BAM is proud to screen Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, one of the most anticipated movies of 2018. But the path for Ryan Coogler’s film was laid by an undersung cadre of black screen heroes and heroines who challenged establishment power structures by way of their very existence.
This month, we celebrate this alternate history of black superheroes in anticipation of the release of Black Panther (opens Feb 16) with a series that spotlights a thrilling range of comic-book avengers, Afrofuturistic pioneers, and blaxploitation icons. Fight the Power: Black Superheroes on Film compiles 28 films that are as socially and politically subversive as they are downright fun. And join us for the free Black Comix Expo, a full day of workshops and showcases for a range of ages and interests!
FULL LIST OF FILMS:
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Before Black Panther there was…an entire alternative cinematic history of black screen heroes who challenged establishment power structures through their sheer existence. From blaxploitation icons to supernatural avengers to anti-colonial outlaws, this series spotlights industry-defying images of black heroism and empowerment in films that are as socially and politically subversive as they are downright fun.
Date: | Film | Info |
Feb 2 | Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song | Event Passed |
Feb 2 | Abar: The First Black Superman | Event Passed |
Feb 3 | Foxy Brown | Event Passed |
Feb 3 | Cleopatra Jones | Event Passed |
Feb 4 | Shaft | Event Passed |
Feb 4 | Buck and the Preacher | Event Passed |
Feb 5 | Space is the Place | Event Passed |
Feb 5 | The Spook Who Sat By the Door | Event Passed |
Feb 6 | Black Dynamite | Event Passed |
Feb 6 | Spawn | Event Passed |
Feb 7 | Night of the Living Dead | Event Passed |
Feb 7 | Candyman | Event Passed |
Feb 9 | Blade + Blade II | Event Passed |
Feb 11 | Kirikou and the Sorceress | Event Passed |
Feb 11 | Men in Black | Event Passed |
Feb 11 | The Future of the Black Screen Superhero + discussion | Event Passed |
Feb 11 | The Meteor Man | Event Passed |
Feb 12 | The Harder They Come | Event Passed |
Feb 12 | Besouro | Event Passed |
Feb 13 | Caribbean Film Series: Brown Girl Begins + S0.CI3.TY | Event Passed |
Feb 13 | Queen of the Damned | Event Passed |
Feb 16 | Brother From Another Planet | Event Passed |
Feb 16 | Sleight | Event Passed |
Feb 17 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Event Passed |
Feb 17 | Catwoman | Event Passed |
Feb 17 | Yeelen | Event Passed |
Feb 18 | Strange Days | Event Passed |
Feb 18 | Attack the Block | Event Passed |