6621 ST. Claude ave. arabi, la 70032
(504) 352-1150 rene@zeitgeistnola.org
"Something for and against everybody"
Zeitgeist is a non-profit, art house cinema that was founded in New Orleans in November 1986.
In response to the growing number of hospitalizations in Louisiana from the Delta Variant,
masks are once again required to enter the Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.
We currently have 70 seats in our theatre and 40 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.
Zeitgeist is a non-profit, art house cinema that was founded in New Orleans in November 1986.
In response to the growing number of hospitalizations in Louisiana from the Delta Variant,
masks are once again required to enter the Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.
We currently have 70 seats in our theatre and 40 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.
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-\
Monday, October 18th:
in the Zeitgeist Theatre 7:00 pm - KILLIAN & THE COMEBACK KIDS Killian & the Comeback Kids is the story of a young mixed race musician forced to return to his rural hometown after an expensive college degree. A chance encounter with a childhood acquaintance gives the summer new direction. Together they throw together a rag-tag band of other struggling locals for one shot to play a music festival coming to their once prosperous steel town. Armed with only folk-rock, Killian and the band hope to unite the community - - if just for one night. A little musical at the cross roads of small town America and a burgeoning youth culture only just beginning to find its voice. 
7:00 pm nightly
KILLIAN & THE COMEBACK KIDS Killian & the Comeback Kids is the story of a young mixed race musician forced to return to his rural hometown after an expensive college degree. A chance encounter with a childhood acquaintance gives the summer new direction. Together they throw together a rag-tag band of other struggling locals for one shot to play a music festival coming to their once prosperous steel town. Armed with only folk-rock, Killian and the band hope to unite the community - - if just for one night. A little musical at the cross roads of small town America and a burgeoning youth culture only just beginning to find its voice. Please Note: Actor/Director/Songwriter Taylor A. Purdee will be here Friday for a Q & A & Saturday @ 6:00 pm for a mini-concert before the film along with songwriter/Producer Liam Higgins and musician Carly Jordan for a brief Q & A and concert. [TRAILER] 
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 celebrates it's 35th Anniversary
in November! We have exhibited countless films, concerts, performances and events in those long years. 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! 
Zeitgeist is ALL- AGES & SMOKE-FREE
Zeitgeist has received a "Performing Arts Exception" which means we can operate as an ALL-AGES venue and still serve alcohol. Children and minors may attend Zeitgeist films, concerts and events, but can not sit at or approach the bar. They may not also consume alcohol. To purchase and consume alcohol you must have a valid ID.
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ZEITGEIST'S VIRTUAL ARTHOUSE CINEMA
NOW SHOWING IN YOUR OWN HOME SUPPORTING ZEITGEIST Click in the Virtual Link to rent the film and stream it at your own schedule on your computer, tablet or other device. Your rental supports indie filmmakers, distributors and theaters...in this case Zeitgeist. Thanks!
HEARTWORN HIGHWAYS
Sometimes, a documentary maker is present at precisely the right moment to capture lightning in a bottle. It happened with essential punk doc The Decline of Western Civilization, it happened with Bob Dylan’s Don’t Look Back and Chet Baker’s Let’s Get Lost, and it happened with 1976’s Heartworn Highways. The iconic performance documentary saw filmmaker James Szalapski travel to Texas and Tennessee to capture the radical country artists reclaiming the genre via an appreciation for its heritage in folk and bluegrass and a rejection of the mainstream Nashville machine. Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Steve Young, David Allan Coe, Steve Earle and many others. [TRAILER] [VIRTUAL]
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C O M I N G S O O N !
All films are in the Zeitgeist Theatre.
Opening October 22
Friday, October 22 @ 7:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday, Octber 23 & 24 @ 9:00 pm
Monday through Thursday, October 25 through 28 @ 7:00 pm
13 FANBOY by Deborah Voorhees.
An obsessed fan stalks his favorite actors from the Friday the 13th films and beyond. As a child, Kelsie Voorhees witnesses the murder of her grandmother, Friday the 13th actress Deborah Voorhees, at the hands of a crazed fanboy. As an adult, she discovers her grandmother isn’t the only victim and the killer is still out there searching for his favorite Friday the 13th cast members and iconic scream queens to slaughter, mirroring his idol Jason Voorhees, as he still can't seem to separate the characters in the movies from their real-life personas. The cast includes a myriad of real life actors and actresses from the Friday the 13th films as well as iconic scream queens playing fictionalized versions of themselves including fan favorites Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, Jason X), Corey Feldman (Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, The Goonies, Stand By Me, The Lost Boys, Gremlins), Dee Wallace (The Howling, Cujo, Halloween (2007), Critters, ET) Tracie Savage (Friday the 13th: Part III), Ron Sloan (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning), Judie Aronson (Friday the 13th: Final Chapter), Jennifer Banko (Friday the 13th VII, Texas Chainsaw Massacre III), Vincente DiSanti (Jason Rising, Never Hike Alone), and MANY MORE! Sponsored by SCREAMFEST NOLA 2021 [TRAILER]
Friday, October 22 @ 7:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday, Octber 23 & 24 @ 9:00 pm
