Zeitgeist CALENDAR
The Following events will be in our new theater & lounge @ 6621 St. Claude Ave (in Arabi):
Friday, September 20:
Films:
1:30 pm - HONEYLAND, Hatidze lives with her ailing mother in the mountains of Macedonia, making a living cultivating honey using ancient beekeeping traditions. When an unruly family moves in next door, what at first seems like a balm for her solitude becomes a source of tension as they, too, want to practice beekeeping, while disregarding her advice. The most awarded film out of this year's Sundance Film Festival, HONEYLAND is an epic, visually stunning portrait of the delicate balance between nature and humanity that has something sweet for everyone.
3:15 pm nightly (except Wednesday) - ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS, Set on Christmas Island, this visceral, highly cinematic work zooms in on two singular, intersecting aspects of its location: the massive migration of crabs across the land, and a high-security Australian detention center for asylum seekers, where a trauma therapist tries to bring compassion and understanding to lives trapped in a painful limbo. Screens world-wide as part of the UN International Day Of Peace.
5:15 pm daily (except Wednesday) - LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ‘70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; a passionate advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California Governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her singing voice was stilled by illness and forced her into retirement but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever.
7:00 pm nightly - TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, This multi-ward winning horror film from Mexico from Issa Lopez is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
8:45 pm nightly - ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, We are proud tome the “selected theatre” to host a theatrical run of the acclaimed cult Japanese zombie comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in the New Orleans area. Audience Award and Best Director at Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards worldwide. The most acclaimed zombie movie since Train To Busan.
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Saturday, September 21:
Films:
1:30 pm - HONEYLAND, Hatidze lives with her ailing mother in the mountains of Macedonia, making a living cultivating honey using ancient beekeeping traditions. When an unruly family moves in next door, what at first seems like a balm for her solitude becomes a source of tension as they, too, want to practice beekeeping, while disregarding her advice. The most awarded film out of this year's Sundance Film Festival, HONEYLAND is an epic, visually stunning portrait of the delicate balance between nature and humanity that has something sweet for everyone.
3:15 pm nightly (except Wednesday) - ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS, Set on Christmas Island, this visceral, highly cinematic work zooms in on two singular, intersecting aspects of its location: the massive migration of crabs across the land, and a high-security Australian detention center for asylum seekers, where a trauma therapist tries to bring compassion and understanding to lives trapped in a painful limbo. Screens world-wide as part of the UN International Day Of Peace.
5:15 pm daily (except Wednesday) - LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ‘70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; a passionate advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California Governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her singing voice was stilled by illness and forced her into retirement but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever.
7:00 pm nightly - TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, This multi-ward winning horror film from Mexico from Issa Lopez is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
8:45 pm nightly - ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, We are proud tome the “selected theatre” to host a theatrical run of the acclaimed cult Japanese zombie comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in the New Orleans area. Audience Award and Best Director at Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards worldwide. The most acclaimed zombie movie since Train To Busan.
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Sunday, September 22:
Films:
1:30 pm - HONEYLAND, Hatidze lives with her ailing mother in the mountains of Macedonia, making a living cultivating honey using ancient beekeeping traditions. When an unruly family moves in next door, what at first seems like a balm for her solitude becomes a source of tension as they, too, want to practice beekeeping, while disregarding her advice. The most awarded film out of this year's Sundance Film Festival, HONEYLAND is an epic, visually stunning portrait of the delicate balance between nature and humanity that has something sweet for everyone.
3:15 pm nightly (except Wednesday) - ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS, Set on Christmas Island, this visceral, highly cinematic work zooms in on two singular, intersecting aspects of its location: the massive migration of crabs across the land, and a high-security Australian detention center for asylum seekers, where a trauma therapist tries to bring compassion and understanding to lives trapped in a painful limbo. Screens world-wide as part of the UN International Day Of Peace.
5:15 pm daily (except Wednesday) - LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ‘70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; a passionate advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California Governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her singing voice was stilled by illness and forced her into retirement but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever.
