Events @ ARRAY

ARRAY Releasing’s FOR OUR CHILDREN
2024-05-08 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ARRAY Creative Campus, 180 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026, United States
Join ARRAY Releasing for a special FREE screening of our newest film, FOR OUR CHILDREN, in celebration of its upcoming March 10 debut on Netflix. A pre-screening reception will accompany this moving documentary on ARRAY’s Creative Campus in Historic Filipinotown.
EVENT SCHEDULE
6:00 PM | Doors Open For Guest Check-in
7:00 PM | FOR OUR CHILDREN Screening Begins
8:30 PM | Cinema Chat with Director Débora Souza Silva

ARRAY + ORIGIN Filmmaker Screening and Q&A
2024-06-22 17:00 - 21:00 | ARRAY Creative Campus, 180 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026, United States
Join ARRAY for a special FREE screening of ORIGIN, in celebration of its debut on Hulu. A pre-screening reception will accompany the film on ARRAY’s Creative Campus in Historic Filipinotown, and will be followed by an exclusive Q&A with director and ARRAY founder, Ava DuVernay. If you can’t join us in person, check back here for a livestream of the Q&A!
EVENT SCHEDULE
3:30PM PT | Doors Open For Guest Check-in & Reception
5:00PM PT | ORIGIN Screening Begins
7:30PM PT | Post-screening Q&A Begins

ORIGIN X HULU WATCH PARTY: LIVESTREAM Q&A
2024-06-22 19:30 - 21:00 | ARRAY Creative Campus, 180 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026, United States
Join ARRAY for an exclusive FREE virtual Q&A with ORIGIN director and ARRAY founder, Ava DuVernay, as we celebrate the film’s debut on Hulu.
EVENT SCHEDULE
7:30 PM | Virtual Q&A with director Ava DuVernay Begins

Scene on Screen: Director Commentary with Patricia Cardoso | REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES (2002)
2024-08-03 14:00 - 17:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Inspired by director commentaries that have been included on DVDs of the past, ARRAY’s “Scene on Screen” series sits filmmakers in front of a live audience, remote control in hand with the option to press pause at key scenes from one of their signature films.
Kicking off our series, we’re proud to welcome award-winning filmmaker Patricia Cardoso as she guides audiences through key scenes of her feature, REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES (2002) and shares insight about craft and her storytelling approach.
This FREE program isn’t your typical ARRAY screening. To gain the most of your experience, ticket holders should watch the film at home BEFORE you arrive. Our featured filmmaker will be starting and stopping the film throughout to highlight special moments.
EVENT SCHEDULE
12:30 PM| Check-in & Reception
2:00 PM | REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES (1h, 33m)
5:00 PM | Event Ends
MPA Rating:
PG-13 | For sex & nudity, profanity, violence
DCP provided courtesy of the Academy Archives.

ARRAY Maestro: A Tribute to Filmmaker Bill Duke | A RAGE IN HARLEM (1991)
2024-08-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Trailblazing filmmaker Bill Duke receives a special film salute at ARRAY with a day-long marathon screening of work from his directorial canon. Our program kicks-off with Mr. Duke’s feature film debut, A RAGE IN HARLEM(1990).
The film follows Robin Givens’ “Imabelle” as she flees her boyfriend and heads to New York City with his stolen money in tow, all while being followed by his gang and falling in love with an undertaker. Played by screen legend Forest Whitaker.
EVENT SCHEDULE
12:00 PM| Guest Check-in for A RAGE IN HARLEM
1:00 PM | Feature film presentation (Run time: 1h, 55m)
3:00 PM | Screening Ends
Screenings of HOODLUM and DEEP COVER are also included in the day’s program. Please note that each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.
MPAA Rating:
R | For language, violence, sensuality, drugs, alcohol, smoking

ARRAY Maestro: A Tribute to Filmmaker Bill Duke | HOODLUM (1997)
2024-08-17 15:00 - 19:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Trailblazing filmmaker Bill Duke receives a special film salute at ARRAY with a day-long marathon screening of work from his directorial canon.
A welcome addition to the classic gangster-style genre, HOODLUM, follows Bumpy Johnson, played by Laurence Fishburne in one of many Bill Duke collaborations, as he returns to his criminal ways after a stint in jail in a 1930’s Harlem. As his friends and girlfriend try to get him on a path back to the straight and narrow, a rival gangster threatens to upend everything Bumpy has built.
This screening is accompanied by a not-to-miss, post-screening fireside chat between Mr. Bill Duke and ARRAY founder and filmmaker Ava DuVernay.
EVENT SCHEDULE
3:00 PM| Guest Check-in for HOODLUM
4:00 PM | Feature film presentation (Run time: 2h, 10m)
6:15 PM | Screening Ends
6:30 PM | Fireside Chat with Bill Duke moderated by Ava DuVernay (45mins)
Screenings of A RAGE IN HARLEM and DEEP COVER are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings. Guests checked in for the HOODLUM and DEEP COVER screenings are invited to attend the Fireside Chat.
MPAA Rating:
R | For language, violence, sex & nudity, drugs, alcohol, smoking

ARRAY MAESTRO: A TRIBUTE TO BILL DUKE | LIVESTREAM FIRESIDE CHAT
2024-08-17 18:30 - 19:30 | ARRAY Creative Campus, 180 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026, United States
Check back here on Saturday, August 17 at 6:30 PM for an exclusive FREE virtual fireside chat with trailblazing director Bill Duke and ARRAY founder and filmmaker, Ava DuVernay.
EVENT SCHEDULE
6:30 PM | Virtual fireside chat with director Bill Duke and Ava DuVernay

