Upcoming Event
Floating Museum: Salty Dog Blues, Aug. 12
An award-winning film about Black and Puerto Rican members of the US Merchant Marine, presented on a barge anchored in the Chicago River.
Films by Camille Billops and James Hatch
The Margaret Burroughs Centennial Film Series, presented by South Side Projections and the DuSable Museum of African American History, continues with two acclaimed films by filmmaking duo Camille Billops and James Hatch, introduced by film scholar Jacqueline Stewart.
Parallax Views: Paranoia on Film
Parallax Views presents several experimental short films interfacing with an aesthetics of paranoia. Featuring films by Stan VanDerBeek, Deborah Stratman, Leighton Pierce, Stephanie Barber, John Smith, and Ernest J. Ramon (in person).
Sign ‘O’ the Times Is Canceled!
We're sad to report that we had to cancel our screening of the Prince concert film Sign 'O' the Times, which was originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 17. The DuSable Museum will be processing refunds for anyone who bought tickets through their box office. We're very sorry for the inconvenience.
IFAFF: “Black and Blue” with panel discussion
A screening of a 1987 film about police brutality against people of color in Philadelphia, followed by a panel discussion featuring member of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression.
The Black G.I. (1970) with Devorah Heitner and Bennie Webb
A screening of a 1970 episode of Black Journal devoted to the discrimination faced by Black American soldiers in Vietnam, followed by a conversation between author Devorah Heitner and Vietnam veteran Bennie Webb.