7:00 pm nightly - TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, This multi-ward winning horror film from Mexico from Issa Lopez is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
8:45 pm nightly - ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, We are proud tome the “selected theatre” to host a theatrical run of the acclaimed cult Japanese zombie comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in the New Orleans area. Audience Award and Best Director at Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards worldwide. The most acclaimed zombie movie since Train To Busan.
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Monday, September 23:
FILM:
3:15 pm nightly (except Wednesday) - ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS, Set on Christmas Island, this visceral, highly cinematic work zooms in on two singular, intersecting aspects of its location: the massive migration of crabs across the land, and a high-security Australian detention center for asylum seekers, where a trauma therapist tries to bring compassion and understanding to lives trapped in a painful limbo. Screens world-wide as part of the UN International Day Of Peace.
5:15 pm daily (except Wednesday) - LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ‘70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; a passionate advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California Governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her singing voice was stilled by illness and forced her into retirement but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever.
7:00 pm nightly - TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, This multi-ward winning horror film from Mexico from Issa Lopez is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
8:45 pm nightly - ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, We are proud tome the “selected theatre” to host a theatrical run of the acclaimed cult Japanese zombie comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in the New Orleans area. Audience Award and Best Director at Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards worldwide. The most acclaimed zombie movie since Train To Busan.
MUSIC / PERFORMANCE:
7:00 pm - SHORT STORY CIRCLE. Free.
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Tuesday, September 24:
Films:
3:15 pm nightly (except Wednesday) - ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS, Set on Christmas Island, this visceral, highly cinematic work zooms in on two singular, intersecting aspects of its location: the massive migration of crabs across the land, and a high-security Australian detention center for asylum seekers, where a trauma therapist tries to bring compassion and understanding to lives trapped in a painful limbo. Screens world-wide as part of the UN International Day Of Peace.
5:15 pm daily (except Wednesday) - LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ‘70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; a passionate advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California Governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her singing voice was stilled by illness and forced her into retirement but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever.
7:00 pm nightly - TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, This multi-ward winning horror film from Mexico from Issa Lopez is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
8:45 pm nightly - ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, We are proud tome the “selected theatre” to host a theatrical run of the acclaimed cult Japanese zombie comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in the New Orleans area. Audience Award and Best Director at Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards worldwide. The most acclaimed zombie movie since Train To Busan.
MUSIC / PERFORMANCE:
7:00 pm - SHORT STREET BAND, pop rock duo. $10
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Wednesday, September 25:
Films:
3:15 pm nightly (except Wednesday) - ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS, Set on Christmas Island, this visceral, highly cinematic work zooms in on two singular, intersecting aspects of its location: the massive migration of crabs across the land, and a high-security Australian detention center for asylum seekers, where a trauma therapist tries to bring compassion and understanding to lives trapped in a painful limbo. Screens world-wide as part of the UN International Day Of Peace.
5:00 pm - ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH, Filmmakers travel to six continents and 20 countries to document the impact humans have made on the planet. Narrated by Alicia Vikander. Screens nation-wide today as part of Arthouse Appreciation Day.
7:00 pm nightly - TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, This multi-ward winning horror film from Mexico from Issa Lopez is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
8:45 pm nightly - ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, We are proud tome the “selected theatre” to host a theatrical run of the acclaimed cult Japanese zombie comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in the New Orleans area. Audience Award and Best Director at Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards worldwide. The most acclaimed zombie movie since Train To Busan.
MUSIC / PERFORMANCE / VISUAL ART:
@ 7:00 pm - BIG DUMMY (Jazz trio featuring Rob Wagner, Dave Sobel & Chris Senac). $10
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Thursday, September 26:
Films:
3:15 pm nightly (except Wednesday) - ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS, Set on Christmas Island, this visceral, highly cinematic work zooms in on two singular, intersecting aspects of its location: the massive migration of crabs across the land, and a high-security Australian detention center for asylum seekers, where a trauma therapist tries to bring compassion and understanding to lives trapped in a painful limbo. Screens world-wide as part of the UN International Day Of Peace.
