1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd New Orleans, LA 70113
(504) 352-1150 rene@zeitgeistnola.org
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Wednesday, November 14th
7:00 pm - DISTANT CONSTELLATION introduces us to the colorful residents of largely Armenian survivors of the genocide living in a Turkish retirement home, a community made up of pranksters, historians, artists and would-be Casanovas. This wildly entertaining documentary was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. 8:30 pm - RIVER RUNS RED The son of an African-American Judge is killed by police officers on the day he was set to begin the law enforcement academy. When the courts clear the officers of wrongdoing, the Judge must decide whether the courts are the only arbitrators of justice in this indie drama starring Tay Diggs, George Lopez, John Cusack and Luke Hemsworth. $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. |
"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 is Zeitgeist's 32nd Anniversary! Come and help us celebrate! __________________________________ 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! _______________________________ |
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-\
N O W S H O W I N G :
DISTANT CONSTELLATION
Shevaun Mizrahi (Turkish/Armenian documentary)
Friday through Thursday, November 9 through 15 @ 7:00 pm nightly
[TRAILER]
A beautifully composed and magical documentary, Distant Constellation introduces us to the colorful largely Armenian residents of a Turkish retirement home, a community made up of pranksters, historians, artists, would-be Casanovas and survivors of the Armenian Genocide. An Independent Spirit Award nominee, Mizrahi’s playful, dreamy film is one of the most unforgettable cinematic experiences of the year.
Shevaun Mizrahi (Turkish/Armenian documentary)
Friday through Thursday, November 9 through 15 @ 7:00 pm nightly
[TRAILER]
A beautifully composed and magical documentary, Distant Constellation introduces us to the colorful largely Armenian residents of a Turkish retirement home, a community made up of pranksters, historians, artists, would-be Casanovas and survivors of the Armenian Genocide. An Independent Spirit Award nominee, Mizrahi’s playful, dreamy film is one of the most unforgettable cinematic experiences of the year.
RIVER RUNS RED
Wes Miller (US indie thriller)
Friday through Thursday, November 9 through 15 @ 8:45 pm nightly
The son of an African-American Judge is killed by police officers on the day he was set to begin the law enforcement academy. When the courts clear the officers of wrongdoing, the Judge must decide whether the courts are the only arbitrators of justice in this indie drama starring Taye Diggs, George Lopez, John Cusack and Luke Hemsworth.
[TRAILER]
Wes Miller (US indie thriller)
Friday through Thursday, November 9 through 15 @ 8:45 pm nightly
The son of an African-American Judge is killed by police officers on the day he was set to begin the law enforcement academy. When the courts clear the officers of wrongdoing, the Judge must decide whether the courts are the only arbitrators of justice in this indie drama starring Taye Diggs, George Lopez, John Cusack and Luke Hemsworth.
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C O M I N G S O O N !
TEAM KHAN
Oliver Clark & Blair McDonald (indie UK boxing doc)
Friday through Wednesday, November 16 through 21 @ 7:00 pm
[TRAILER]
As an amateur boxer, Amir Khan won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2004 Olympics, becoming Britain's youngest boxing Olympic medallist at the age of seventeen. He is also one of the youngest ever British professional world champions, winning the WBA title at the age of twenty-two. Since turning pro, Amir has been a two-time world champion, going from lightweight to welterweight and now up to middleweight he’s confident he can become a world champion once again, but first he has to beat undefeated World Champ Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Oliver Clark & Blair McDonald (indie UK boxing doc)
Friday through Wednesday, November 16 through 21 @ 7:00 pm
[TRAILER]
As an amateur boxer, Amir Khan won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2004 Olympics, becoming Britain's youngest boxing Olympic medallist at the age of seventeen. He is also one of the youngest ever British professional world champions, winning the WBA title at the age of twenty-two. Since turning pro, Amir has been a two-time world champion, going from lightweight to welterweight and now up to middleweight he’s confident he can become a world champion once again, but first he has to beat undefeated World Champ Floyd Mayweather Jr.
WEIGHTLESS
Jaron Albertin (Canadian indie)
Friday through Wednesday, November 16 through 21 @ 8:45 pm
[TRAILER]
Alessandro Nivola, Julianne Nicholson, and Johnny Knoxville star in this haunting drama of a man, living on the margins of society, who suddenly finds himself responsible for a ten year-old son whom he hasn't seen since infancy. An alienated loner who can barely take care of himself, he struggles to forge a relationship with this lonely, obese, at-risk child. Canadian director Jaron Albertin is a celebrated talent in the video and commercial world. Screens as part of our on-going series CANADA IS BIGGER THAN THE U.S.
"These characters are so strikingly realized that you can’t help but care for them. It’s a potent mixture of feelings... The search for honest emotions, rather than a quest for constant action, takes precedence in nearly every scene. That admirable choice leads to a quietly aching film." - The New York Times
Jaron Albertin (Canadian indie)
Friday through Wednesday, November 16 through 21 @ 8:45 pm
[TRAILER]
Alessandro Nivola, Julianne Nicholson, and Johnny Knoxville star in this haunting drama of a man, living on the margins of society, who suddenly finds himself responsible for a ten year-old son whom he hasn't seen since infancy. An alienated loner who can barely take care of himself, he struggles to forge a relationship with this lonely, obese, at-risk child. Canadian director Jaron Albertin is a celebrated talent in the video and commercial world. Screens as part of our on-going series CANADA IS BIGGER THAN THE U.S.
