BEGOTTEN 1989
Begotten is the creation myth brought to life, the story of no less than the violent death of God and the (re)birth of nature on a barren earth.
Wednesday, October 4
Director: E. Elias Merhige
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Starring: Brian Salzberg, Donna Dempsey, Stephen Charles Barry.
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Runtime: 72min.
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GANJA & HESS 1973
Flirting with the conventions of blaxploitation and horror, Bill Gunn’s revolutionary independent film Ganja & Hess is a highly stylized and utterly original treatise on sex, religion, and African American identity. Duane Jones (Night of the Living Dead) stars as anthropologist Hess Green, who is stabbed with an ancient ceremonial dagger by his unstable assistant (director Bill Gunn), bestowing upon him the blessing of immortality... and the curse of an unquenchable thirst for blood. When the assistant’s beautiful and outspoken wife Ganja (Marlene Clark) comes searching for her missing husband, she and Hess form an unexpected partnership. Together, they explore just how much power blood holds.
Thursday, October 5
Director: Bill Gunn
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Starring: Duane Jones, Marlene Clark
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Runtime: 72min.
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