This weekend:
5TH AVENUE CINEMA PRESENTS
Drylongso
Dir. cauleen smith (1998); us; english; 86 min
Programmed by Sarah Schaeffer
Despite its initial success on the festival circuit upon release, this indie 90’s gem was never picked up by distributors and remained criminally underseen for decades. Shot on 16mm and lovingly restored in 2022, it is time for more attention to be given to Cauleen Smith’s debut film, one that deserves a high place in the Black indie film canon.
SHOWTIMES
FRIDAY
6:00 PM
8:30 PM
saturday
6:00 PM
8:30 PM
SUNDAY
3:00 PM
doors open 30 minutes before showtime
Winter 2025
Winter 2025
This Is the End on 35mm
Week 1: January 10 - 12
Dir. Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (2013); US; 107 min
Programmed by Clara Johnson
The Color of Pomegranates
Week 2: January 17 - 19
Dir. Sergei Parajanov (1969); Soviet Union; 78 min
Programmed by Sarah Schaeffer
Living in Oblivion
Week 3: January 24 - 26
Dir. Tom DiCillo (1995); US; 90 min
Programmed by Alyssa Glaze
Round Midnight
Week 4: January 31 - February 2
Dir. Bertrand Tavernier (1986); US & France; 133 min
Programmed by Isaac Odai
Downtown ‘81
Week 5: February 7 - 9
Dir. Edo Bertoglio (2000); US; 72 min
Programmed by Clara Johnson
Love & Basketball
Week 6: February 14 - 16
Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood (2000); US; 127 min
Programmed by Isaac Odai
Drylongso
Week 7: February 21 - 23
Dir. Cauleen Smith (1998); US; 86 min
Programmed by Sarah Schaeffer
The Blood of a Poet x Return to Reason
Week 8: February 28 - March 2
The Blood of a Poet dir. Jean Cocteau (1922); France; 50 min
Return to Reason dir. Man Ray (1932, 2024); France; 70 min
Programmed by Naomi Nguyen x Sarah Schaeffer
Synecdoche, New York on 35mm
Week 9: March 7 - 9
Dir. Charlie Kaufman (2008); US; 123 min
Programmed by Alyssa Glaze
Butterfly in the Sky
Week 10: March 14 - 16
Dir. Bradford Thomason & Brett Whitcomb (2022); US; 87 min
Programmed by Naomi Nguyen