ARRAY Maestro: A Tribute to Filmmaker Bill Duke | DEEP COVER (1992)
2024-08-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Trailblazing filmmaker Bill Duke receives a special film salute at ARRAY with a day-long marathon screening of work from his directorial canon.
In their first screen collaboration, the modern noir, DEEP COVER follows Laurence Fishburne’s, Russell Stevens Jr., as he is recruited by the Los Angeles DEA to go undercover to infiltrate and bring down a drug cartel.
This screening is accompanied by a not-to-miss, pre-screening fireside chat between Mr. Bill Duke and ARRAY founder and filmmaker Ava DuVernay.
EVENT SCHEDULE
5:30 PM| Guest Check-in for DEEP COVER
6:30 PM | Fireside Chat with Bill Duke moderated by Ava DuVernay (45mins)
7:30 PM | Feature film presentation (Run Time: 1h, 47m)
9:30 PM | Screening Ends
Screenings of A RAGE IN HARLEM and HOODLUM are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings. Guests checked in for the HOODLUM and DEEP COVER screenings are invited to attend the Fireside Chat.
MPAA Rating:
R | For language, violence, sex & nudity, drugs, alcohol, smoking

Scene on Screen: Director Commentary with Ed Zwick | GLORY (1989)
2024-09-14 14:00 - 17:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Inspired by DVD director commentaries, ARRAY’s “Scene on Screen” series sits filmmakers in front of live audiences as they guide audiences through key scenes from one of their signature films.
We’re thrilled to welcome acclaimed filmmaker Ed Zwick who will discuss key scenes of the epic historical drama, GLORY (1989) and share insight about craft and his storytelling approach.
About the Film:
Denzel Washington received Academy Award and Golden Globe wins for Best Supporting Actor for his iconic performance in GLORY. This film chronicles the true story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African-American regiments to serve the Union Army during the American Civil War, as they fight injustices from both outside and within their own company.
This FREE program isn’t your typical ARRAY screening. To gain the most of your experience, ticket holders should watch the film at home BEFORE you arrive. Our featured filmmaker will be starting and stopping the film throughout to highlight special moments.
EVENT SCHEDULE
12:30 PM| Check-in & Reception
2:00 PM | Event: GLORY (2h, 2m)
5:00 PM | Event Ends
MPAA Rating:
R | For violence & gore, profanity, frightening/intense scenes, alcohol, drugs, smoking

Liberated Lit: Film Adaptations for Banned Books Week | THE OUTSIDERS (1983)
2024-09-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Do something for Banned Books Week and join ARRAY at our Liberated Lit screening series. This day-long screening series celebrates the work of authors whose banned or contested literature has been adapted for the screen. We’re kicking off our day with the film adaptation of the S.E. Hinton novel, THE OUTSIDERS starring Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise and Matt Dillon. The story follows a working class teen gang in rural Oklahoma as they navigate the ups and downs of a rivalry with the town’s more affluent gang.
Learn more about the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week initiative at www.ala.org/bbooks.
EVENT SCHEDULE
11:00 AM| Guest Check-in Begins for THE OUTSIDERS
12:00 PM | Feature film presentation begins (Run Time: 1h, 30m)
1:30 PM | Screening Ends
1:45 PM | Conversation with President of the American Library Association and local independent bookstore owners
Screenings of BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN and MALCOLM X are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings. Guests registered for this screening will have access to the Liberated Lit conversation featuring Cindy Hohl, President of the American Library Association and local independent bookstore owners Nikki High and Chris Capizzi about the importance of access to books of all kinds and creating communities where books and reading are embraced. Moderated by Tammy Garnes, VP of Education and Understanding, ARRAY.

MPA Rating:
PG | For language, violence, sex & nudity, drugs, alcohol, smoking
About the Author
Words from S.E. Hinton: “I read constantly, and occasionally take a class at the university not for credit— it’s more fun when you don’t have to take the tests!”
Susan Eloise Hinton was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has always enjoyed reading but wasn’t satisfied with the literature that was being written for young adults, which influenced her to write novels like The Outsiders. That book, her first novel written while in high school, was published in 1967 by Viking.
Once published, The Outsiders gave her a lot of publicity and fame, and also a lot of pressure. S.E. Hinton was becoming known as “The Voice of the Youth” among other titles. This kind of pressure and publicity resulted in a three year long writer’s block. Her boyfriend (and now, her husband), who had gotten sick of her being depressed all the time, eventually broke this block. He made her write two pages a day if she wanted to go anywhere. This eventually led to That Was Then, This Is Now, published in 1971. Other notable novels written by Ms. Hinton includes Rumble Fish and Tex. (Source: Official Site)

Liberated Lit: Film Adaptations for Banned Book Week
2024-09-28 13:00 - 21:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join ARRAY for a FREE, one-day screening event as we celebrate three acclaimed film adaptations of banned books in culmination of Banned Book Week.
THE OUTSIDERS (1983)
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
MALCOLM X (1992)
Directed by Spike Lee
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005)
Directed by Ang Lee
Check back here in September to reserve your FREE ticket!

ARRAY'S LIBERATED LIT | LIVESTREAM DISCUSSION ABOUT BOOKS AND CENSORSHIP
2024-09-28 13:45 - 14:30 | ARRAY Creative Campus, 180 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026, United States
Check back here on Saturday, September 28 at 1:45 PM PST for an exclusive FREE livestream conversation featuring Cindy Hohl, President of the American Library Association, local independent bookstore owners Nikki High and Chris Capizzi, and Los Angeles Public Librarian, Chris Taylor, about the importance of access to books of all kinds and creating communities where books and reading are embraced. Moderated by Tammy Garnes, VP of Education and Understanding, ARRAY.
EVENT SCHEDULE
1:45 PM PST | Conversation with President of the American Library Association and local independent bookstore owners.
Ticket holders checked-in for THE OUTSIDERS and BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN will be invited to attend this conversation.

