Zeitgeist Theatre + Lounge +
ST CLAUDE ARTS PARK
6621 ST. Claude ave. arabi, la 70032
(504) 352-1150 [email protected]
"Something for and against everybody"
Zeitgeist Theatre Experiments inc is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization classified as a 509 (a) (2) public charity. We are an art house cinema and multi-disciplinary arts center that was founded in New Orleans, LA in November 1986.
We currently have 75 seats in our theatre and 60 seats in our lounge. Yes, we are available for private screenings and events.
We installed 3 UV air-scrubbers in our ventilation system for your safety. Check out our new Dolby sound system.
Our theatre is located just one block East of New Orleans past Jackson Barracks in Arabi, LA
(currently the 6th fastest growing neighborhood in America)
Memberships and donations may be made at the Zeitgeist Box Office, through the "Support Us" Page at the top of this website or through PayPal to [email protected] or Zelle to (504) 352-1150 or our venmo
Introducing the
ST Claude Arts Park
An initiative of the Meraux Foundation, the St. Claude Arts Park is its latest addition to St. Claude Arts, a campus for creativity, culture, and community teeming with artists, arthouse films, creative music, literary events, galleries, photographers, sculptors, and more — all just minutes from downtown New Orleans.
For private rentals or the Arts Market in the St Claude Arts Park please contact ART CONSCIOUS at either (504) 289-1056 or (504) 388-8325. For non-profit, charitable, community events, concerts or public performances please contact Rene, ZEITGEIST THEATRE at (504) 352-1150.
Zeitgeist Theatre Experiments inc is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization classified as a 509 (a) (2) public charity. We are an art house cinema and multi-disciplinary arts center that was founded in New Orleans, LA in November 1986.
We currently have 75 seats in our theatre and 60 seats in our lounge. Yes, we are available for private screenings and events.
We installed 3 UV air-scrubbers in our ventilation system for your safety. Check out our new Dolby sound system.
Our theatre is located just one block East of New Orleans past Jackson Barracks in Arabi, LA
(currently the 6th fastest growing neighborhood in America)
Memberships and donations may be made at the Zeitgeist Box Office, through the "Support Us" Page at the top of this website or through PayPal to [email protected] or Zelle to (504) 352-1150 or our venmo
Introducing the
ST Claude Arts Park
An initiative of the Meraux Foundation, the St. Claude Arts Park is its latest addition to St. Claude Arts, a campus for creativity, culture, and community teeming with artists, arthouse films, creative music, literary events, galleries, photographers, sculptors, and more — all just minutes from downtown New Orleans.
For private rentals or the Arts Market in the St Claude Arts Park please contact ART CONSCIOUS at either (504) 289-1056 or (504) 388-8325. For non-profit, charitable, community events, concerts or public performances please contact Rene, ZEITGEIST THEATRE at (504) 352-1150.
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Films are: $10 general $9 students or seniors $8 Zeitgeist members or children 16 and under See two or more films on the same night and save $4 off general admission price |
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monday, june 8 th
7:00 pm nightly
AMRUM by Fatih Akin
It is the Spring of 1945 on the German island of Amrum, a remote outpost in the North Sea. The front is far away, and 12-year-old Nanning (newcomer Jasper Billerbeck) spends his days working the nearby farm and his nights fishing, helping his mother to feed their family. Despite the hardship, life on the beautiful, windswept isle seems idyllic. When their anti-fascist neighbor Tessa (Diane Kruger) mentions to Nanning that the war will soon be over, the boy – too young to understand the political implications – is pleased to imagine that his father, a Nazi officer, might soon be coming home. But his mother Hille (Laura Tonke) is a true believer, and word of Germany’s imminent defeat sends her into decline. One day from her sick bed, she wishes for white bread, butter and honey, near impossible luxuries on Amrum which Nanning innocently tries to find for her. But as he sets off on his quest, he learns from his neighbors that the enemy is far closer than he imagined. From Golden Globe Award-winning filmmaker Fatih Akin (In the Fade, Head-On), Amrum is a tender coming-of-age tale about the loss of innocence set against the waning days of the Second World War. [TRAILER]
