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 unless otherwise noted See two or more films on the same night and save $4 off general admission price |
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thursday, August 13 th
7:00 pm nightly
Hell’s Highway the True Story of Highway Safety Films
a morbidly curious exploration of the near mythical driver education films shown to American schoolchildren in the 1960s and ‘70s. Produced between 1959 and 1979 in Mansfield, Ohio, films such as Signal 30 (1959) encouraged safety by force-feeding high school kids color footage of careless driving’s dark consequences: blood-stained wreckage, injured bodies, fresh corpses. In the 1970s and ’80s, these traumatic films disappeared from the American classroom and assumed an almost mythical status. Eager to document this obscure chapter of cinema history, filmmaker and restorationist Bret Wood compiled these vanishing artifacts of grim Americana into a feature, and interviewed the filmmakers responsible for this misguided educational movement. Originally produced in 2002 in standard-definition video, this new edition of Hell’s Highway has been reconstructed through the remastering of the original 16mm interview footage, as new restorations of the original educational films which appear throughout the documentary. [TRAILER]
Hell’s Highway the True Story of Highway Safety Films
a morbidly curious exploration of the near mythical driver education films shown to American schoolchildren in the 1960s and ‘70s. Produced between 1959 and 1979 in Mansfield, Ohio, films such as Signal 30 (1959) encouraged safety by force-feeding high school kids color footage of careless driving’s dark consequences: blood-stained wreckage, injured bodies, fresh corpses. In the 1970s and ’80s, these traumatic films disappeared from the American classroom and assumed an almost mythical status. Eager to document this obscure chapter of cinema history, filmmaker and restorationist Bret Wood compiled these vanishing artifacts of grim Americana into a feature, and interviewed the filmmakers responsible for this misguided educational movement. Originally produced in 2002 in standard-definition video, this new edition of Hell’s Highway has been reconstructed through the remastering of the original 16mm interview footage, as new restorations of the original educational films which appear throughout the documentary. [TRAILER]
Thursday, August 13, 7:30
THE DASEIN
w/ Klaas Hubner, Rob Wagner, Zach Lange + Anthony Cuccia
THE DASEIN
w/ Klaas Hubner, Rob Wagner, Zach Lange + Anthony Cuccia
Opening Friday, August 14 @ 7:00 pm nightly (except Sunday @ 5:00 pm)
THE SWELL SEASON (15th Anniversary)
The world fell in love with Glen Hansard and Markta Irglov the duo behind the band the Swell Season when their songwriting collaboration in the indie film Once culminated in a euphoric Oscar win. Behind the scenes; though; a grueling two-year world tour threatened to destroy their remarkable bond. Offering an intimate glimpse into the exhilaration and the turmoil of both love and fame; THE SWELL SEASON follows Glen and Markta through a three-year period of incredible intensity; pressure and passion. As the two wake up in strange towns and navigate a new realm of public exposure; they undergo intense changes that lead them to question their love; their ambitions; and their identities. Ultimately; the audience witnesses the unraveling of a romance and the reconfiguring of a beautiful musical collaboration. A fresh; probing documentary overflowing with music; ardor; and authenticity; THE SWELL SEASON narrates a love story between two searching souls forever linked by their music. [TRAILER]
THE SWELL SEASON (15th Anniversary)
The world fell in love with Glen Hansard and Markta Irglov the duo behind the band the Swell Season when their songwriting collaboration in the indie film Once culminated in a euphoric Oscar win. Behind the scenes; though; a grueling two-year world tour threatened to destroy their remarkable bond. Offering an intimate glimpse into the exhilaration and the turmoil of both love and fame; THE SWELL SEASON follows Glen and Markta through a three-year period of incredible intensity; pressure and passion. As the two wake up in strange towns and navigate a new realm of public exposure; they undergo intense changes that lead them to question their love; their ambitions; and their identities. Ultimately; the audience witnesses the unraveling of a romance and the reconfiguring of a beautiful musical collaboration. A fresh; probing documentary overflowing with music; ardor; and authenticity; THE SWELL SEASON narrates a love story between two searching souls forever linked by their music. [TRAILER]
SILENT FILMS WITH LIVE, ORIGINAL SCORES
by New Orleans musician / composer DAVID BRADLEY August Chaplin Month 16: The Circus (1928) 23: City Lights (1931) 30: Mutual Shorts Part 2 Featuring The Rink (1916) |
SEPTEMBER SILENTS:
September 6 @ 7:00 pm Pandora’s Box(German) (1929 109 min) 13th-OFF September 20 @ 7:00 pm Battleship Potemkin(1925 66 min) Man With A Movie Camera(1929 68 min) Russian Double Feature September 27 @ 7:00 pm Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lodger (1927 92 min) OCTOBER SILENT HORRORS: October 4 @ 7:00 pm The Golem (1920 91 min) October 11 @ 7:00 pm The Phantom Carriage (1921 107 min) October 18 @ 7:00 pm Häxan (1922 91 min) October 25 @ 7:00 pm The Unknown starring Lon Chaney (1927 68 min) Plus Scary Silent Cartoons Admission: $15 general $12 students & Seniors $10 Zeitgeist members Sundays @ 7:00 pm |
Tuesday, August 18 @ 7:30 pm
CHRIS ALFORD PRESENTS
CHRIS ALFORD PRESENTS
Opening August 28:
7:00 pm nightly
NEAR MYTH: THE OSKAR KNIGHT STORY by Scott Fivelson
Relive the days when the Oscars were Oscars and movies were Movies, in a retelling of the history of Hollywood as it’s never been told before. From writer/director Scott Fivelson comes the award-winning Hollywood comedy biopic, Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story, starring Lenny Von Dohlen (Twin Peaks, Tender Mercies, Electric Dreams) as legendary director, Oskar Knight. Also starring a cavalcade of stars from throughout the decades of Hollywood, including Academy Award Winner Margaret O’Brien, International Emmy Winner David Suchet, Joaquim de Almeida, Julianna Guill, Rudolf Martin, Kristina Anapau, Lawrence Pressman, Randall Batinkoff, Jon Provost (the original Timmy from TV’s Lassie), Noel Neill (the original Lois Lane from TV’s Superman), Maya Stange, and many more. Oskar probably never should have made Oskar Knight’s Moby Dick, but he did make They Came in Low. It’s Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story.