Liberated Lit: Film Adaptations for Banned Books Week | BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005)
2024-09-28 14:30 - 17:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Do something for Banned Books Week and join ARRAY at our Liberated Lit screening series. This day-long screening series celebrates the work of authors whose banned or contested literature has been adapted for the screen. Originally published in The New Yorker as a short story written by Annie Proulx, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, chronicles the romance of two cowboys who fall in love against the backdrop of the American West and stars Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Learn more about the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week initiative at www.ala.org/bbooks.
EVENT SCHEDULE
1:30 PM| Guest Check-in Begins for BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
1:45 PM | Conversation with President of the American Library Association and local independent bookstore owners
2:30 PM | Feature film presentation begins (Run Time: 2h, 14m)
4:45 PM | Screening Ends
Screenings of THE OUTSIDERS and MALCOLM X are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings. Guests checked-in for this screening will have access to the Liberated Lit conversation featuring Cindy Hohl, President of the American Library Association and local independent bookstore owners Nikki High and Chris Capizzi about the importance of access to books of all kinds and creating communities where books and reading are embraced. Moderated by Tammy Garnes, VP of Education and Understanding, ARRAY.
MPAA Rating:
R | For language, violence, sex & nudity, drugs, alcohol, smoking
About the Author
Words from Annie Proulx: “It is my feeling that a story is not finished until it is read, and that the reader finishes it through his or her life experience, prejudices, worldview and thoughts.”
Annie Proulx was born in Connecticut in 1935 and attended Colby College and the University of Vermont. She graduated cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Vermont in 1969, earning a bachelor’s degree in History. After graduation, Proulx continued her studies, completing a master’s degree and beginning a doctorate at Concordia University. As a graduate student, she published a number of fiction stories in Seventeen. Proulx left academia before completing her doctorate, turning instead to nonfiction writing. Proulx’s first published books were practical manuals on how to grow fruits and vegetables, make cider, and build fences. During this time, Proulx also founded, wrote, and edited The Vershire Behind The Times, a local newspaper for her small town in Vermont.
In 1988, Proulx made her literary debut with her first short story collection, Heart Songs and Other Stories, which explores the lives of rural, small town America, a topic she frequently returns to. Proulx quickly followed up her short story collection with her debut novel, Postcards. In 1992, Postcards won the 13th Annual PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, making Proulx the first woman to receive the prestigious award. One year later, Proulx’s second novel, The Shipping News, earned the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and The Irish Times International Fiction Prize. With her short story collections, Close Range: Wyoming Stories; Bad Dirt:Wyoming Stories 2; and Fine Just the Way It Is: Wyoming Stories 3, Proulx has dedicated herself to presenting readers with a powerful, introspective glimpse at life in the rural west. In 1997, Proulx’s short story, “Brokeback Mountain,” centered around two cowboys who develop a secret, powerful, life-long bond, was published in The New Yorker, earning her a National Magazine Award and the first of two O. Henry Awards. In 2005, “Brokeback Mountain” was adapted into an Academy Award winning film that Rolling Stone named one of the top 10 films of the decade.
In 2011, Proulx published her memoir, Birdcloud: A Memoir of Place, which provided readers with an astonishing window to Proulx’s remarkable connection with the American west. Best known for her evocative fiction about rural America, Proulx’s writing has an impressive lyricism and wit that captivates readers of all ages. Proulx has received honorary doctorate degrees from Concordia University and the Universities of Maine, Toronto, Vermont, and Montreal. (Source: National Book Foundation)

Liberated Lit: Film Adaptations for Banned Books Week | MALCOLM X (1992)
2024-09-28 17:30 - 22:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Do something for Banned Books Week and join ARRAY at our Liberated Lit screening series. This day-long screening series celebrates the work of authors whose banned or contested literature has been adapted for the screen. Based on the book, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” the film chronicles the life of the civil rights activist from his youth to his assassination in 1965 and stars Denzel Washington.
EVENT SCHEDULE
4:30 PM| Guest Check-in Begins for MALCOLM X
5:30 PM | Feature film presentation begins (Run Time: 3h, 22m)
9:00 PM | Screening Ends
Screenings of THE OUTSIDERS and BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.
MPA Rating:
R | For language, violence, sex & nudity, drugs, alcohol, smoking