AMRUM by Fatih Akin
It is the Spring of 1945 on the German island of Amrum, a remote outpost in the North Sea. The front is far away, and 12-year-old Nanning (newcomer Jasper Billerbeck) spends his days working the nearby farm and his nights fishing, helping his mother to feed their family. Despite the hardship, life on the beautiful, windswept isle seems idyllic. When their anti-fascist neighbor Tessa (Diane Kruger) mentions to Nanning that the war will soon be over, the boy – too young to understand the political implications – is pleased to imagine that his father, a Nazi officer, might soon be coming home. But his mother Hille (Laura Tonke) is a true believer, and word of Germany’s imminent defeat sends her into decline. One day from her sick bed, she wishes for white bread, butter and honey, near impossible luxuries on Amrum which Nanning innocently tries to find for her. But as he sets off on his quest, he learns from his neighbors that the enemy is far closer than he imagined. From Golden Globe Award-winning filmmaker Fatih Akin (In the Fade, Head-On), Amrum is a tender coming-of-age tale about the loss of innocence set against the waning days of the Second World War. [TRAILER]
THURSDAY, 6/11, 7:30pm:
THE DASEIN -
ROB WAGNER, JAMES ALSANDERS, KLAAS HUBNER, ZACK LANGE
THE DASEIN -
ROB WAGNER, JAMES ALSANDERS, KLAAS HUBNER, ZACK LANGE
Opening June 12:
7:00 pm nightly (5:00 pm Saturday)
MAGIC HOUR by Katie Aselton
Charlie and Erin escape to the desert to navigate an unexpected and challenging new phase of their relationship. A Duplass Brothers Production starring Daveed Diggs (Hamilton) and Katie Aselton (The League). Also starring Brad Garrett, Susan Sullivan, Leonora Pitts, etc.
7:00 pm nightly (5:00 pm Saturday)
MAGIC HOUR by Katie Aselton
Charlie and Erin escape to the desert to navigate an unexpected and challenging new phase of their relationship. A Duplass Brothers Production starring Daveed Diggs (Hamilton) and Katie Aselton (The League). Also starring Brad Garrett, Susan Sullivan, Leonora Pitts, etc.
Saturday, June 13 @ 7:00 pm
UNIPOOPER presented by filmmakers Paul Dale, Cast and crew.
Part true-crime parody, part immersive theater, and part midnight-movie spectacle, UNIPOOPER arrives at Zeitgeist Theatre for a one-night-only interactive screening unlike anything else currently playing in New Orleans. Directed by independent filmmaker Paul Dale, UNIPOOPER transforms a real unsolved high school mystery into a wildly interactive cult-film experience. Inspired by an actual incident from Dale's teenage years—in which an unknown culprit repeatedly left mysterious deposits in school urinals and was never identified—the film follows a team of determined investigators as they search for the elusive “Unipooper." Presented as a faux true-crime documentary, UNIPOOPER combines horror, comedy, absurdist storytelling, and audience participation into a uniquely immersive cinematic event. But this isn't a traditional movie screening. Audience members receive participation kits filled with props and interactive prompts, allowing them to play along with the film as the mystery unfolds. Costume contests, audience call-backs, drinking-game elements, and surprise appearances from live performers ensure that no two screenings are exactly alike. Previous screenings have featured audience participation kits, costume contests, drinking-game elements, live performers, and interactive surprises that transform the film into a communal midnight-movie experience. Throughout the evening, performers may emerge from the audience, interact with attendees, and blur the line between screen and reality, creating an experience that owes as much to cult midnight movies and immersive theater as it does to traditional cinema. Dale and members of the filmmaking team will be on hand before and after the screening to meet audiences, discuss the making of the film, and celebrate the strange and wonderful world of independent genre filmmaking. [TRAILER]
"UNIPOOPER is part true-crime parody, part audience-participation event, and part glorious disaster,*" said Dale. "We wanted to create something that feels like a movie, a live show, and a party all happening at the same time.”
UNIPOOPER presented by filmmakers Paul Dale, Cast and crew.