Monday through Thursday, October 25 through 28 @ 7:00 pm
13 FANBOY by Deborah Voorhees.
An obsessed fan stalks his favorite actors from the Friday the 13th films and beyond. As a child, Kelsie Voorhees witnesses the murder of her grandmother, Friday the 13th actress Deborah Voorhees, at the hands of a crazed fanboy. As an adult, she discovers her grandmother isn’t the only victim and the killer is still out there searching for his favorite Friday the 13th cast members and iconic scream queens to slaughter, mirroring his idol Jason Voorhees, as he still can't seem to separate the characters in the movies from their real-life personas. The cast includes a myriad of real life actors and actresses from the Friday the 13th films as well as iconic scream queens playing fictionalized versions of themselves including fan favorites Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, Jason X), Corey Feldman (Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, The Goonies, Stand By Me, The Lost Boys, Gremlins), Dee Wallace (The Howling, Cujo, Halloween (2007), Critters, ET) Tracie Savage (Friday the 13th: Part III), Ron Sloan (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning), Judie Aronson (Friday the 13th: Final Chapter), Jennifer Banko (Friday the 13th VII, Texas Chainsaw Massacre III), Vincente DiSanti (Jason Rising, Never Hike Alone), and MANY MORE! Sponsored by SCREAMFEST NOLA 2021 [TRAILER]
Friday, October 22 @ 8:00 pm
in the Zeitgeist Lounge
GOLD READING SERIES
presented by the Creative Writing Workshop @ UNO. Readings by Elizabeth Coffman-Mackey, Jackie H., C.A. Munn, and Kirsten Reneau. Live Music by Ashlee Beal. Free
in the Zeitgeist Lounge
GOLD READING SERIES
presented by the Creative Writing Workshop @ UNO. Readings by Elizabeth Coffman-Mackey, Jackie H., C.A. Munn, and Kirsten Reneau. Live Music by Ashlee Beal. Free
SCREAMFEST NEW ORLEANS 2021
returns to Zeitgeist October 22 through 24
https://screamfestla.com/NOLA
for advanced tickets
returns to Zeitgeist October 22 through 24
https://screamfestla.com/NOLA
for advanced tickets
Friday, October 22 @ 9:30 pm
DEMIGOD presented by filmmaker MILES DOLEAC
A macabre riff on the Cernunnos myth, Demigod tells the story of a woman (Rachel Nichols), who travels with her husband (Yohance Myles) to Germany’s Black Forest upon learning that her huntsman grandfather has died and left her all his worldly possessions. Upon arrival, a terrifying secret forces her to reckon with her family’s past and a mysterious ritual she thought was the stuff of fairy tales. This indie thriller was written and directed by Miles Doleac (The Hollow, Demons, Hallowed Ground, and who is now teaching Digital Filmmaking @ Loyola University) and also stars Miles Doleac, Lindsay Anne Williams, Elena Sanchez, and Jeremy London. It screens with the short film KOREATOWN GHOST STORY by Minsun Park starring Margaret Cho. A young wife offers a macabre ritual to pursue her dreams. [TRAILER]
DEMIGOD presented by filmmaker MILES DOLEAC
A macabre riff on the Cernunnos myth, Demigod tells the story of a woman (Rachel Nichols), who travels with her husband (Yohance Myles) to Germany’s Black Forest upon learning that her huntsman grandfather has died and left her all his worldly possessions. Upon arrival, a terrifying secret forces her to reckon with her family’s past and a mysterious ritual she thought was the stuff of fairy tales. This indie thriller was written and directed by Miles Doleac (The Hollow, Demons, Hallowed Ground, and who is now teaching Digital Filmmaking @ Loyola University) and also stars Miles Doleac, Lindsay Anne Williams, Elena Sanchez, and Jeremy London. It screens with the short film KOREATOWN GHOST STORY by Minsun Park starring Margaret Cho. A young wife offers a macabre ritual to pursue her dreams. [TRAILER]
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Saturday, October 23:
1:00p.m.
SHORTS BLOCK 1 - 89mins
Drip - 8:38, Hambre - 4:55; Mask of the Apparition - 20:00; Hunger - 15:00; User - 11:04; Dice - 12:55; Behind You - 9:45; Z.O.I. - 2:00; Smile-6:37
3:00 p.m.
