Event Archive

NOLF Planning Meeting & NEO NED Film Screening

A would-be racist named Ned is locked up in a mental institution because he thinks he murdered an African-American woman. During his stay, he becomes involved with a beautiful African-American patient who believes she is the reincarnation of Hitler. They escape the institution together, but life on the outside proves to be tougher than they ever imagined.

COMIX READING NIGHT 2

Join us for the second Comix Reading Night to see cartoonists and comic book artists read their work aloud while video is projected on the big screen!  Featuring Caesar Meadows, John Slade, Kelly Stiles w/ April Gilmore, and Otto Splotch.  FREE Admission!  Please note that some of the material contains adult content.

The Green Screen – DEFEND THE GULF

Please join THE GREEN SCREEN for a selection of short environmental films co-presented by the Gulf Restoration Network.  Admission is FREE and open to the public.  Doors open at 6:30pm, film starts at 7:00pm.  Complementary Sailor Jerry “Stormy” Cocktails and food from Elizabeth’s Restaurant! FEATURED FILMS: Gulf Tides 11: Deepwater Deliberations by Gulf Restoration Network, The Green Screen – DEFEND THE GULF

CON ARTIST

Please join us for a special film screening of CON ARTIST by Michael Sladek From the beginning, Mark Kostabi openly pronounced his raison d’être as an artist: to take all the cash and all the glory. A superstar during the frantic glory of the 1980s New York art world, Kostabi has unapologetically signed and sold CON ARTIST

The Green Screen – Waste Land

Please join us for a Free film screening of WASTE LAND by Lucy Walker Filmed over nearly three years, Waste Land follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world’s largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. The Green Screen – Waste Land

SKIN

Please join us for a free Screening of SKIN by Anthony Fabian SKIN is one of the most moving stories to emerge from apartheid South Africa: Sandra Laing is a black child born in the 1950s to white Afrikaners, unaware of their black ancestry. Her parents are rural shopkeepers serving the local black community, who SKIN

PINKY

Please join the New Orleans Loving Festival for a special screening of PINKY, by Elia Kazan Pinky (Jeanne Crain), a black woman who works as a nurse in Boston, finds she is able to “pass for white.” Afraid her true heritage will be discovered, she leaves her white fiancé (William Lundigan) and returns home to PINKY

THE GREEN SCREEN – HANDMADE NATION

Please join us at THE GREEN SCREEN for an encore screening of HANDMADE NATION Starting in 2006, Handmade Nation director Faythe Levine traveled to 15 cities, logged over 19,000 miles and interviewed more than 80 individuals who are part of a tightly knit crafting community which exists both online through websites, blogs and online stores THE GREEN SCREEN – HANDMADE NATION