Film
Chameleon Street
Thu, Aug 27, 2015
- 7PM
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RUN TIME: 94min
FORMAT: DCP
GENERAL ADMISSION: $14
MEMBERS: $7 (free for Level 4 and above)
SENIORS/STUDENTS/VETERANS: $10 (Students 29 and under with a valid ID, Mon—Thu)
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August 2015
Thursday August 27, 2015
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Part of
BAMcinématek 2015
series Indie 80s
Directed by Wendell B. Harris, Jr. | 1989
"One of the ten best films of the decade."
—L.A. Weekly
This stylistically audacious black comedy won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and has been called “one of the most provocative and adventurous American movies” (Time Out London) of its era. Deploying a grab bag of Godardian narrative tricks, Harris relays the outlandish (and true) exploits of Douglas Street (played by the director), an African-American con artist who successfully impersonated a Time magazine reporter, a Yale student, and a surgeon.
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Indie 80s trailer
Get a taste of the vast scope of independent cinema showcased in BAMcinématek’s Indie 80s series, including breakthrough works by Spike Lee, David Lynch, Jim Jarmusch, and more.
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