February 6 – 19, 2009
THE FILM SOCIETY AT LINCOLN CENTER
Discover the legacy of this little known corner of American cinema with a friend. Get a free ticket at the Walter Reade Theater box office with the purchase of a ticket online (Visa/MasterCard, $1.25) or at the box office (cash only transactions).
Series Pass ($40 public/$30 Film Society members) admits one person to five titles in the series. Available only at the Walter Reade Theater box office (cash only transactions); may not be combined with any other ticket offer. Individual screening tickets subject to availability.
Buy tickets here.
Birthright
Oscar Micheaux, USA, 1939; 75m
screening with
Happy Though Married
Joseph Burstyn, USA, 1935; 18m
Sat Feb 7: 6pm
Sun Feb 8
The Blood of Jesus
Spencer Williams, USA, 1941; 65m
NEW 35MM PRINT
Fri Feb 6: 7*
*Film scholar Jacqueline Stewart on stage to introduce and answer questions
Sun Feb 8: 8:15pm
Body and Soul
Oscar Micheaux, USA, 1925; 86m
Sat Feb 7: 8*
*Live accompaniment by pianist Donald Sosin and bass singer Kevin Maynor.
Admission:
$15 public
$12 member, student, senior & child
Cabin in the Sky
Vincente Minnelli, USA, 1943; 98m
Mon Feb 16: 7:10
Wed Feb 18: 4
Dirtie Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
Spencer Williams, USA, 1946; 65m
screening with
By-Line Newsreels 1
USA, 1953-6; 14m
Sun Feb 8: 3:20
Wed Feb 11: 1
Eleven P.M.
Richard Maurice, USA, 1928; 56m
16mm print
Sun Feb 15: 3:15pm*
*Live piano accompaniment by Donald Sosin.
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The Exile
Oscar Micheaux and Leonard Harper, USA, 1931; 93m
16mm print
Sat Feb 14: 8:45pm
The Flying Ace
Richard Norman, USA, 1926; 65m
Wed Feb 18: 6:30pm*
*Live piano accompaniment by Donald Sosin. Special guest: Richard Norman III, grandson of the director.
The Girl from Chicago
Oscar Micheaux, USA, 1932; 70m
Sun Feb 15: 8:15
Thu Feb 19: 4:15
The Girl in Room 20
Spencer Williams, USA, 1946; 63m
screening with
Yamekraw
Murray Roth, USA/Canada, 1930; 11m
Tue Feb 10: 8:30
Wed Feb 11: 2:45
Go Down Death
Spencer Williams, USA, 1944; 56m
screening with
The Bull-Dogger
Richard Norman, USA, 1921; 40m
Sat Feb 14: 4:45
Tue Feb 17: 1:30
God’s Step Children
Oscar Micheaux, USA, 1938;
16mm print
Fri Feb 6: 9:30
Tue Feb 10: 4
Hallelujah!
King Vidor, USA, 1929; 106m
Thu Feb 19: 2 & 8:30
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
Brad Osborne, USA, 2007; 59m
screening with
Black and Tan
Dudley Murphy, USA, 1929; 19m
Sun Feb 15: 1:30
Mon Feb 16: 3:40
Juke Joint
Spencer Williams, USA, 1947; 60m
screening with
Boogie-Woogie Blues
William Alexander, USA, 1948; 10m
16mm print
Mon Feb 16: 2 & 5:30
Miracle in Harlem
Jack Kemp, USA, 1948; 71m
screening with
By-Line Newsreels 2
USA, 1953-6; 12m
Wed Feb 11: 4:20 & 8:15
Moon Over Harlem
Edgar G. Ulmer, USA, 1939; 69m
Sun Feb 8: 6:45
Tue Feb 10: 2:30
Murder in Harlem, aka Lem Hawkins’ Confession
Oscar Micheaux, USA, 1935; 98m
Sat Feb 14: 6:45
Tue Feb 17: 3:30
The Scar of Shame
Frank Peregini, USA, 1927; 85m
Wed Feb 11: 6:15*
*Live piano accompaniment by Donald Sosin.
Souls of Sin
Powell Lindsay, USA, 1949; 65m
screening with
Harlem Hot Shots
William Alexander, USA, 1946; 8m
Sun Feb 8: 5
Sun Feb 15: 6:30
Swing!
Oscar Micheaux, USA, 1938; 70m 16mm print
Sat Feb 14: 2:30
The Symbol of the Unconquered
Oscar Micheaux, USA, 1920; 65m
Sat Feb 14: 1*
*Live musical accompaniment by Carolyn Swartz
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Ten Nights in a Barroom
Roy Calnek, USA, 1926; 80m
Sun Feb 15: 4:45
Underworld
Oscar Micheaux, USA, 1937; 95m 16mm print
Wed Feb 18: 2 & 8
Veiled Aristocrats
Oscar Micheaux, USA, 1932; 48m
screening with
Ten Minutes to Live
Oscar Micheaux, USA, 1932; 58m 16mm print
Tue Feb 10: 6:15
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Within Our Gates
Oscar Micheaux, USA, 1920; 78m
Thu Feb 19: 6:15*
*Live piano accompaniment by Donald Sosin.
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