1618 OCH
The OCH Gallery @ Zeitgeist
ENTANGLEMENTS: An Immersive Exhibition of Video Art Works by HARLEIGH JADE
(created in both London & New Orleans) on view in the OCH Gallery through August. Free.
Entanglements is an immersive, audio-visual compilation of recent art works created by Harleigh Jade
Show Opening with Sound Installations (Video works will stay up through August)
Harleigh is an artist and student on track to complete a B.F.A. in Digital Art at Tulane University this upcoming Spring. She works mostly with the mediums of video and sound, utilizing layering and a spatial treatment of the digital towards her goals of creating immersive and affective experiences. The result is at once disturbing and then soothing, with humorous and cathartic undertones.
"My work is centered around bodies. When I use the term body I am not concerned merely with the physical flesh but am thinking through bodies as an assemblage of physicality, mind, and societal forces. I think through objects, sounds, technology, and the environment as bodies, with interest in the consciousness and entanglement of these entities. Heavily inspired by the tensions of the human form, my work will often suggest a bodily presence even when the human body is absent. It may imply themes of sex, though this is not definitive of the piece, but acts as a lens in which to explore ideas of discomfort, control, release, anxiety, and the erotic. “ HarleighJade.com
(created in both London & New Orleans) on view in the OCH Gallery through August. Free.
Entanglements is an immersive, audio-visual compilation of recent art works created by Harleigh Jade
Show Opening with Sound Installations (Video works will stay up through August)
Harleigh is an artist and student on track to complete a B.F.A. in Digital Art at Tulane University this upcoming Spring. She works mostly with the mediums of video and sound, utilizing layering and a spatial treatment of the digital towards her goals of creating immersive and affective experiences. The result is at once disturbing and then soothing, with humorous and cathartic undertones.
"My work is centered around bodies. When I use the term body I am not concerned merely with the physical flesh but am thinking through bodies as an assemblage of physicality, mind, and societal forces. I think through objects, sounds, technology, and the environment as bodies, with interest in the consciousness and entanglement of these entities. Heavily inspired by the tensions of the human form, my work will often suggest a bodily presence even when the human body is absent. It may imply themes of sex, though this is not definitive of the piece, but acts as a lens in which to explore ideas of discomfort, control, release, anxiety, and the erotic. “ HarleighJade.com
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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