About The Author

Words from Malcolm X: “I have often reflected upon the new vistas that reading opened to me. I knew right there, in prison, that reading had changed forever the course of my life.”
Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother was the national recording secretary for the Marcus Garvey Movement which commanded millions of followers in the 1920s and 30s. His father was a Baptist minister and chapter president of The Universal Negro Improvement Association who appealed to President Hoover that Marcus Garvey was wrongfully arrested. Earl’s civil rights activism prompted death threats from the white supremacist organization Black Legion, forcing the family to relocate twice before Malcolm’s fourth birthday.
Regardless of the Little’s efforts to elude the Legion, in 1929 their Lansing, Michigan home was burned to the ground. Two years later, Earl’s body was found lying across the town’s trolley tracks.
Police ruled both incidents as accidents, but the Little’s were certain that members of the Black Legion were responsible. Louise suffered emotional breakdown several years after the death of her husband and was committed to a mental institution. Her children were split up amongst various foster homes and orphanages.
Eventually Malcolm and his buddy, Malcolm “Shorty” Jarvis, moved back to Boston. In 1946 they were arrested and convicted on burglary charges, and Malcolm was sentenced to 10 years in prison. (He was paroled after serving seven years.) Recalling his days in school, he used the time to further his education. It was during this period of self-enlightenment that Malcolm’s brother Reginald would visit and discuss his recent conversion to the Muslim religion. Reginald belonged to the religious organization the Nation of Islam (NOI).
Intrigued, Malcolm began to study the teachings of NOI leader Elijah Muhammad. Muhammad taught that white society actively worked to keep African-Americans from empowering themselves and achieving political, economic and social success. Among other goals, the NOI fought for a state of their own, separate from one inhabited by white people. By the time he was paroled in 1952, Malcolm was a devoted follower with the new surname “X.” (He considered “Little” a slave name and chose the “X” to signify his lost tribal name.)
Intelligent and articulate, Malcolm was appointed as a minister and national spokesman for the Nation of Islam. Elijah Muhammad also charged him with establishing new mosques in cities such as Detroit, Michigan and Harlem, New York. Malcolm utilized newspaper columns, as well as radio and television to communicate the NOI’s message across the United States. His charisma, drive and conviction attracted an astounding number of new members. Malcolm was largely credited with increasing membership in the NOI from 500 in 1952 to 30,000 in 1963.
The crowds and controversy surrounding Malcolm made him a media magnet. He was featured in a week-long television special with Mike Wallace in 1959, called “The Hate That Hate Produced.” The program explored the fundamentals of the NOI, and tracked Malcolm’s emergence as one of its most important leaders. After the special, Malcolm was faced with the uncomfortable reality that his fame had eclipsed that of his mentor Elijah Muhammad. Racial tensions ran increasingly high during the early 1960s. In addition to the media, Malcolm’s vivid personality had captured the government’s attention. As membership in the NOI continued to grow, FBI agents infiltrated the organization (one even acted as Malcolm’s bodyguard) and secretly placed bugs, wiretaps, cameras and other surveillance equipment to monitor the group’s activities.
Malcolm’s faith was dealt a crushing blow at the height of the civil rights movement in 1963. He learned that his mentor and leader, Elijah Muhammad, was secretly having relations with as many as six women within the Nation of Islam organization. As if that were not enough, Malcolm found out that some of these relationships had resulted in children.
Since joining the NOI, Malcolm had strictly adhered to the teachings of Muhammad – which included remaining celibate until his marriage to Betty Shabazz in 1958. Malcolm refused Muhammad’s request to help cover up the affairs and subsequent children. He was deeply hurt by the deception of Muhammad, whom he had considered a living prophet. Malcolm also felt guilty about the masses he had led to join the NOI, which he now felt was a fraudulent organization built on too many lies to ignore.
Shortly after his shocking discovery, Malcolm received criticism for a comment he made regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. “[Kennedy] never foresaw that the chickens would come home to roost so soon,” said Malcolm. After the statement, Elijah Muhammad “silenced” Malcolm for 90 days. Malcolm, however, suspected he was silenced for another reason. In March 1964 Malcolm terminated his relationship with the NOI. Unable to look past Muhammad’s deception, Malcolm decided to found his own religious organization, the Muslim Mosque, Inc.
That same year, Malcolm went on a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The trip proved life altering. For the first time, Malcolm shared his thoughts and beliefs with different cultures, and found the response to be overwhelmingly positive. When he returned, Malcolm said he had met “blonde-haired, blued-eyed men I could call my brothers.” He returned to the United States with a new outlook on integration and a new hope for the future. This time when Malcolm spoke, instead of just preaching to African-Americans, he had a message for all races.
After Malcolm resigned his position in the Nation of Islam and renounced Elijah Muhammad, relations between the two had become increasingly volatile. FBI informants working undercover in the NOI warned officials that Malcolm had been marked for assassination. (One undercover officer had even been ordered to help plant a bomb in Malcolm’s car).
After repeated attempts on his life, Malcolm rarely traveled anywhere without bodyguards. On February 14, 1965 the home where Malcolm, Betty and their four daughters lived in East Elmhurst, New York was firebombed. Luckily, the family escaped physical injury.
One week later, however, Malcolm’s enemies were successful in their ruthless attempt. At a speaking engagement in the Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965 three gunmen rushed Malcolm onstage. They shot him 15 times at close range. The 39-year-old was pronounced dead on arrival at New York’s Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.
Fifteen hundred people attended Malcolm’s funeral in Harlem on February 27, 1965 at the Faith Temple Church of God in Christ (now Child’s Memorial Temple Church of God in Christ). After the ceremony, friends took the shovels away from the waiting gravediggers and buried Malcolm themselves.
Later that year, Betty gave birth to their twin daughters. Malcolm’s assassins, Talmadge Hayer, Norman 3X Butler and Thomas 15X Johnson were convicted of first-degree murder in March 1966. The three men were all members of the Nation of Islam. (Source: Official Website)

Reel Retro: Spotlight on Silent Cinema
2024-09-29 13:00 - 16:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Silent Movie Day at ARRAY presents a double-feature showcase of artists and activists, Paul Robeson and Josephine Baker in their feature film debuts. Trailblazers for Black actors of their time and actors who would follow decades after, we’ll show the moment where they first stepped on-screen with BODY AND SOUL (1925) and SIREN OF THE TROPICS (1927).
Directed by the groundbreaking Oscar Micheaux, BODY AND SOUL introduces the world to Paul Robeson as a prisoner on the run seeking refuge in a Georgia town.
Set in the West Indies, the French silent film, SIREN OF THE TROPICS, features the dynamic dancer and actress, Josephine Baker, as she falls in love with a French man engaged to be married.
EVENT SCHEDULE
12:00 PM| Doors Open for Guest Check-in
1:00 PM | Feature film presentation of BODY AND SOUL (Run Time: 1h, 5m)
2:15 PM | Intermission
2:30 PM | Feature film presentation of SIREN OF THE TROPICS (Run Time: 1h, 26m)
Please note: Tickets for this film screening grants you entry to both films.