5:15 pm daily (except Wednesday) - LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ‘70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; a passionate advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California Governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her singing voice was stilled by illness and forced her into retirement but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever.
7:00 pm nightly - TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, This multi-ward winning horror film from Mexico from Issa Lopez is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
8:45 pm nightly - ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, We are proud tome the “selected theatre” to host a theatrical run of the acclaimed cult Japanese zombie comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in the New Orleans area. Audience Award and Best Director at Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards worldwide. The most acclaimed zombie movie since Train To Busan.
MUSIC / PERFORMANCE / VISUAL ART:
no one scheduled
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COMING SOON:
Friday, September 27 @ 7:00 pm - EL DESENCANTO (THE DISENCHANTMENT), this legendary 1976 Spanish documentary heavily influenced by Grey Gardens, never released in the US, the fragmented story of the Paneros, a brilliant and tormented literary family whose eccentricities and taboo-smashing exhibitionismturned them into a phenomenon in Spain the year after Francisco Franco died. The film is a national classic. This special screening is presented by visiting author Aaron Shulman whose book The Age of Disenchantments: The Epic Story of Spain's Most Notorious Literary Family and the Long Shadow of the Spanish Civil War is just being published.
Friday, September 27 @ 9:00 pm - MANIFESTO IMPROV COMEDY. $7
Saturday, September 28 @ 7:00 pm - THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, the classic 1920 silent German Expressionist horror film by Robert Wiene screens with an original live score by THE INVINCIBLE CZARS (from Austin, TX). $15
Opens October 4:
THE HARVESTERS, South Africa, Free State region, isolated stronghold to the Afrikaans white ethnic minority culture. In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is different, secretive, emotionally frail. One day his mother, fiercely religious, brings home Pieter, a hardened street orphan she wants to save, and asks Janno to makes this stranger into his brother. The two boys start a fight for power, heritage and parental love. An official selection of Cannes Un Certain Regard, Etienne Kallos' debut feature film explores teenage angst and family dynamics set against a harsh yet stunning South African backdrop.
Opens October 4:
MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN, In the spirit of Room 237, MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN doesn't just unearth the largely untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's masterpiece, it takes a fascinating look at why Alien was so effective in a genre previously known for camp and silliness. With a treasure trove of never-before-seen materials from the archives of writer Dan O'Bannon and artist H.R. Giger, this one is a must for cinephiles.
Saturday, October 5 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Opening Reception - LIVING LIGHT: Photographs by Light of Bioluminescent Bacteria. This unique solo show from artist and scientist Hunter Cole features photographs of human figures (portraits; dancers; installations) illuminated by a glowing blue light created by bioluminescent bacteria. Cole creates liquid cultures of bacteria, then draws the bacteria into different shapes on Petri dishes using a paintbrush. Finally, she photographs the glowing petri dishes alongside her subjects to create modern works of provocative symbolism. On view in the Zeitgeist Lounge Oct 5 thru Nov 28.
Thurs., Oct., 10, 6 - 10 pm - GLOW: an Illuminated Living Art Experience
One night event. Get your photograph taken by artist / scientist Hunter Cole with living light Interact with people adorned in living light. Experience a theatre filled with living light See living drawings created with living bioluminescent bacteria. Free.
Opens October 11:
36 HOURS
Last spring we presented screenings of Adam Sekuler’s documentary TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS, which explored – with great frankness and bravery – end-of-life issues via the story of a married couple dealing with the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease. Now Sekuler returns with his most recent work, which serves as a poetic counterpoint to the earlier film insofar as it depicts the process – and challenging decisions involved in – giving birth. Angelle – the protagonist of 36 HOURS – rides the waves of emotion and physical pain without pharmaceutical intervention as she, along with her partner Nathan and her mother, try to follow a natural birth plan. As her contractions get heavier, though, Angelle gets caught in the undertow of time. Her birth is taking much longer than expected. Her preconceived notions of birth shattered, Angelle must make difficult decisions, bringing into focus the true work of motherhood and womanhood. Weaving together immersive vérité filmmaking and expressionistically-captured movement sequences, 36 HOURS is an intimate and visceral journey through one of our most universal experiences; the process of giving birth.