“Delightfully crafted, engagingly funny… Sandwiched somewhere between This Is Spinal Tap and Sunset Boulevard, this unique biopic is the story of one of the greatest Hollywood directors that you’ve never heard of — Oskar Knight.” - The Ryder Magazine and Film Series
“Genuinely funny… Portraying the gigantic legacy left behind by Fivelson’s filmmaking legend Oskar Knight, the picture shows not only a satirical view on near-enough a hundred years of film history, but also in its details and accuracy demonstrates a true love and respect for cinema.” - Filmotomy
“Beyond everything else, Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story is a love letter to Old Hollywood... Indeed, I think Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story could be destined to be a classic itself.” – A Shroud of Thoughts
“I thought it was a documentary going into it, and the funny thing is that it’s not a documentary… It was a documentary, but not… Incredibly well-done – it blew me away… You guys have gotta see this… Was very, totally original… I’ve never seen a film like this.” – Amanda Kazzy Cryer, KazzyReacts
7:00 pm nightly
NEAR MYTH: THE OSKAR KNIGHT STORY by Scott Fivelson
Relive the days when the Oscars were Oscars and movies were Movies, in a retelling of the history of Hollywood as it’s never been told before. From writer/director Scott Fivelson comes the award-winning Hollywood comedy biopic, Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story, starring Lenny Von Dohlen (Twin Peaks, Tender Mercies, Electric Dreams) as legendary director, Oskar Knight. Also starring a cavalcade of stars from throughout the decades of Hollywood, including Academy Award Winner Margaret O’Brien, International Emmy Winner David Suchet, Joaquim de Almeida, Julianna Guill, Rudolf Martin, Kristina Anapau, Lawrence Pressman, Randall Batinkoff, Jon Provost (the original Timmy from TV’s Lassie), Noel Neill (the original Lois Lane from TV’s Superman), Maya Stange, and many more. Oskar probably never should have made Oskar Knight’s Moby Dick, but he did make They Came in Low. It’s Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story.
“Delightfully crafted, engagingly funny… Sandwiched somewhere between This Is Spinal Tap and Sunset Boulevard, this unique biopic is the story of one of the greatest Hollywood directors that you’ve never heard of — Oskar Knight.” - The Ryder Magazine and Film Series
“Genuinely funny… Portraying the gigantic legacy left behind by Fivelson’s filmmaking legend Oskar Knight, the picture shows not only a satirical view on near-enough a hundred years of film history, but also in its details and accuracy demonstrates a true love and respect for cinema.” - Filmotomy
“Beyond everything else, Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story is a love letter to Old Hollywood... Indeed, I think Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story could be destined to be a classic itself.” – A Shroud of Thoughts
“I thought it was a documentary going into it, and the funny thing is that it’s not a documentary… It was a documentary, but not… Incredibly well-done – it blew me away… You guys have gotta see this… Was very, totally original… I’ve never seen a film like this.” – Amanda Kazzy Cryer, KazzyReacts
Friday, September 4 @ 7:00 pm
BEACON OF FLESH by visiting filmmaker Biff Hartwell and actress Robin Pleasure
Beacon of Flesh is an all-original rock opera (shot on Super 8!) about a doomed transgender creature who becomes psychically entangled with the ghost of a medieval nun.
BEACON OF FLESH by visiting filmmaker Biff Hartwell and actress Robin Pleasure
Beacon of Flesh is an all-original rock opera (shot on Super 8!) about a doomed transgender creature who becomes psychically entangled with the ghost of a medieval nun.
Friday, September 4 @ 7:00 pm
in the Zeitgeist Lounge
DR. JIMBO WALSH's Annual Birthday Concert
featuring THE EARTHLINGS
Tuesday, October 6 @ 7:00 pm
SILENT LIGHT (the heavy metal band from L.A.) returns to Zeitgeist to present an original, metal score to FAUST (1926) by F.W. Murnau.
in the Zeitgeist Lounge
DR. JIMBO WALSH's Annual Birthday Concert
featuring THE EARTHLINGS
Tuesday, October 6 @ 7:00 pm
SILENT LIGHT (the heavy metal band from L.A.) returns to Zeitgeist to present an original, metal score to FAUST (1926) by F.W. Murnau.
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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