Part true-crime parody, part immersive theater, and part midnight-movie spectacle, UNIPOOPER arrives at Zeitgeist Theatre for a one-night-only interactive screening unlike anything else currently playing in New Orleans. Directed by independent filmmaker Paul Dale, UNIPOOPER transforms a real unsolved high school mystery into a wildly interactive cult-film experience. Inspired by an actual incident from Dale's teenage years—in which an unknown culprit repeatedly left mysterious deposits in school urinals and was never identified—the film follows a team of determined investigators as they search for the elusive “Unipooper." Presented as a faux true-crime documentary, UNIPOOPER combines horror, comedy, absurdist storytelling, and audience participation into a uniquely immersive cinematic event. But this isn't a traditional movie screening. Audience members receive participation kits filled with props and interactive prompts, allowing them to play along with the film as the mystery unfolds. Costume contests, audience call-backs, drinking-game elements, and surprise appearances from live performers ensure that no two screenings are exactly alike. Previous screenings have featured audience participation kits, costume contests, drinking-game elements, live performers, and interactive surprises that transform the film into a communal midnight-movie experience. Throughout the evening, performers may emerge from the audience, interact with attendees, and blur the line between screen and reality, creating an experience that owes as much to cult midnight movies and immersive theater as it does to traditional cinema. Dale and members of the filmmaking team will be on hand before and after the screening to meet audiences, discuss the making of the film, and celebrate the strange and wonderful world of independent genre filmmaking. [TRAILER]
"UNIPOOPER is part true-crime parody, part audience-participation event, and part glorious disaster,*" said Dale. "We wanted to create something that feels like a movie, a live show, and a party all happening at the same time.”
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SILENT FILMS WITH LIVE, ORIGINAL SCORES
by New Orleans musician / composer DAVID BRADLEY
Sundays @ 4:00 pm
$15 general / $10 Zeitgeist members / $5 Children
JUNE SILENT FILMS:
FILMS BY OSCAR MICHEAUX - Oscar Micheaux (born January 2, 1884, Metropolis, Ill., U.S.—died March 25, 1951, Charlotte, N.C.) was a prolific African American producer and director who made films independently of the Hollywood film industry from the silent era until 1948.
Sunday, June 14: Oscar Micheaux Double Feature (10 min intermission)
“Within Our Gates” (1920) (79 min) After being rejected by her fiancé Conrad, who has been tricked into believing that she has been unfaithful to him, Sylvia Landry returns south to the town of Piney Woods in Mississippi to work in a school for black students. But when the school’s kindly administrator is unable to secure the funds to support his program (for which he receives a meager $1.49 per student per year from the state), Sylvia is forced to travel north again to raise money to keep the school open. Even after being robbed and then injured, she persists in seeking a benefactor. Only later is Sylvia’s own tragic past revealed and the heinous acts committed against her and her family exposed.
“The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan” (1920) (59 min) THE SYMBOL OF THE UNCONQUERED is a response, of sorts, to D. W. Griffith’s THE BIRTH OF A NATION. In Oscar Micheaux’s rendition, the Klan (here renamed the Knights of the Black Cross) is depicted as a gang of common thieves using violence and intimidation to steal a prospector’s valuable property.
Sunday, June 21: (40th bday off)
Sunday, June 28: Oscar Micheaux’s “Body and Soul” (1925) (93 min) (color tinted) Paul Robeson stars as a minister is malevolent and sinister behind his righteous disguise: he consorts with - and later extorts from - the owner of a gambling house, and betrays an honest girl - driving her and himself into ruin.
by New Orleans musician / composer DAVID BRADLEY
Sundays @ 4:00 pm
$15 general / $10 Zeitgeist members / $5 Children
JUNE SILENT FILMS:
FILMS BY OSCAR MICHEAUX - Oscar Micheaux (born January 2, 1884, Metropolis, Ill., U.S.—died March 25, 1951, Charlotte, N.C.) was a prolific African American producer and director who made films independently of the Hollywood film industry from the silent era until 1948.
Sunday, June 14: Oscar Micheaux Double Feature (10 min intermission)
“Within Our Gates” (1920) (79 min) After being rejected by her fiancé Conrad, who has been tricked into believing that she has been unfaithful to him, Sylvia Landry returns south to the town of Piney Woods in Mississippi to work in a school for black students. But when the school’s kindly administrator is unable to secure the funds to support his program (for which he receives a meager $1.49 per student per year from the state), Sylvia is forced to travel north again to raise money to keep the school open. Even after being robbed and then injured, she persists in seeking a benefactor. Only later is Sylvia’s own tragic past revealed and the heinous acts committed against her and her family exposed.