“Considering that Adam Sekuler’s 2017 documentary TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS so expertly broaches the topic of death, it’s no surprise that his follow-up documentary feature, 36 HOURS, takes a similarly exceptional approach to the subject of birth, specifically as it’s happening in real time to one woman. […] As in TOMORROW, Sekuler’s camera becomes a tool for empathy, illuminating the most fraught moments in life – the act of dying, previously, and here the giving of birth – oftentimes in highly graphic ways. The film concludes with the delivery in all its hemic glory, but unlike some other films that use the emergence of a baby from the womb to either shock or amuse, 36 HOURS revels in the process as the miracle it truly is.” –Kathleen Sachs, CINE-FILE
Opens October 11:
DESOLATION CENTER, the story of a series of ground-breaking early 80s music concerts in the desert outside Los Angeles that were the inspiration for modern day behemoths Coachella, Burning Man and Lollapalooza. The film weaves interviews and rare performance footage of Sonic Youth, Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Swans, Perry Farrell, Swans, Redd Kross, Savage Republic, Survival Research Laboratories, Einsturzende Neubauten and more.
Opens October 18:
FANTASTIC FUNGHI, a brilliant shift in consciousness film that takes the audience on a journey into the Fungi Kingdom, a wondrous, harmonious, interconnected world beneath our feet which serves as the ultimate life blueprint to improve our world above ground. Can plastic eating mushrooms save our planet?
Opens October 18:
MONOS, This Sundance World Cinema Jury Award Winner from Columbia is a thriller set on a faraway mountaintop where eight kids with guns are tasked with watching over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow. This debut feature by rising star Alejandro Landes has been hailed as a “Masterpiece” “on scale with Apocalypse Now”.
Saturday, October 19 @ 9:00 pm - OOGUM BOOGUM, legendary New Orleans blues group featuring George Felton (vocals & guitar), Chris Polacek (vocals & guitar), Donna Schlaudecker (vocals & bass) and Tom Woodin (djembe). $10
Opens October 25:
BURNING CANE, NOCCA alum Phillip Youmans’ Tribeca award-winning debut feature starring Wendell Pierce and Karen Kaia Livers, amongst the cane fields of rural Louisiana, an aging mother struggles between her religious convictions and the love of her son.
Opens October 25:
ALWAYS IN SEASON presented by visiting filmmaker Jackie Olive. Special Jury Award for Moral Urgency at Sundance this documentary explores the lingering impact of more than a century of lynching African Americans and connects this form of historic racial terrorism to racial violence today. The film centers on the case of Lennon Lacy, an African American teen who was found hanging from a swing set in Bladenboro, North Carolina, on August 29, 2014.
Saturday, October 26 @ 9:00 pm - MULTIMEDIA HALLOWEEN GRATEFUL DEAD DANCE PARTY featuring HALLELUJAH HAT RACK, New Orleans only full time tribute band to all things Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia & Bobby Weir. Wear your best Grateful Dead costumes and enjoy the music and light show. Cover Charge TBA.
Opens November 2:
GIFT, Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s beloved classic "The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World", GIFT is a richly cinematic verite-style film, interweaving character‐driven stories exploring real-life gift economies.
Monday, November 11 @ 7:00 pm - HOMEMADE, the Documentary follows a brave soldier Adam Sorensen and his partner Victoria, upon his return home from active duty. Over 6 years we see the emotional, physical and psychological impact on everyone, from PTSD, depression, pain, suicide and addiction. Panel Discussion to follow.
