Viewing Reserved Film Series

2327 Main Street,Columbia SC 29201

18 August, 2021

Description

The Luminal's exciting new film series presented outdoors at Curiosity Coffee Bar The Luminal Theater is teaming up with Curiosity Coffee Bar to present a brand new series of Black films that will spark your imagination and curiosity about the world. VIEWING RESERVED August 4 - BadddDD SONIA SANCHEZ August 18 - BLACK THEATER: THE MAKING OF A MOVEMENT Sept. 1- THROUGH A LENS DARKLY Viewing Reserved will be presented bi-weekly in the parking lot adjacent to the entrance of Curiosity. Seating begins at 7:30pm, the films begin at sundown (approximately 8:15/8:30 PM), and in between make sure to grab some drinks and eats at the bar and join us for pre- and post-screening discussions! August 4 BadddDD SONIA SANCHEZ Directed by Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater and Sabrina Schmidt Gordon Witness the life, work and mesmerizing performances of renowned poet and activist Sonia Sanchez who describes herself as "a woman with razor blades between my teeth." This portrait of the artist reveals her significance in the 1960s Black Arts Movement, often considered the artistic arm of the Black Power Movement, where she raised her voice in the name of Black culture, civil rights, women's liberation, and world peace and how she continues to do so in the present day. -- 91 min. August 18 BLACK THEATER: THE MAKING OF A MOVEMENT Directed by Woodie King Jr A document of the birth of a new theatre out of the Civil Rights activism of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. It is a veritable video encyclopedia of the leading figures, institutions and events of a movement that transformed the American stage. -- 114 min. September 1 THROUGH A LENS DARKLY Directed by Thomas Allen Harris The first documentary to explore the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations, and social emergence of African Americans from slavery to the present, Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People probes the recesses of American history through images that have been suppressed, forgotten, and lost. -- 92 min. promotional image from THROUGH A LENS DARKLY Due to a lack of continuous spaces for everyday Black people to experience the work of Black independent filmmakers, The Luminal Theater provides ongoing, fully-curated access to exhibitions of diverse cinema and media of the Black/African diaspora. Our screenings doubly allow the artists to present their work within our unique brand of shared audience experiences that embody and emphasize local flavors, while infused with a bold Brooklyn direction.