SHORTS BLOCK 2 -93 mins
#NoFilter - 13:20; Great Is Our Sin-17:55; Hiya Janice - 7:11; Hold Your Breath - 6:58; The Lake - 5:48; One Night - 11:23; The Man In the Shadow - 6:30; Household Demons - 9:10; Hypnagogia -11:49
6:00 p.m.
MARLENE by Andreas Resch
This nightmarish film tells the story of a woman, Marlene, who moves to Berlin in order to begin a new life and soon meets her upstairs-neighbor Flo, a seemingly nice guy. After starting a job as a restorer, Marlene quickly forgets about Flo. She finds new friends while simultaneously being drawn back into her past. And it is almost too late when Marlene finally realizes how dangerous Flo really is - and she gets wrapped up inside a game of life and death. It screens with the short film LIPS AND TIPS. (TRT 1:45) [TRAILER]
1:00p.m.
SHORTS BLOCK 1 - 89mins
Drip - 8:38, Hambre - 4:55; Mask of the Apparition - 20:00; Hunger - 15:00; User - 11:04; Dice - 12:55; Behind You - 9:45; Z.O.I. - 2:00; Smile-6:37
3:00 p.m.
SHORTS BLOCK 2 -93 mins
#NoFilter - 13:20; Great Is Our Sin-17:55; Hiya Janice - 7:11; Hold Your Breath - 6:58; The Lake - 5:48; One Night - 11:23; The Man In the Shadow - 6:30; Household Demons - 9:10; Hypnagogia -11:49
6:00 p.m.
MARLENE by Andreas Resch
This nightmarish film tells the story of a woman, Marlene, who moves to Berlin in order to begin a new life and soon meets her upstairs-neighbor Flo, a seemingly nice guy. After starting a job as a restorer, Marlene quickly forgets about Flo. She finds new friends while simultaneously being drawn back into her past. And it is almost too late when Marlene finally realizes how dangerous Flo really is - and she gets wrapped up inside a game of life and death. It screens with the short film LIPS AND TIPS. (TRT 1:45) [TRAILER]
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Sunday, October 24:
3:00 p.m.
THE HISTORY OF METAL AND HORROR
A documentary that explores the history of heavy metal and horror, and how the two genres merged over time. Hosted by Michael Berryman and featuring Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Kirk Hammett, John Carpenter, Tom Savini, Dave Mustaine, Jonathan Davis, Corey Taylor, and many more. (1:41) [TRAILER]
5:00 p.m.
THE SILVER STREAM (1:39)
starring Ice Nine Kill’s Spencer Charnas and fellow band members stalked and hunted by a masked psychopath during their covid-19 livestream concert hosted by none other than Bill Moseley. [TRAILER]
7:00 p.m.
THE RETALIATORS (1:37)
An upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter's brutal murder. A high-octane original soundtrack and cameos from some of the biggest names in rock music set the tone as this horror-thriller reveals a game of revenge played using a new set of rules. Marc Menchaca (Ozark), Michael Lombardi (Rescue Me), and Joseph Gatt (Game of Thrones) star. Five Finger Death Punch, Tommy Lee, Papa Roach, The Hu, Ice Nine Kills, Escape The Fate, and more appear onscreen and on THE RETALIATORS Original Soundtrack. [TRAILER]
3:00 p.m.
THE HISTORY OF METAL AND HORROR
A documentary that explores the history of heavy metal and horror, and how the two genres merged over time. Hosted by Michael Berryman and featuring Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Kirk Hammett, John Carpenter, Tom Savini, Dave Mustaine, Jonathan Davis, Corey Taylor, and many more. (1:41) [TRAILER]
5:00 p.m.
THE SILVER STREAM (1:39)
starring Ice Nine Kill’s Spencer Charnas and fellow band members stalked and hunted by a masked psychopath during their covid-19 livestream concert hosted by none other than Bill Moseley. [TRAILER]
7:00 p.m.