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6621 St. Claude Ave. Arabi, LA 70032 www.zeitgeistnola.org (504) 352-1150
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 31st anniversary this November.
Come join us!
Friday, September 20:
Films:
1:30 pm - HONEYLAND, Hatidze lives with her ailing mother in the mountains of Macedonia, making a living cultivating honey using ancient beekeeping traditions. When an unruly family moves in next door, what at first seems like a balm for her solitude becomes a source of tension as they, too, want to practice beekeeping, while disregarding her advice. The most awarded film out of this year's Sundance Film Festival, HONEYLAND is an epic, visually stunning portrait of the delicate balance between nature and humanity that has something sweet for everyone.
3:15 pm nightly (except Wednesday) - ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS, Set on Christmas Island, this visceral, highly cinematic work zooms in on two singular, intersecting aspects of its location: the massive migration of crabs across the land, and a high-security Australian detention center for asylum seekers, where a trauma therapist tries to bring compassion and understanding to lives trapped in a painful limbo. Screens world-wide as part of the UN International Day Of Peace.
5:15 pm daily (except Wednesday) - LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ‘70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; a passionate advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California Governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her singing voice was stilled by illness and forced her into retirement but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever.
7:00 pm nightly - TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, This multi-ward winning horror film from Mexico from Issa Lopez is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
8:45 pm nightly - ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, We are proud tome the “selected theatre” to host a theatrical run of the acclaimed cult Japanese zombie comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in the New Orleans area. Audience Award and Best Director at Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards worldwide. The most acclaimed zombie movie since Train To Busan.
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Saturday, September 21:
Films:
1:30 pm - HONEYLAND, Hatidze lives with her ailing mother in the mountains of Macedonia, making a living cultivating honey using ancient beekeeping traditions. When an unruly family moves in next door, what at first seems like a balm for her solitude becomes a source of tension as they, too, want to practice beekeeping, while disregarding her advice. The most awarded film out of this year's Sundance Film Festival, HONEYLAND is an epic, visually stunning portrait of the delicate balance between nature and humanity that has something sweet for everyone.
3:15 pm nightly (except Wednesday) - ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS, Set on Christmas Island, this visceral, highly cinematic work zooms in on two singular, intersecting aspects of its location: the massive migration of crabs across the land, and a high-security Australian detention center for asylum seekers, where a trauma therapist tries to bring compassion and understanding to lives trapped in a painful limbo. Screens world-wide as part of the UN International Day Of Peace.
5:15 pm daily (except Wednesday) - LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ‘70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; a passionate advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California Governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her singing voice was stilled by illness and forced her into retirement but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever.
7:00 pm nightly - TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, This multi-ward winning horror film from Mexico from Issa Lopez is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
8:45 pm nightly - ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, We are proud tome the “selected theatre” to host a theatrical run of the acclaimed cult Japanese zombie comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in the New Orleans area. Audience Award and Best Director at Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards worldwide. The most acclaimed zombie movie since Train To Busan.
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Sunday, September 22:
Films:
1:30 pm - HONEYLAND, Hatidze lives with her ailing mother in the mountains of Macedonia, making a living cultivating honey using ancient beekeeping traditions. When an unruly family moves in next door, what at first seems like a balm for her solitude becomes a source of tension as they, too, want to practice beekeeping, while disregarding her advice. The most awarded film out of this year's Sundance Film Festival, HONEYLAND is an epic, visually stunning portrait of the delicate balance between nature and humanity that has something sweet for everyone.
3:15 pm nightly (except Wednesday) - ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS, Set on Christmas Island, this visceral, highly cinematic work zooms in on two singular, intersecting aspects of its location: the massive migration of crabs across the land, and a high-security Australian detention center for asylum seekers, where a trauma therapist tries to bring compassion and understanding to lives trapped in a painful limbo. Screens world-wide as part of the UN International Day Of Peace.
5:15 pm daily (except Wednesday) - LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ‘70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; a passionate advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California Governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her singing voice was stilled by illness and forced her into retirement but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever.
