Diana Ross in “Mahogany”.
Wow, she could have rocked this last week at the Met Gala, huh?
The new monthly summer series at IFC Center focuses on black cinema and the African-American community’s lasting impact on American culture, with Black Summer Nights. Each screening is selected by a different artist, with the artist introducing the film and discussing its influence on their own work.
May hosts Looking for Langston, the cult film about the Harlem Renaissance poet’s affairs
June is the Diana Ross classic, Mahogany
July screens the doc James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
August finishes out the summer with the classic comedy, Friday.
IFC Center, 323 Avenue of the Americas: Mondays, May 11, June 8, July 20, August 17, 8PM, $14.00. For more info, go here.
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