This weekend!
5th Avenue Cinema Presents
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5th Avenue Cinema Presents ...
Compensation
Dir. Zeinabu irene Davis (1999); US; English, ASL; 92 min; DCP
Programmed by Sarah
Friday, February 13 at 6 pm & 8:30 pm
Saturday, February 14 at 6 pm & 8:30 pm
Sunday, February 15 at 3 pm
Zeinabu irene Davis conjured something completely singular with Compensation, tying in dual narratives of Black American experiences decades apart. In its short runtime, Davis deftly provides windows into history ranging from the Great Migration to the AIDS epidemic. Brisk documentary-like footage gives way to two separate love stories that are rich and tenderly wrought, the former in the 1910’s, the latter a sort of spiritual reincarnation of the couple in the 1990’s.
Melding unique cinematic styles of old and new, Davis seamlessly creates an accessible film for both hearing and deaf audiences. As she has said herself, “in most cases, no words need be spoken in order to evoke compassion and solidarity.”
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Winter 2026 : Women with a Movie Camera
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Winter 2026 : Women with a Movie Camera ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆
Saving Face
Week 1: January 9, 10, 11
Dir. Alice Wu (2004); US; English, Mandarin, Shanghainese; 91 min; DCP
Programmed by Naomi
The People’s Joker on 35mm
Week 2: January 16, 17, 18
Dir. Vera Drew (2022); US; English; 92 min; 35mm
Programmed by Julie
I Have Electric Dreams
Week 3: January 23, 24, 25
Dir. Valentina Maurel (2022); Costa Rica; Spanish; 101 min; DCP
Programmed by Clara
We Grown Now
Week 4: January 30, 31, February 1
Dir. Minhal Baig (2023); US; English; 95 min; DCP
Programmed by Alyssa
I Am Not a Witch
Week 5: February 6, 7, 8
Dir. Rungano Nyoni (2017); UK, France, Germany, Zambia; English, Bemba, Chewa, Tonga; 93 min; DCP
Programmed by Clara
Compensation
Week 6: February 13, 14, 15
Dir. Zeinabu irene Davis (1999); US; English, ASL; 92 min; DCP
Programmed by Sarah
La Ciénaga
Week 7: February 20, 21, 22
Dir. Lucrecia Martel (2001); Argentina; Spanish; 101 min; DCP
Programmed by Alyssa
Seven Beauties
Week 8: February 27, 28, March 1
Dir. Lina Wertmüller (1975); Italy; Italian; 116 min; DCP
Programmed by Sarah
An Angel at My Table
Week 9: March 6, 7 ,8
Dir. Jane Campion (1990); New Zealand, Australia, UK; English; 158 min; DVD
Programmed by Naomi
Born in Flames
Week 10: March 13, 14, 15
Dir. Lizzie Borden (1983); US; English; 90 min; DCP
Programmed by Julie
Showtimes
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Showtimes 〰
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.