THE RETALIATORS (1:37)
An upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter's brutal murder. A high-octane original soundtrack and cameos from some of the biggest names in rock music set the tone as this horror-thriller reveals a game of revenge played using a new set of rules. Marc Menchaca (Ozark), Michael Lombardi (Rescue Me), and Joseph Gatt (Game of Thrones) star. Five Finger Death Punch, Tommy Lee, Papa Roach, The Hu, Ice Nine Kills, Escape The Fate, and more appear onscreen and on THE RETALIATORS Original Soundtrack. [TRAILER]
Opening October 29:
THE RESCUE
Oscar winning directors of FREE SOLO Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin tell the against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand. THE RESCUE shines a light on the high-risk world of cave diving, the astounding courage and compassion of the rescuers, and the shared humanity of the international community that united to save the boys. [TRAILER]
THE RESCUE
Oscar winning directors of FREE SOLO Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin tell the against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand. THE RESCUE shines a light on the high-risk world of cave diving, the astounding courage and compassion of the rescuers, and the shared humanity of the international community that united to save the boys. [TRAILER]
Opening November 5:
BEANS from Indigenous Female Filmmaker Tracey Deer (MOHAWK GIRLS)
Twelve-year-old Beans is on the edge: torn between innocent childhood and delinquent adolescence; forced to grow up fast to become the tough Mohawk warrior she needs to be during the Indigenous uprising known as The Oka Crisis, which tore Quebec and Canada apart for 78 tense days in the summer of 1990. Winner of Crystal Bear at the Generation Section at Berlinale 2020; Winner of Best Motion Picture and John Dunning Best First Feature at the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television; Canada’s Top 10 films, TIFF Emerging Talent Award, and TIFF's Rising Star. Screens as part of our ongoing series CANADA IS BIGGER THAN THE U.S. [TRAILER]
BEANS from Indigenous Female Filmmaker Tracey Deer (MOHAWK GIRLS)
Twelve-year-old Beans is on the edge: torn between innocent childhood and delinquent adolescence; forced to grow up fast to become the tough Mohawk warrior she needs to be during the Indigenous uprising known as The Oka Crisis, which tore Quebec and Canada apart for 78 tense days in the summer of 1990. Winner of Crystal Bear at the Generation Section at Berlinale 2020; Winner of Best Motion Picture and John Dunning Best First Feature at the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television; Canada’s Top 10 films, TIFF Emerging Talent Award, and TIFF's Rising Star. Screens as part of our ongoing series CANADA IS BIGGER THAN THE U.S. [TRAILER]
Opening November 5:
LABYRINTH OF CINEMA
The final film by Nobuhiko Obayashi finds the late director returning to the subject of Japan’s history of warfare following the completion of his “War Trilogy,” which ended with Hanagatami. On the last night of its existence, a small movie theater in Onomichi—the seaside town of Obayashi’s youth where he shot nearly a dozen films—screens an all-night marathon of Japanese war films. When lightning strikes the theater, three young men are transported into the world onscreen where they experience the violent battles of several wars leading up to the bombing of Hiroshima. A breathless cinematic journey through Japan’s past, Labyrinth of Cinema finds Obayashi using every trick in his book to create an awe-inspiring, visually resplendent anti-war epic that urges us to consider cinema as a means to change history. [TRAILER]
LABYRINTH OF CINEMA
The final film by Nobuhiko Obayashi finds the late director returning to the subject of Japan’s history of warfare following the completion of his “War Trilogy,” which ended with Hanagatami. On the last night of its existence, a small movie theater in Onomichi—the seaside town of Obayashi’s youth where he shot nearly a dozen films—screens an all-night marathon of Japanese war films. When lightning strikes the theater, three young men are transported into the world onscreen where they experience the violent battles of several wars leading up to the bombing of Hiroshima. A breathless cinematic journey through Japan’s past, Labyrinth of Cinema finds Obayashi using every trick in his book to create an awe-inspiring, visually resplendent anti-war epic that urges us to consider cinema as a means to change history. [TRAILER]
advanced tickets for AFGHAN WOMAN or LIFE IS A ONE ACT PLAY
V I S U A L A R T E X H I B I T I O N S
JOSEPH BEUYS: POSTERS AND PRINTS
on permanent loan and exhibition in the
BEUYS + BEYOND Gallery
(which connects Zeitgeist Theatre and the Lounge)
Joseph Beuys (12 May 1921 – 23 January 1986) was a German Fluxus, happening and performance artist as well as a painter, sculptor, medallist, installation artist, graphic artist,art theorist and pedagogue. His extensive work is grounded in concepts of humanism, anthroposophy and the “zeitgeist”. It culminates in his "extended definition of art" and the idea of social sculpture as a gesamtkunstwerk, for which he claimed a creative, participatory role in shaping society and politics. His career was characterized by open public debates on a very wide range of subjects including political, environmental, social and long term cultural trends. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th century.
on permanent loan and exhibition in the
BEUYS + BEYOND Gallery
(which connects Zeitgeist Theatre and the Lounge)
Joseph Beuys (12 May 1921 – 23 January 1986) was a German Fluxus, happening and performance artist as well as a painter, sculptor, medallist, installation artist, graphic artist,art theorist and pedagogue. His extensive work is grounded in concepts of humanism, anthroposophy and the “zeitgeist”. It culminates in his "extended definition of art" and the idea of social sculpture as a gesamtkunstwerk, for which he claimed a creative, participatory role in shaping society and politics. His career was characterized by open public debates on a very wide range of subjects including political, environmental, social and long term cultural trends. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th century.
Z E I T G E I S T ' S O N G O I N G F I L M S E R I E S :
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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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 33rd anniversary this November.
Zeitgeist is a non-profit, artist run media arts center that celebrates its 33rd anniversary this November.