7:00 pm nightly - TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, This multi-ward winning horror film from Mexico from Issa Lopez is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
8:45 pm nightly - ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, We are proud tome the “selected theatre” to host a theatrical run of the acclaimed cult Japanese zombie comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in the New Orleans area. Audience Award and Best Director at Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards worldwide. The most acclaimed zombie movie since Train To Busan.
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Monday, September 23:
FILM:
3:15 pm nightly (except Wednesday) - ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS, Set on Christmas Island, this visceral, highly cinematic work zooms in on two singular, intersecting aspects of its location: the massive migration of crabs across the land, and a high-security Australian detention center for asylum seekers, where a trauma therapist tries to bring compassion and understanding to lives trapped in a painful limbo. Screens world-wide as part of the UN International Day Of Peace.
5:15 pm daily (except Wednesday) - LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ‘70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; a passionate advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California Governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her singing voice was stilled by illness and forced her into retirement but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever.
7:00 pm nightly - TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, This multi-ward winning horror film from Mexico from Issa Lopez is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
8:45 pm nightly - ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, We are proud tome the “selected theatre” to host a theatrical run of the acclaimed cult Japanese zombie comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in the New Orleans area. Audience Award and Best Director at Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards worldwide. The most acclaimed zombie movie since Train To Busan.
MUSIC / PERFORMANCE:
7:00 pm - SHORT STORY CIRCLE. Free.
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Tuesday, September 24:
Films:
3:15 pm nightly (except Wednesday) - ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS, Set on Christmas Island, this visceral, highly cinematic work zooms in on two singular, intersecting aspects of its location: the massive migration of crabs across the land, and a high-security Australian detention center for asylum seekers, where a trauma therapist tries to bring compassion and understanding to lives trapped in a painful limbo. Screens world-wide as part of the UN International Day Of Peace.
5:15 pm daily (except Wednesday) - LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ‘70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; a passionate advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California Governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her singing voice was stilled by illness and forced her into retirement but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever.
7:00 pm nightly - TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, This multi-ward winning horror film from Mexico from Issa Lopez is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
8:45 pm nightly - ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, We are proud tome the “selected theatre” to host a theatrical run of the acclaimed cult Japanese zombie comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in the New Orleans area. Audience Award and Best Director at Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards worldwide. The most acclaimed zombie movie since Train To Busan.
MUSIC / PERFORMANCE:
7:00 pm - SHORT STREET BAND, pop rock duo. $10
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Wednesday, September 25:
Films:
3:15 pm nightly (except Wednesday) - ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS, Set on Christmas Island, this visceral, highly cinematic work zooms in on two singular, intersecting aspects of its location: the massive migration of crabs across the land, and a high-security Australian detention center for asylum seekers, where a trauma therapist tries to bring compassion and understanding to lives trapped in a painful limbo. Screens world-wide as part of the UN International Day Of Peace.
5:00 pm - ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH, Filmmakers travel to six continents and 20 countries to document the impact humans have made on the planet. Narrated by Alicia Vikander. Screens nation-wide today as part of Arthouse Appreciation Day.
7:00 pm nightly - TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, This multi-ward winning horror film from Mexico from Issa Lopez is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
8:45 pm nightly - ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, We are proud tome the “selected theatre” to host a theatrical run of the acclaimed cult Japanese zombie comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in the New Orleans area. Audience Award and Best Director at Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards worldwide. The most acclaimed zombie movie since Train To Busan.
MUSIC / PERFORMANCE / VISUAL ART:
@ 7:00 pm - BIG DUMMY (Jazz trio featuring Rob Wagner, Dave Sobel & Chris Senac). $10
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Thursday, September 26:
Films:
3:15 pm nightly (except Wednesday) - ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS, Set on Christmas Island, this visceral, highly cinematic work zooms in on two singular, intersecting aspects of its location: the massive migration of crabs across the land, and a high-security Australian detention center for asylum seekers, where a trauma therapist tries to bring compassion and understanding to lives trapped in a painful limbo. Screens world-wide as part of the UN International Day Of Peace.
