FILM SERIES

Martine Syms’ Influences

 
 
Sep 9—Sep 15, 2022
 
   
 
 
 
 
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The acclaimed Los Angeles-based artist Martine Syms, who has had solo exhibitions at MoMA, ICA London, and Art Institute of Chicago, gathers together an eclectic group of films that influenced her debut feature, The African Desperate, opening at BAM on September 16. From indie classics to hidden gems by major directors, and avant-garde pieces by contemporary visual artists, this exciting lineup—and its often radical exploration of youth culture—points to the singular nature of her debut film.


 
PAST EVENTS
Girl6
Film
Girl 6
 

The 1996 Spike Lee joint about an aspiring NYC actress-turned-phone-sex-operator.

Fri, Sep 9, 2022
 
 
Working Girls
Film
Working Girls
 

Lizzie Borden’s immersive look at the rituals of society’s most stigmatized profession.

Fri, Sep 9, 2022
 
 
Paprika
Film
Paprika
 

A machine that records psychiatric patients’ dreams is stolen in this animé thriller.

Sat, Sep 10, 2022
 
 
Happy Together
Film
Happy Together + We hold where study
 

Wong Kar Wai’s restored, emotionally raw feature is paired with a short by Wu Tsang.

Sun, Sep 11, 2022
 
 
Go
Film
Go
 

Sarah Polley co-stars in this druggy, fast-paced crime comedy from the director of Swingers.

Sun, Sep 11, 2022
 
 
Belly
Film
Belly
 

Nas and DMX star in music video auteur Hype Williams’ millennial Alizé-and-dancehall swirl.

Sun, Sep 11, 2022
 
 
Party Monster
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Party Monster
 

A true crime story starring Macaulay Culkin as "Club Kid" and convicted killer Michael Alig.

Mon, Sep 12, 2022
 
 
Os Mutantes
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Os Mutantes
 

A 1998 drama about exploited street children in Lisbon with a mostly non-professional cast.

Mon, Sep 12, 2022
 
 
Hail the New Puritan
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Hail the New Puritan + deader than dead
 

A 1987 portrait of choreographer Michael Clark screens with a 2020 short by Ligia Lewis.

Wed, Sep 14, 2022
 
 
Eves Bayou
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Eve’s Bayou
 

Kasi Lemmons’ Southern Gothic stew of sex, lies, and voodoo.

Thu, Sep 15, 2022
 
 
The African Desperate
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The African Desperate
 

A bold debut feature satirizing an MFA grad's psychotropic 24 hours in the white art world.

Sep 16—Sep 29, 2022