"These characters are so strikingly realized that you can’t help but care for them. It’s a potent mixture of feelings... The search for honest emotions, rather than a quest for constant action, takes precedence in nearly every scene. That admirable choice leads to a quietly aching film." - The New York Times
Opens November 23:
NARCISSISTER ORGAN PLAYER, One of the contemporary art world’s most acclaimed mixed-media & “avant-porn” performance artists, the masked and merkin-clad Narcissister is the subject of this smart, sassy documentary that showcases her spectacle-rich approach to explorations of gender, racial identity, and sexuality. [TRAILER] Screens with the locally produced short film REVOLUTIONARY REBIRTH by Monique Porter. [TRAILER]
NARCISSISTER ORGAN PLAYER, One of the contemporary art world’s most acclaimed mixed-media & “avant-porn” performance artists, the masked and merkin-clad Narcissister is the subject of this smart, sassy documentary that showcases her spectacle-rich approach to explorations of gender, racial identity, and sexuality. [TRAILER] Screens with the locally produced short film REVOLUTIONARY REBIRTH by Monique Porter. [TRAILER]
Opens November 23:
INFINITE FOOTBALL, Romanian New Wave master Corneliu Porumboiu (12:08 East of Bucharest, The Treasure) has crafted a hilarious, typically incisive documentary about former Romanian soccer star and current bureaucrat Laurențiu Ginghină. [TRAILER]
INFINITE FOOTBALL, Romanian New Wave master Corneliu Porumboiu (12:08 East of Bucharest, The Treasure) has crafted a hilarious, typically incisive documentary about former Romanian soccer star and current bureaucrat Laurențiu Ginghină. [TRAILER]
Opens November 23:
EL ANGEL, Carlitos is a 17 year-old youth with movie star swagger, blond curls and a baby face. As a young boy, he coveted other people's things, but it wasn't until his early adolescence that his true calling as a serial killer known as “The Angel Of Death”. [TRAILER]
EL ANGEL, Carlitos is a 17 year-old youth with movie star swagger, blond curls and a baby face. As a young boy, he coveted other people's things, but it wasn't until his early adolescence that his true calling as a serial killer known as “The Angel Of Death”. [TRAILER]
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. [TRAILER]
Saturday, December 1 @ 9:00 pm
SEVEN SINS: AN EVENING OF BURLESQUE
curated by Love Madrid. Doors @ 8:00 pm. $10.
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
A Tennessee Williams Xmas Spectacular!
Tennessee Williams Theatre Company Of New Orleans presents
THE MUTILATED
a New Orleans Musical by Tennessee Williams
Christmas is for cat fights—and this one’s a bona-fide Tennessee Williams musical comedy! Trinket and Celeste are at sixes and sevens with each other, but by the time the bells of St. Louis Cathedral toll twelve on Christmas Eve, will they reconcile, or will they end up in Touro Infirmary with battle wounds? Complete with warped Christmas carols from a chorus of Quarter rats, this is Tennessee Williams in his holiday best! This hilarious production will feature an original score by New Orleans based composer Michael Gillette!
A Tennessee Williams Xmas Spectacular!
Tennessee Williams Theatre Company Of New Orleans presents
THE MUTILATED
a New Orleans Musical by Tennessee Williams
Christmas is for cat fights—and this one’s a bona-fide Tennessee Williams musical comedy! Trinket and Celeste are at sixes and sevens with each other, but by the time the bells of St. Louis Cathedral toll twelve on Christmas Eve, will they reconcile, or will they end up in Touro Infirmary with battle wounds? Complete with warped Christmas carols from a chorus of Quarter rats, this is Tennessee Williams in his holiday best! This hilarious production will feature an original score by New Orleans based composer Michael Gillette!
Thursday, December 13 @ 7:00 pm
JOHN SCOTT (Oakland, California), DANA IVES, CARDBOARD COWBOY in concert. $5.
Cardboard Cowboy is Cosmic American Cowboy Music from New Orleans. John Scott is a rock'n' roll artist from Oakland, CA who's innovative songwriting perfectly compliments his enthralling live performances. Dana Ives, NOLA kink shame music.
JOHN SCOTT (Oakland, California), DANA IVES, CARDBOARD COWBOY in concert. $5.
Cardboard Cowboy is Cosmic American Cowboy Music from New Orleans. John Scott is a rock'n' roll artist from Oakland, CA who's innovative songwriting perfectly compliments his enthralling live performances. Dana Ives, NOLA kink shame music.
Opens January 4:
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: async AT THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY, The film captures an intimate concert in New York City, where the legendary musician first publicly unveiled his new opus async hailed as one of the best albums of 2017 by esteemed publications such as Rolling Stone and Pitchfork. Zeitgeist screened the documentary RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: coda this year. [TRAILER]
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: async AT THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY, The film captures an intimate concert in New York City, where the legendary musician first publicly unveiled his new opus async hailed as one of the best albums of 2017 by esteemed publications such as Rolling Stone and Pitchfork. Zeitgeist screened the documentary RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: coda this year. [TRAILER]
Opens January 11:
THE ORGANIZER, a portrait of Wade Rathke (who will be here to present the film the opening weekend), the controversial founder of ACORN, and explores the much maligned and misunderstood occupation of community organizing. Before it's infamous demise following several highly publicized scandals, ACORN had been the largest community organization in the US. [TRAILER]
THE ORGANIZER, a portrait of Wade Rathke (who will be here to present the film the opening weekend), the controversial founder of ACORN, and explores the much maligned and misunderstood occupation of community organizing. Before it's infamous demise following several highly publicized scandals, ACORN had been the largest community organization in the US. [TRAILER]
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. [TRAILER]
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. [TRAILER]
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.... [TRAILER]
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.... [TRAILER]
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 $8.
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 $8.
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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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