1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd New Orleans, LA 70113
(504) 352-1150 rene@zeitgeistnola.org
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Friday, January 18:
7:00 pm - THE SAINT BERNARD SYNDICATE 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. 9:00 pm - PLEDGE Three friends get the chance to live the college dream when they’re invited to join an elite fraternity—but first they’ll have to survive a sadistic initiation ritual over the course of 48 booze- and blood-soaked hours. Spiked with twisted humor and gruesome shocks. $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
1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. NOLA 70113 is good through the end of February. Then as of March 1st: Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge 6621 St. Claude Ave. Arabi, LA 70032 (504) 352-1150 |
"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 8th 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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N O W S H O W I N G :
THE SAINT BERNARD SYNDICATE
Mads Brugger (Danish comedy)
Friday through Thursday, January 18 through 24 @ 7:00 pm
[TRAILER]
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. Two men head to China to make money selling Saint Bernard Dogs in this oddball comedy film. One of the pair has recently learned he has A.L.S. and wants to seize the day, the other sees a potential business opportunity and a partner with the funds to make it happen. Together they head off on a clueless assignment where this unlikely pairing do anything but thrive. From the controversial director of Klown and The Ambassador.
No this is not a subliminal satirical nod to our impending move to Saint Bernard Parish, to a building that for years was a Carnival Mart that sold beads and throws made in China by child labor. it's just a funny coincidence...
Mads Brugger (Danish comedy)
Friday through Thursday, January 18 through 24 @ 7:00 pm
[TRAILER]
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. Two men head to China to make money selling Saint Bernard Dogs in this oddball comedy film. One of the pair has recently learned he has A.L.S. and wants to seize the day, the other sees a potential business opportunity and a partner with the funds to make it happen. Together they head off on a clueless assignment where this unlikely pairing do anything but thrive. From the controversial director of Klown and The Ambassador.
No this is not a subliminal satirical nod to our impending move to Saint Bernard Parish, to a building that for years was a Carnival Mart that sold beads and throws made in China by child labor. it's just a funny coincidence...
THE PLEDGE
Daniel Robbins (US indie thriller)
Friday through Thursday, January 18 through 24 @ 9:00 pm
[TRAILER]
Three friends get the chance to live the college dream when they’re invited to join an elite fraternity—but first they’ll have to survive the hazing from hell. Freshman social misfits Ethan (Phillip Andre Botello), David (Zack Weiner), and Justin (Zachery Byrd) are desperate to improve their terminally uncool reputations by pledging one of their university’s prestigious Greek houses. When every frat on campus turns them down, they are unexpectedly recruited by a shadowy social club offering them access to an exclusive world of raging parties, eligible coeds, and VIP social status. The catch? A sadistic initiation ritual that goes from depraved to deadly over the course of 48 booze- and blood-soaked hours. Spiked with twisted humor and gruesome shocks, Pledge asks: how far would you go to be popular? Winner - Best Indie Film - UK Film Review Awards 2018.
Daniel Robbins (US indie thriller)
Friday through Thursday, January 18 through 24 @ 9:00 pm
[TRAILER]
Three friends get the chance to live the college dream when they’re invited to join an elite fraternity—but first they’ll have to survive the hazing from hell. Freshman social misfits Ethan (Phillip Andre Botello), David (Zack Weiner), and Justin (Zachery Byrd) are desperate to improve their terminally uncool reputations by pledging one of their university’s prestigious Greek houses. When every frat on campus turns them down, they are unexpectedly recruited by a shadowy social club offering them access to an exclusive world of raging parties, eligible coeds, and VIP social status. The catch? A sadistic initiation ritual that goes from depraved to deadly over the course of 48 booze- and blood-soaked hours. Spiked with twisted humor and gruesome shocks, Pledge asks: how far would you go to be popular? Winner - Best Indie Film - UK Film Review Awards 2018.
C O M I N G S O O N !