5:15 pm daily (except Wednesday) - LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ‘70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; a passionate advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California Governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her singing voice was stilled by illness and forced her into retirement but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever.
7:00 pm nightly - TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, This multi-ward winning horror film from Mexico from Issa Lopez is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
8:45 pm nightly - ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, We are proud tome the “selected theatre” to host a theatrical run of the acclaimed cult Japanese zombie comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in the New Orleans area. Audience Award and Best Director at Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards worldwide. The most acclaimed zombie movie since Train To Busan.
MUSIC / PERFORMANCE / VISUAL ART:
no one scheduled
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COMING SOON:
Friday, September 27 @ 7:00 pm - EL DESENCANTO (THE DISENCHANTMENT), this legendary 1976 Spanish documentary heavily influenced by Grey Gardens, never released in the US, the fragmented story of the Paneros, a brilliant and tormented literary family whose eccentricities and taboo-smashing exhibitionismturned them into a phenomenon in Spain the year after Francisco Franco died. The film is a national classic. This special screening is presented by visiting author Aaron Shulman whose book The Age of Disenchantments: The Epic Story of Spain's Most Notorious Literary Family and the Long Shadow of the Spanish Civil War is just being published.
Friday, September 27 @ 9:00 pm - MANIFESTO IMPROV COMEDY. $7
Saturday, September 28 @ 7:00 pm - THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, the classic 1920 silent German Expressionist horror film by Robert Wiene screens with an original live score by THE INVINCIBLE CZARS (from Austin, TX). $15
Opens October 4:
THE HARVESTERS, South Africa, Free State region, isolated stronghold to the Afrikaans white ethnic minority culture. In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is different, secretive, emotionally frail. One day his mother, fiercely religious, brings home Pieter, a hardened street orphan she wants to save, and asks Janno to makes this stranger into his brother. The two boys start a fight for power, heritage and parental love. An official selection of Cannes Un Certain Regard, Etienne Kallos' debut feature film explores teenage angst and family dynamics set against a harsh yet stunning South African backdrop.
Opens October 4:
MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN, In the spirit of Room 237, MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN doesn't just unearth the largely untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's masterpiece, it takes a fascinating look at why Alien was so effective in a genre previously known for camp and silliness. With a treasure trove of never-before-seen materials from the archives of writer Dan O'Bannon and artist H.R. Giger, this one is a must for cinephiles.
Saturday, October 5 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Opening Reception - LIVING LIGHT: Photographs by Light of Bioluminescent Bacteria. This unique solo show from artist and scientist Hunter Cole features photographs of human figures (portraits; dancers; installations) illuminated by a glowing blue light created by bioluminescent bacteria. Cole creates liquid cultures of bacteria, then draws the bacteria into different shapes on Petri dishes using a paintbrush. Finally, she photographs the glowing petri dishes alongside her subjects to create modern works of provocative symbolism. On view in the Zeitgeist Lounge Oct 5 thru Nov 28.
Thurs., Oct., 10, 6 - 10 pm - GLOW: an Illuminated Living Art Experience
One night event. Get your photograph taken by artist / scientist Hunter Cole with living light Interact with people adorned in living light. Experience a theatre filled with living light See living drawings created with living bioluminescent bacteria. Free.
Opens October 11:
36 HOURS
Last spring we presented screenings of Adam Sekuler’s documentary TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS, which explored – with great frankness and bravery – end-of-life issues via the story of a married couple dealing with the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease. Now Sekuler returns with his most recent work, which serves as a poetic counterpoint to the earlier film insofar as it depicts the process – and challenging decisions involved in – giving birth. Angelle – the protagonist of 36 HOURS – rides the waves of emotion and physical pain without pharmaceutical intervention as she, along with her partner Nathan and her mother, try to follow a natural birth plan. As her contractions get heavier, though, Angelle gets caught in the undertow of time. Her birth is taking much longer than expected. Her preconceived notions of birth shattered, Angelle must make difficult decisions, bringing into focus the true work of motherhood and womanhood. Weaving together immersive vérité filmmaking and expressionistically-captured movement sequences, 36 HOURS is an intimate and visceral journey through one of our most universal experiences; the process of giving birth.