“The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan” (1920) (59 min) THE SYMBOL OF THE UNCONQUERED is a response, of sorts, to D. W. Griffith’s THE BIRTH OF A NATION. In Oscar Micheaux’s rendition, the Klan (here renamed the Knights of the Black Cross) is depicted as a gang of common thieves using violence and intimidation to steal a prospector’s valuable property.
Sunday, June 21: (40th bday off)
Sunday, June 28: Oscar Micheaux’s “Body and Soul” (1925) (93 min) (color tinted) Paul Robeson stars as a minister is malevolent and sinister behind his righteous disguise: he consorts with - and later extorts from - the owner of a gambling house, and betrays an honest girl - driving her and himself into ruin.
Tuesday, June 16 @ 7:30 pm
JAMES SINGLETON'S MALABAR
JAMES SINGLETON'S MALABAR
Private Rental - Friday, June 26 @ 5:00 pm
Tulane Pre-College Program - Private Screenings:
Tuesday, June 23 @ 7:00 pm
Tuesday, July 7 @ 7:00 pm
Tuesday, July 21 @ 7:00 pm
Tulane Pre-College Program - Private Screenings:
Tuesday, June 23 @ 7:00 pm
Tuesday, July 7 @ 7:00 pm
Tuesday, July 21 @ 7:00 pm
Thursday, July 9 @ 7:30 pm
SCRATCH BROTHERS
SCRATCH BROTHERS
THE COMPANY
presents
CABARET
July 10 thru 12 and 17 through 19
presents
CABARET
July 10 thru 12 and 17 through 19
Friday, July 24 @ 5:30 pm
PUENTES presents
UN SUSPIRO: THE LAST BREATH
PUENTES presents
UN SUSPIRO: THE LAST BREATH
Zeitgeist is ALL- AGES & SMOKE-FREE
Schedule is subject to change as films are held over – please check the website for updates nightly.
ONGOING FILM SERIES:
ONGOING FILM SERIES:
BEUYS AND BEYOND
Contemporary Artists On Film
In 1989, Zeitgeist curated a city-wide film series BEUYS AND BEYOND: CONTEMPORARY GERMAN ARTISTS ON FILM which also featured artist talks and performances by area artists.
For the premiere of Zeitgeist's great new Theatre & Lounge, we have decided to resurrect the series monthly, but this time expand it to include artists beyond just Germany...
Contemporary Artists On Film
In 1989, Zeitgeist curated a city-wide film series BEUYS AND BEYOND: CONTEMPORARY GERMAN ARTISTS ON FILM which also featured artist talks and performances by area artists.
For the premiere of Zeitgeist's great new Theatre & Lounge, we have decided to resurrect the series monthly, but this time expand it to include artists beyond just Germany...
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CANADA IS BIGGER THAN THE U.S. Since 1993, Zeitgeist's ongoing SERIES OF FILMS, MUSIC, PERFORMANCES AND VISUAL ART celebrating the innovative, utterly bizarre and extremely vast body of work from our neighbors to the north. Their films may be smaller, but at least their country is bigger! Size does matter. |
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Memberships and donations may be made at the Zeitgeist Box Office, through the "Support Us" Page at the top of our website; through PayPal to [email protected]; Zelle to (504) 352-1150 or our new venmo @zeitgeistnola
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Special thanks to the Meraux Foundation, The Old Arabi Neighborhood Association, Councilman Gillis McCloskey, The St. Bernard Chamber Of Commerce, Shotgun Cinema, Ellis Fortinberry & Chalmette Movies, the people of St. Bernard Parish and those who have followed us from New Orleans for all of their support. We couldn't have dreamed of a better venue or neighbors.
Zeitgeist would also like to acknowledge the indigenous history of New Orleans, and more broadly, Louisiana, and recognize the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana. We would also like to acknowledge the state-recognized tribes of Louisiana, which include the Addai Caddo Tribe, the Biloxi-Chitimacha Confederation of Muskogee, Choctaw-Apache Community of Ebarb, Clifton Choctaw, Four Winds Tribe Louisiana Cherokee Confederacy, Grand Caillou/Dulac Band, Isle de Jean Charles Band, Louisiana Choctaw Tribe, Pointe-Au-Chien Indian Tribe, and the United Houma Nation.
Zeitgeist will celebrate it's 40th Anniversary in November!
We want to thank all of the artists, volunteers, organizations, members, donors and patrons who have kept us going.
We've come a long way. Let's keep it going!
We've come a long way. Let's keep it going!
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