Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman writes that, “the boundary-pushing genre of the horror film has always been a site for provocative explorations of race in American popular culture”. Unfortunately, the genre has mostly been dominated by white culture, depicting a very limited point of view of the way horror can be told. Over the last few decades, Black filmmakers have carved out space for themselves, telling stories that reflect their everyday lives and exploring new futures. This film series aims to show horror through the Black lens and the ways that Black horror has shifted and continues to mold in new ways.
As part of this series, we will be joined (virtually) by scholar, producer, and writer Tananarive Due in conversation with curator, artist, and community organizer Mahlet Cuff. A leading voice in Black speculative fiction for more than 20 years, Tananarive Due is an award-winning author who teaches Black Horror and Afrofuturism at UCLA, is an executive producer on Shudder’s groundbreaking documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror, and has won an American Book Award, an NAACP Image Award, and a British Fantasy Award.
Night of The Living Dead
Fri, Mar 4 / 7pm
Wed, Mar 9 / 9pm
Thu, Mar 17 / 7:30pm
Get Out
Fri, Mar 4 / 9:15pm
Thu, Mar 10 / 9:30pm
Sun, Mar 13 / 5:40pm
Def By Temptation
Sat, Mar 5 / 4:45pm
Sun, Mar 6 / 8pm
Fri, Mar 11 / 9:40pm
Sun, Mar 13 / 8pm
Candyman
Sat, Mar 5 / 9pm
Sat, Mar 12 / 1pm
Wed, Mar 16 / 9:40pm
Ganja & Hess
Sun, Mar 6 / 5:30pm
Thu, Mar 10 / 7pm
Sat, Mar 12 / 3:20pm
The People Under the Stairs
Sat, Mar 12 / 6pm
In Conversation with Tananarive Due
Thu, March 17 / 6pm
Blackenstein
Available to rent until March 31
Bugged!
Available to rent until March 31
Black Horror: Perspectives & Interventions is generously sponsored by IATSE 856 Manitoba.