Opens January 25
THE WORLD BEFORE MY FEET
Jeremy Workman (US indie doc)
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There are 8,000 miles of roads and paths in New York City and for the past six years Matt Green has been walking them all – every street, park, cemetery, beach, and bridge. It's a five-borough journey that stretches from the barbershops of the Bronx to the forests of Staten Island, from the Statue of Liberty to Times Square, with Matt amassing a surprisingly detailed knowledge of New York's history and people along the way. Something of a modern-day Thoreau, Matt gave up his former engineering job, his apartment, and most of his possessions, sustaining his endeavor through couch-surfing, cat-sitting and a $15-per-day budget. He’s not sure exactly why he’s doing it, only knowing that there’s no other way he’d rather spend his days. Executive produced by Oscar® nominee Jesse Eisenberg, The World Before Your Feet is a tribute to an endlessly fascinating city and the freedom to be found, wherever you live, in simply taking a walk. 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
THE WORLD BEFORE MY FEET
Jeremy Workman (US indie doc)
[TRAILER]
There are 8,000 miles of roads and paths in New York City and for the past six years Matt Green has been walking them all – every street, park, cemetery, beach, and bridge. It's a five-borough journey that stretches from the barbershops of the Bronx to the forests of Staten Island, from the Statue of Liberty to Times Square, with Matt amassing a surprisingly detailed knowledge of New York's history and people along the way. Something of a modern-day Thoreau, Matt gave up his former engineering job, his apartment, and most of his possessions, sustaining his endeavor through couch-surfing, cat-sitting and a $15-per-day budget. He’s not sure exactly why he’s doing it, only knowing that there’s no other way he’d rather spend his days. Executive produced by Oscar® nominee Jesse Eisenberg, The World Before Your Feet is a tribute to an endlessly fascinating city and the freedom to be found, wherever you live, in simply taking a walk. 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
Opens January 25:
MOBILE HOMES
Vladimir de Fontenay (Canadian drama)
[TRAILER]
A young mother (Imagen Poots) drifts from one motel to the next with her intoxicated boyfriend (Callum Turner), and her 8-year-old son (Frank Oulton). The makeshift family scrapes by, living one hustle at a time, until the discovery of a mobile home community offers an alternative life. Following Anton Yelchin's tragic death, his friend and Green Room co-star Callum Turner re-shot and took over the role. Also starring acclaimed veteran Canadian actor Callum Keith Rennie. Screens as part of our on-going series CANADA IS BIGGER THAN THE U.S.
MOBILE HOMES
Vladimir de Fontenay (Canadian drama)
[TRAILER]
A young mother (Imagen Poots) drifts from one motel to the next with her intoxicated boyfriend (Callum Turner), and her 8-year-old son (Frank Oulton). The makeshift family scrapes by, living one hustle at a time, until the discovery of a mobile home community offers an alternative life. Following Anton Yelchin's tragic death, his friend and Green Room co-star Callum Turner re-shot and took over the role. Also starring acclaimed veteran Canadian actor Callum Keith Rennie. Screens as part of our on-going series CANADA IS BIGGER THAN THE U.S.
Opens February 1:
GENESIS 2.0
Christian Frei (War Photographer) and co-director Maxim Arbugaev (Switzerland, China, Russia, South Korea, USA doc)
[TRAILER]
Winner Sundance Film Festival
(World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award For Cinematography)
The latest film from Oscar-nominated documentarian Christian Frei (War Photographer) and co-director Maxim Arbugaev explores the brave new world of genetic science and the perils and promises for life in the future. On the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, hunters search for tusks of extinct mammoths. One day, they discover a surprisingly well-preserved mammoth carcass. Resurrecting the woolly mammoth is a first manifestation of the next great technological revolution - genetics. It may well turn our world upside down. Werner Herzog meets Jurassic Park in this real-life documentary thriller that explores humanity’s reckless courage and the dawning of a new and unprecedented age of scientific change.
GENESIS 2.0
Christian Frei (War Photographer) and co-director Maxim Arbugaev (Switzerland, China, Russia, South Korea, USA doc)
[TRAILER]
Winner Sundance Film Festival
(World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award For Cinematography)
The latest film from Oscar-nominated documentarian Christian Frei (War Photographer) and co-director Maxim Arbugaev explores the brave new world of genetic science and the perils and promises for life in the future. On the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, hunters search for tusks of extinct mammoths. One day, they discover a surprisingly well-preserved mammoth carcass. Resurrecting the woolly mammoth is a first manifestation of the next great technological revolution - genetics. It may well turn our world upside down. Werner Herzog meets Jurassic Park in this real-life documentary thriller that explores humanity’s reckless courage and the dawning of a new and unprecedented age of scientific change.
Opens February 1:
BURNING
Chang-dong Lee (S. Korean mystery thriller)
[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.
BURNING
Chang-dong Lee (S. Korean mystery thriller)
[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.
Opens February 15:
DONNYBROOK
Tim Sutton (US indie thriller)
[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.
DONNYBROOK
Tim Sutton (US indie thriller)
[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.
Zeitgeist will be closed February 24 through March 6. We will be moving over Mardi Gras to a new theatre and lounge .
The Following events will be presented at the spanking new
Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge
@ 6621 St. Claude Ave (Old Arabi Cultural Arts District)
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. $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. $5.
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]
Opens March 8:
LORDS OF CHAOS
Jonas Akerlund (UK/Sweden indie horror/thriller)
[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.
LORDS OF CHAOS
Jonas Akerlund (UK/Sweden indie horror/thriller)
[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.
ICEPICK TO THE MOON
presented by visiting filmmaker Skizz Cyzyk (US indie creative music / arts doc)
Saturday, March 23 @ 7:30 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.
presented by visiting filmmaker Skizz Cyzyk (US indie creative music / arts doc)
Saturday, March 23 @ 7:30 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.
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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
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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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."