Black Mother

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This weekend!

5th Avenue Cinema Presents

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5th Avenue Cinema Presents ...

Black Mother

Dir. Khalik Allah (2018); US; English; 77 min

A poem of Jamaica and its people.

Black Mother unfolds with the cadence of verse, dense and incantatory, guiding the viewer through Jamaica’s history and present. With a rhythm that is both chaotic and precise, director Khalik Allah sets images against voices that only sometimes align, so what we hear and what we see remain in deliberate flux. Street portraits, home movies, fragments of landscape, a pregnancy divided into trimesters; all fragments that carry memory, religion, pride, and grief.

Programmed by Naomi

 

Friday, November 7 at 6:00 PM & 8:30 PM
Saturday, November 8 at 6:00 PM & 8:30 PM
Sunday, November 9 at 3:00 PM

Fall 2025 : 10 Films, 10 Countries

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Fall 2025 : 10 Films, 10 Countries 𓇢𓆸

Spacked Out

Week 1: October 3, 4, 5

Dir. Lawrence Ah Mon (2000); Hong Kong; Cantonese; 93 min

Programmed by Alyssa

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The Sealed Soil & Chess of the Wind

Week 2: October 10, 11, 12

Dir. Marva Nabili (1977); Iran; Farsi; 90 min

Dir. Mohammad Reza Aslani (1976); Iran; Farsi; 102 min

Programmed by Sarah

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A Question of Silence

Week 3: October 17, 18, 19

Dir. Marleen Gorris (1982); Netherlands; Dutch, English; 92 min

Programmed by Alyssa

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Arrebato on 35mm

Week 4: October 24, 25, 26

Dir. Iván Zulueta (1979); Spain; Spanish; 105 min

Programmed by Clara

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Knife+Heart on 35mm

Week 5: October 31, November 1, 2

Dir. Yann Gonzalez (2018); France, Mexico, Switzerland; French; 102 min

Programmed by Julie

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Black Mother

Week 6: November 7, 8, 9

Dir. Khalik Allah (2018); US; English; 77 min

Programmed by Naomi

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The Double Life of Véronique

Week 7: November 14, 15, 16

Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski (1991); France, Poland, Norway; French, Polish; 98 min

Programmed by Sarah

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Landscape Film, Roberto Burle Marx

Week 8: November 21, 22, 23

Dir. João Vargas Penna (2018); Brazil, Germany, UK; Portuguese; 74 min

Programmed by Littman & White Galleries

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Trust on 35mm

Week 9: November 29, 30

Dir. Hal Hartley (1990); US, UK; English; 107 min

Programmed by Clara

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Perfumed Nightmare on 16mm

Week 10: December 5, 6, 7

Dir. Kidlat Tahimik (1977); Philippines; English, Tagalog, French, German; 94 min

Programmed by Naomi

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We are so excited to welcome everyone back into the cinema this fall!

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Showtimes

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Please note that these are our standard showtimes unless stated otherwise. Our doors open 30 minutes prior to each screening and close 10 minutes after each screening begins.