Ashley Clark presents: Selections from The World of Black Film
Feb 27—Mar 3, 2026
- Part of
- BAM Film 2026
In this thematically and geographically expansive program, writer, curator, and former BAM Director of Film Programming Ashley Clark presents an eclectic selection of works featured in his new book, The World of Black Film: A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films (Laurence King Publishing), a thought-provoking survey of important and influential international Black movies. From Harlem to Rio de Janeiro, Kingston to Dakar, and far beyond, these singular and enthralling films explore the complementary, contrasting, and frequently interconnected experiences and histories of Black people around the globe.
Series programmer Ashley Clark will introduce the opening night screening of Daughters of the Dust and sign his new book, The World of Black Film.
Series programmer Ashley Clark will introduce the opening night screening of Daughters of the Dust and sign his new book, The World of Black Film.
Leadership support for
BAM’s strategic initiatives provided by:
Leadership support for
BAM Access Programs provided by
the Jerome L. Greene Foundation
Leadership support for
BAM programming provided by:
Leadership support for
BAM Film provided by
The Thompson Family Foundation
Major support for programs in
the Lepercq Cinema is provided by
The Lepercq Charitable Foundation
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FilmDaughters of the Dust
Fri, Feb 27, 2026
Daughters of the Dust
Fri, Feb 27, 2026In Julie Dash’s masterpiece, a multi-generational family in the Gullah community off South Carolina struggles to maintain their cultural heritage while contemplating a migration to the mainland. -
FilmSet It Off
Feb 28—Mar 2, 2026
Set It Off
Feb 28—Mar 2, 2026Four struggling women stick it to society by pulling a string of bank robberies in this female-powered heist thriller with a career-making performance by Queen Latifah. -
FilmBlack Girl + Borom Sarret
Feb 28—Mar 3, 2026
Black Girl + Borom Sarret
Feb 28—Mar 3, 2026Two early films by the Father of African cinema Ousmane Sembène, including a new restoration of his masterpiece about a Senegalese housemaid working for a white family in France. -
FilmThe Watermelon Woman
Feb 28—Mar 2, 2026
The Watermelon Woman
Feb 28—Mar 2, 2026Cheryl Dunye’s incisive, humorous critique of classic Hollywood follows a filmmaker who sets out to make a documentary on the Watermelon Woman, an Black actress in the 30s and 40s. -
FilmSambizanga
Feb 28—Mar 2, 2026
Sambizanga
Feb 28—Mar 2, 2026Trailblazing director Sarah Maldoror offers a bracing call to revolution in this work dramatizing Angola’s anti-colonialist struggle, highlighting women’s critical role in the fight for independence. -
FilmMalcolm X
Sun, Mar 1, 2026
Malcolm X
Sun, Mar 1, 2026The life story of the iconic leader is told through Spike Lee’s unique vision, moving elegantly between genres and time periods. -
FilmThe Harder They Come
Mar 1—3, 2026
The Harder They Come
Mar 1—3, 2026Perry Henzell’s epochal film follows a country boy in search of fame as he journeys through Jamaica as a laborer, recording artist, convict, ganja dealer, and outlaw folk hero. -
FilmBlack Orpheus
Mar 1—3, 2026
Black Orpheus
Mar 1—3, 2026Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus brings the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice 20th-century madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, with eye-popping photography and a ravishing, epochal soundtrack.