ARRAY's Watch & Vote Movie Night
2024-10-26 18:00 - 22:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Get vote ready with ARRAY! We’re turning our vibrant Creative Campus into an official voting site while also hosting a triple feature showing of films directed by ARRAY founder + award-winning filmmaker, Ava DuVernay! Experience acclaimed films SELMA, 13TH and ORIGIN, screening simultaneously on three screens located in ARRAY’s crown jewel Amanda Cinema, living-room style Cinema Lounge, and under the stars in Queen’s Court.
This one-night cinema experience will also feature onsite voting booths hosted by L.A. County Registrar-Recorder’s LA Vote initiative, inviting all communities to celebrate cinema and civic engagement in the Historic Filipino area of Los Angeles. Curated to ignite and inspire our democratic voices, this is a special opportunity to connect, watch impactful films, and make your voice count.
Vote at ARRAY! Get a scoop of Ava DuVernay’s Lights, Caramel, Action! ice cream with Ben & Jerry’s, grab a gooey grilled cheese from Richeeze Food Truck, vibe with music from DJ Demi, then settle in for a super special evening film experience.
EVENT SCHEDULE
6:00 PM| Guest check-in begins + voting center opens
7:00 PM | ORIGIN feature presentation begins in Amanda Cinema (Runtime: 2h, 21m)
7:00 PM | 13TH feature presentation begins in Bow Truss Cinema Lounge (Runtime: 1h, 40m)
7:00 PM | SELMA feature presentation begins in Queen’s Court (Runtime: 2h, 8m)
9:00 PM | Onsite voting center closes
Please note: Ticketed guests who are residents of L.A. County will have the opportunity to vote onsite or drop their ballot at our onsite flex vote center anytime during the film screenings. If you are unsure if you are registered to vote in L.A. County, you may check your status at LAvote.gov
Ticketed guests will have the choice to watch SELMA, 13TH, or ORIGIN. Seating for each film is first come, first seated.
About LA Vote:
LA County Registrar-Recorder’s Flex and Mobile Voting Program serves as an extension of a traditional Vote Center, providing the same experiences, but with one major difference – taking voting to the voters. This community-based program relies on partners throughout the county to facilitate and serve as a voting location for a single day in the voting period. Providing unique voting opportunities to voters who may need it the most.
About the Films:
SELMA (2014) | A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
13TH (2016) | In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom.
ORIGIN (2023) | Inspired by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson’s New York Times best-seller “Caste,” ORIGIN explores the mystery of history, the wonders of romance and a fight for the future of us all.

REAL ESTATE & RECOVERY: HOUSING HELP FOR URBAN FIRE SURVIVORS
2025-01-25 11:00 - 13:00 | ARRAY Creative Campus, 180 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026, United States
REAL ESTATE + RECOVERY INFORMATIONAL SESSION
Click the video above to watch a recording of the ARRAY Real Estate + Recovery Informational session that took place at ARRAY on Saturday, January 25.
If you’ve recently lost your home to urban fires, we understand the overwhelming challenges you’re facing. You’re not alone, and we want to help guide you through this difficult time.
Join us for ARRAY’s Real Estate & Recovery, a free, supportive informational session designed to assist you in navigating the complexities of recovery.
In this real estate focused session, you’ll hear from experts who can help demystify the process of working with insurance companies, including how to handle claims and ensure you’re properly compensated for your loss. You’ll also learn about your legal rights and options. Additionally, we’ll provide insights into the rebuilding process itself—offering guidance on how to work with architects and contractors to rebuild your home, from managing budgets to setting realistic timelines.

Kenechi R. Agu, Esq., KRA Legal, PC | Attorney
Ikem Chukumerije, Founder, The IKEM Co. | Real Estate Broker
Kevin Gusinow, PCL Financial Group | Lender
Christopher Locke, Co-Founder & CEO, Designing in Color | Architect
Hakeem Parke-Davis, Deputy for Planning, City of Los Angeles
Kevin Sayles, Vice President, Lawyers Title | Title Agent

This is a safe space for open, honest conversation. We invite you to share your experiences and ask questions—there are no “wrong” questions here. Our goal is to provide you with the knowledge and resources you need to move forward with confidence and hope, while also offering a sense of community and emotional support as you begin the process of rebuilding.

ARRAY FIELD TRIP: Resources + Resistance Makers Lab
2025-03-12 14:00 - 18:00 | LA Central Library, 630 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA, 90071, United States
HOORAY! THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL!
FIELD TRIP ANYONE?
Join ARRAY for a hands-on learning “field trip” to Octavia Lab, a cutting-edge creative hub at the Los Angeles Public Library’s Central Library, built to empower artistic expression through access to free resources. Named in honor of Octavia Butler, a visionary author whose writing has shaped present day art across all mediums, this lab offers state-of-the-art tools dedicated to fabrication, preservation and story-telling technologies.
Creativity is more than an outlet for expression—it is a powerful tool for resistance. By harnessing the resources at Octavia Lab, attendees can challenge conventional narratives and center voices that have long been ignored. Whether you are starting a podcast, practicing art making, or interested in digitally archiving family heirlooms or other historically significant items, you are part of weaving together the memories that will be preserved for our collective future.
As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we pay homage to the legacy of women who have used radical imagination to defy boundaries, envision futures, innovate and shape our world—including Ms. Butler. ARRAY and the Octavia Lab invite attendees to create in ways that honor identity, culture, and resilience. This program connects to past creative practices that have been integral to social movements, while offering a space where art, technology, and activism intersect.
We hope you will participate in this day of discovery as we embrace inspiration in all its forms and explore tools that can help bring your voice to the world.
“There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.”
― Octavia E. Butler
Learn more about the Octavia Lab HERE!
EVENT SCHEDULE
2:00 PM| ROLL CALL: Attendee check-in
2:30 PM | RALLY: Welcome + Creative Pep Talk
2:45 PM | HOMEROOM: Guided Library Tour + Octavia Lab Overview
4:10 PM | P.E.: Engage with the LAB tools (Select stations will be open to ARRAY’s guests)
5:00 PM | FINAL BELL: Feel free to continue to explore the Central Library
OCTAVIA LAB OFFERINGS:
For future visits to the Octavia Lab.