“Considering that Adam Sekuler’s 2017 documentary TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS so expertly broaches the topic of death, it’s no surprise that his follow-up documentary feature, 36 HOURS, takes a similarly exceptional approach to the subject of birth, specifically as it’s happening in real time to one woman. […] As in TOMORROW, Sekuler’s camera becomes a tool for empathy, illuminating the most fraught moments in life – the act of dying, previously, and here the giving of birth – oftentimes in highly graphic ways. The film concludes with the delivery in all its hemic glory, but unlike some other films that use the emergence of a baby from the womb to either shock or amuse, 36 HOURS revels in the process as the miracle it truly is.” –Kathleen Sachs, CINE-FILE
Opens October 11:
DESOLATION CENTER, the story of a series of ground-breaking early 80s music concerts in the desert outside Los Angeles that were the inspiration for modern day behemoths Coachella, Burning Man and Lollapalooza. The film weaves interviews and rare performance footage of Sonic Youth, Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Swans, Perry Farrell, Swans, Redd Kross, Savage Republic, Survival Research Laboratories, Einsturzende Neubauten and more.
Opens October 18:
FANTASTIC FUNGHI, a brilliant shift in consciousness film that takes the audience on a journey into the Fungi Kingdom, a wondrous, harmonious, interconnected world beneath our feet which serves as the ultimate life blueprint to improve our world above ground. Can plastic eating mushrooms save our planet?
Opens October 18:
MONOS, This Sundance World Cinema Jury Award Winner from Columbia is a thriller set on a faraway mountaintop where eight kids with guns are tasked with watching over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow. This debut feature by rising star Alejandro Landes has been hailed as a “Masterpiece” “on scale with Apocalypse Now”.
Saturday, October 19 @ 9:00 pm - OOGUM BOOGUM, legendary New Orleans blues group featuring George Felton (vocals & guitar), Chris Polacek (vocals & guitar), Donna Schlaudecker (vocals & bass) and Tom Woodin (djembe). $10
Opens October 25:
BURNING CANE, NOCCA alum Phillip Youmans’ Tribeca award-winning debut feature starring Wendell Pierce and Karen Kaia Livers, amongst the cane fields of rural Louisiana, an aging mother struggles between her religious convictions and the love of her son.
Opens October 25:
ALWAYS IN SEASON presented by visiting filmmaker Jackie Olive. Special Jury Award for Moral Urgency at Sundance this documentary explores the lingering impact of more than a century of lynching African Americans and connects this form of historic racial terrorism to racial violence today. The film centers on the case of Lennon Lacy, an African American teen who was found hanging from a swing set in Bladenboro, North Carolina, on August 29, 2014.
Saturday, October 26 @ 9:00 pm - MULTIMEDIA HALLOWEEN GRATEFUL DEAD DANCE PARTY featuring HALLELUJAH HAT RACK, New Orleans only full time tribute band to all things Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia & Bobby Weir. Wear your best Grateful Dead costumes and enjoy the music and light show. Cover Charge TBA.
Opens November 2:
GIFT, Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s beloved classic "The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World", GIFT is a richly cinematic verite-style film, interweaving character‐driven stories exploring real-life gift economies.
Monday, November 11 @ 7:00 pm - HOMEMADE, the Documentary follows a brave soldier Adam Sorensen and his partner Victoria, upon his return home from active duty. Over 6 years we see the emotional, physical and psychological impact on everyone, from PTSD, depression, pain, suicide and addiction. Panel Discussion to follow.
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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 31st anniversary this November.
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