POSTER PRINTING
3D PRINTING
DIGITAL MEDIA STATIONS
PHOTOGRAPHY
PODCAST/LIVESTREAM STUDIO
DIY MEMORY LAB
3D SCANNER
LASER CUTTER
SEWING MACHINES
EMBROIDERY MACHINE
VINYL CUTTER

THINGS TO KNOW
ONE RSVP per person. This event offers limited space on a first come first RSVP basis. If you plan to attend with a friend, we ask that they reserve their own ticket. Duplicate names/emails will not be permitted.
Become a MEMBER! To use the Lab, you must first become a member of the lab, which requires a library card in good standing, photo ID, and a signed user agreement. User agreements will be on sight during event check-in. The lab will also be open to general public library card users during our field trip.
If you do not have an LA Public Library card, please obtain one in advance of this event:
Fill out an application at any Los Angeles Public Library location, or
Download the application form(pdf) fill it out and bring it in to any location, or Pre-register over the Internet by visiting the Library’s Web Pre-Registration Page. Library cards are free to residents of California. You must show a California driver’s license or an ID card issued by the DMV. Read more details about applying for a library card HERE.
PARKING is available in the garage beneath the library, entry on 524 South Flower Street. Guests with Library cards can validate parking.
This FREE program isn’t your typical ARRAY program. It’s a field trip! Meet us at the library with your creative caps and learn about the lab’s resources in a safe environment with our community.

ARRAY CIVICS CLASS
2025-04-30 19:00 - 21:00 | ARRAY Creative Campus, 180 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026, United States

LEAP IN 5 YEARS: ARTIST ROUNDTABLE REFLECTION
2025-06-06 12:00 - 2025-06-07 14:00 | ARRAY Creative Campus, 180 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026, United States

INJUSTICE IN FOCUS: A Photo Exhibit with Raffy Lerma
2025-06-07 13:00 - 15:00 | ARRAY Creative Campus, 180 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026, United States
ARRAY and The Pilipino Workers Center present a powerful photo exhibit and public dialogue featuring the acclaimed work of photojournalist Raffy Lerma, whose haunting images document the brutal realities of the Duterte administration’s “war on drugs” in the Philippines. Through photographs that confront themes of media suppression, human rights violations, and authoritarian violence, the exhibit serves as both testimony and resistance.
The program also includes a critical conversation on the role of journalism and art in defending truth and democracy—both in the Philippines and globally.
In addition, the exhibit will feature a cultural display centered on solidarity and hope. A dedicated section will showcase photographs inspired by the Stop the Hate movement, highlighting the impact of race-based violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the United States. This portion of the exhibit underscores the shared struggles for justice, collective healing, and cross-cultural solidarity.
Adding a powerful visual element, PWC’s iconic jeepney will also be on display—adorned with messages of resilience, unity, and hope from the community. Together, these elements create a space for reflection, remembrance, and the possibility of healing across borders.
EVENT SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, JUNE 7

1:00 PM | Doors open for check-in & Exhibit Pre-View
2:00 PM | Program Begins: Presentation by Raffy Lerma
3:00 PM | Panel Discussion: Defending Truth and Democracy
3:45 PM | Closing Ceremony
4:00 PM | Final Exhibit Viewing
5:00 PM | Event Ends

ABOUT RAFFY
Raffy Lerma is a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Manila, Philippines. He began his career in photojournalism as a student of the College of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines Diliman, covering events and street protests that led to the ouster of former President Joseph Estrada in 2001. He worked as a staff photographer for the Philippine Collegian, the university’s official student publication, and later served as its Photo Editor in 2004.
Lerma finished his Diploma in Photojournalism at the Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University. He was also the Philippine representative in Hanoi, Vietnam, for World Press Photo – Asia Europe Foundation Forum for Young Photographers in 2004.
For 12 years, Lerma worked as a staff photographer for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, covering the daily news beat in Metro Manila. He has shifted into working independently to focus on his documentation of the Philippines’ war on drugs. He has received numerous awards for his work in the Philippines’ war on drugs, including the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) for best news photograph and an award of distinction from the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility. He was also a finalist twice for the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Grant in 2017 and 2018.
Lerma has been exhibiting his photographs and giving talks in different parts of the Philippines and the world to help disseminate to a broader audience the realities of the drug war in the country.
Learn more about Raffy Lerma.
Learn more about The Pilipino Workers Center.
THINGS TO KNOW
Content Warning: This event will showcase imagery of sensitive nature that may be disturbing or traumatizing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.
Please refrain from submitting more than two RSVPS per email. By attending the event at ARRAY, you acknowledge and consent to being photographed, videotaped, and/or livestreamed. You irrevocably grant ARRAY and its affiliates the right to use, reproduce, and distribute any images, video footage, or recordings taken of you during the event, in perpetuity, without limitation, and for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to promotional and commercial uses. You waive any right to receive compensation for such use, and you release ARRAY, its subsidiaries, and their respective agents from any claims, demands, or actions arising out of or in connection with the use of such images or recordings. Please review ARRAY’s House Rules in your confirmation email in full before arrival.

RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT: HIP-HOP Edition
2025-07-26 17:00 - 22:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
IT’S SUMMA SUMMA TIME!
Our signature ARRAY triple movie night experience returns with an ode to Hip-Hop! Come kick it old school with KRUSH GROOVE (1985), take over the ’90s with BELLY (1998) or connect with the west side with STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (2015). One night-three films screened simultaneously on our vibrant Creative Campus in three unique screening areas: crown jewel Amanda Cinema, living-room style Cinema Lounge and under the LA sky in Queen’s Court. Seating for each film area is first come, first seated.
Rep your favorite Hip-Hop era by coming in your flyest fit. The “fresh” dressed may win a prize! Join ARRAY for the beats, the films and a whole lot of Hip-Hop love.
EVENT SCHEDULE
4:00PM | Doors open for guest check-in + Pre-screening reception
5:00PM | SHOWTIME | “DP Cypher” conversation with Ernest Dickerson to be followed by the feature film screenings.
5:00PM | SHOWTIME | STRIAGHT OUTTA COMPTON in Amanda Cinema
5:00PM | SHOWTIME | KRUSH GROOVE in Cinema Lounge
5:00PM | SHOWTIME | BELLY in Queen’s Court
ABOUT ERNEST DICKERSON
An Emmy, Peabody, and two-time Image Award winning film and television veteran whose signature brand of visual storytelling has been entertaining movie and TV fans for more than thirty years. Dickerson’s extensive work on the silver screen and on television has successfully solidified him as one of Hollywood’s top creative talents.
A native of Newark, New Jersey, Dickerson earned his undergraduate degree from Howard University, after which he attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where Dickerson met filmmaker Spike Lee. The first film he photographed was BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET then ultimately collaborated with Lee as Director of Photography on such classic films as SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT, SCHOOL DAZE, DO THE RIGHT THING, MO’ BETTER BLUES, and MALCOLM X.
Dickerson’s 1992 feature directorial debut which he also co—wrote was JUICE, an urban drama whose social and cultural resonance continues to this day, and which launched the film careers of Tupac Shakur and Omar Epps — gave way to other big screen credits, such as SURVIVING THE GAME, TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT, BONES and NEVER DIE ALONE. Dickerson’s independent feature, DOUBLE PLAY, is based on the internationally acclaimed Frank Martinus Arion novel and was filmed on the island of Curacao.
His work as a visionary filmmaker and storyteller has been showcased in some of the top television shows of the past decade, including hit series like The Wire, The Walking Dead, Treme, Dexter, Bosch and Bosch Legacy, The Man In The High Castle, House of Cards, Seven Seconds, the second season premiere of HBO’s Raised By Wolves and Epix’s hit series Godfather of Harlem, and many others. Along with directing, Dickerson also served as Executive Produceron DMZ and Interrogation. Some of Dickerson’s most recent television credits includes NBC’s The IRRATIONAL.
Dickerson, who is a long-standing member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
ABOUT THE FILMS:
KRUSH GROOVE (1985 | 1h, 37m) directed by Michael Schultz
The early days of Hip-Hop in NYC are showcased through a fictionalized account of the rise of Def Jam Records in this classic film featuring Blair Underwood and Sheila E. with appearances by LL Cool J, The Beastie Boys and Kurtis Blow. Rated [R] for strong language, violence, and sexual content.
BELLY (1998 | 1h, 36m) directed by Hype Williams
DMX and Nas unite in this tale of childhood loyalty, club life and corruption told through hypnotic visuals also featuring Method Man and Tionne (T-Boz) Watkins. Rated [R] for strong language, violence, and sexual content.
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (2015 | 2hr, 27m) directed by F. Gary Gray
The rap group N.W.A. emerges from the streets of Compton in the mid-80s and redefines hip-hop culture through their music and tales about life in the “hood.” Rated [R] for strong language, violence, and sexual content.
Explicit Content Warning: This event will showcase imagery in a sensitive nature that may be disturbing or traumatizing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.
Photosensitivity Warning: Some films contain imagery that may be disturbing to individuals sensitive to flashing lights and rapid lighting changes. Viewer discretion is advised.
By attending the event at ARRAY, you acknowledge and consent to being photographed, videotaped, and/or livestreamed. You irrevocably grant ARRAY and its affiliates the right to use, reproduce, and distribute any images, video footage, or recordings taken of you during the event, in perpetuity, without limitation, and for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to promotional and commercial uses. You waive any right to receive compensation for such use, and you release ARRAY, its subsidiaries, and their respective agents from any claims, demands, or actions arising out of or in connection with the use of such images or recordings.
Please contact programming@arraynow.com with any questions about this event.

LEFT-HANDED GIRL (2025)
2025-10-04 17:00 - 21:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
JOIN US FOR OPENING NIGHT OF ARRAY360!
Filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou presents her solo directorial debut, LEFT-HANDED GIRL (2025). Post-screening conversation with Shih-Ching Tsou moderated by Ava DuVernay.
EVENT SCHEDULE
4:00 PM| Guest Check-in Begins
5:00 PM | Feature Film Presentation: LEFT-HANDED GIRL (2025) (Run Time: 1h 49m)
Followed by filmmaker conversation moderated by Ava DuVernay
ABOUT THE FILM
A single mother and her two daughters return to Taipei after several years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night market. Each in their own way, they will have to adapt to this new environment to make ends meet and maintain the family unity. But when their traditional grandfather forbids his youngest left-handed granddaughter from using her “devil hand,” generations of family secrets begin to unravel.
In Select Theaters November 14 | On Netflix November 28
MPA Rating:
RATED – R
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Shih-Ching Tsou is a Taiwan-born independent filmmaker, director, writer, and producer. She co-directed and co-wrote the 2004 film TAKE OUT, which premiered at the Slamdance film festival, and won the Regal Cinemas Dreammaker Award. It was also nominated for John Cassavetes Award in Independent’s Spirit Awards in 2009. Ms. Tsou’s producing credits include STARLIGHT, TANGERINE, THE FLORIDA PROJECT and RED ROCKET. Her solo directorial debut, LEFT-HANDED GIRL, premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and is Taiwan’s official 2025 Oscar entry.
Please note: Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for entry of this film screening.

THE CURSE OF QUON GWON (1916)
2025-10-11 12:00 - 14:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for Week 2 of ARRAY360 at A WOMAN’S WORK a triple screening showcase of women made film gems.
EVENT SCHEDULE
11:30 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
12:00 PM | Feature Film presentation: THE CURSE OF QUON GWON (1916) (Run Time: 35m)
ABOUT THE FILM
The members of a Chinese family living in the U.S. have a curse put upon them for becoming too “westernized.”
THE CURSE OF QUON GWON is preserved by and provided courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
MPA Rating:
NOT-RATED
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Marion Wong (1895–1970) was a visionary filmmaker who broke new ground as the first known Asian American to write, direct, produce and star in a motion picture. At just 21, with only a third-grade formal education, she founded the Mandarin Film Company in Oakland, California in 1916 and created THE CURSE OF QUON GWON: WHEN THE FAR EAST MINGLES WITH THE WEST. This silent film explores cultural identity and the complexities of assimilation. With Hollywood’s marginalization of people of color, Ms. Wong offered an authentic portrayal of Chinese American life, defying racial and gender barriers. Though her film was never commercially released and nearly lost to history, Ms. Wong’s work stands as a landmark achievement and cements her legacy as a pioneer in both Asian American and independent cinema.
Screenings of MAURI (1988) and SAMBIZANGA (1972) are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

MAURI (1988)
2025-10-11 13:00 - 15:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for Week 2 of ARRAY360 at A WOMAN’S WORK a triple screening showcase of women made film gems.
EVENT SCHEDULE
12:00 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
1:00 PM | Feature Film Presentation:MAURI (1988) (Run Time: 1h 40m)
ABOUT THE FILM
MAURI is the story of Rewi, a man haunted by a past which threatens to engulf his future. The story is set among the colourful characters of a once thriving settlement, Te Mata, upon whom the encroachment by Europeans spells disaster. Now isolated by lack of numbers, time and distance, the remaining survivors form a tight-knit community which outsiders find impenetrable. Rewi’s deceit forces him to become part of that community and his life is inextricably interwoven with those around him.
MPA Rating:
NOT-RATED
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Merata Mita (1941–2010) was a trailblazing Māori filmmaker, activist and mentor whose work transformed the landscape of Indigenous cinema. Born in Maketu, North Island and of Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāi Te Rangi descent, she was the first Māori woman and the first Indigenous woman in the world to write and direct a feature film with MAURI (1988). Through powerful documentaries like PATU!, which captured the anti-apartheid protests in Aotearoa, Ms. Mita gave voice to Māori struggles and sovereignty, using film as a tool for resistance and cultural reclamation. Her influence extended beyond New Zealand through her work in the United States where she taught and mentored a new generation of Indigenous filmmakers. Ms. Mita’s legacy, honored in her son’s film MERATA: HOW MUM DECOLONIZED THE SCREEN, continues to inspire storytellers to center multi-faceted Indigenous perspectives and push for creative independence.
Screenings of THE CURSE OF QUON GWON (1916) and SAMBIZANGA (1972) are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

SAMBIZANGA (1972)
2025-10-11 15:00 - 17:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for Week 2 of ARRAY360 at A WOMAN’S WORK a triple screening showcase of women made film gems.
EVENT SCHEDULE
2:00 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
3:00 PM | Feature Film presentation:SAMBIZANGA (1972) (Run Time: 1h 27m)
ABOUT THE FILM
Based on a true story, SAMBIZANGA follows young resistance leader Domingos Xavier whose arrest by the Portuguese authorities helps ignite an anti-colonialist uprising and leads his determined wife Maria on an epic journey by foot to save him.
MPA Rating:
NOT-RATED
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Sarah Maldoror (1929–2020) was a visionary French filmmaker of Guadeloupean descent whose radical films helped define anti-colonial and Pan-African cinema. Born Sarah Ducados in southwestern France, she later adopted the name Maldoror from the surrealist text LES CHANTS DE MALDOROR as an act of artistic self-definition. She began her creative journey in Parisian theater, co-founding Les Griots in 1956, the first troupe of exclusively Black and Caribbean actors in France. Driven by a commitment to revolutionary storytelling, Ms. Maldoror studied filmmaking at the Moscow Film Academy, where she trained alongside emerging African directors including Ousmane Sembène.
Upon returning, she worked as assistant director on THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966) before launching her own directing career in Africa. Her acclaimed films MONANGAMBÉE (1969) and SAMBIZANGA (1972) boldly portrayed liberation movements and the lived realities of colonized peoples. Working outside traditional systems, Ms. Maldoror created a distinctly transnational body of work, earning her the title “matriarch of African cinema.” Across more than two dozen films, she used cinema as a tool of resistance, love and liberation.
Screenings of MAURI (1988) and THE CURSE OF QUON GWON (1916) are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

BLACK PANTHERS (1968)
2025-10-18 12:00 - 14:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for our Week 3 of ARRAY360 at BLACK PANTHERS X3 screening series. Reflecting on revolutionary history and radical imagination through the cinematic lens.
EVENT SCHEDULE
11:30 AM | Guest Check-in Begins
12:00 PM | Feature Film Presentation: BLACK PANTHERS (1968) (Run Time: 31m)
MPA Rating:
NOT-RATED
ABOUT THE FILM
Auteur Agnès Varda turns her camera on an Oakland demonstration against the imprisonment of activist and Black Panthers co-founder Huey P. Newton. In addition to evincing Ms. Varda’s fascination with her adopted surroundings and her empathy, this perceptive short is also a powerful political statement filmed during the summer of 1968.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Agnès Varda (1928–2019) was a Belgian-born, Paris-based filmmaker known as a “godmother of the French New Wave,” who created a unique, mixed-media filmography of fiction, documentaries and art installations. Starting as a photographer for a theater, she directed her first film, LA POINTE COURTE in 1954, which ignited the New Wave movement. Ms. Varda’s influential career spanned over 60 years.
Screenings of THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION (2015) and BLACK PANTHER (2018) are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION (2015)
2025-10-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for our Week 3 of ARRAY360 at BLACK PANTHERS X3 screening series. Reflecting on revolutionary history and radical imagination through the cinematic lens.
EVENT SCHEDULE
12:00 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
1:00 PM | Feature Film presentation:THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION (2015) (Run Time: 1h 55m)
ABOUT THE FILM
THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION is the first feature-length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. Master documentarian Stanley Nelson weaves a treasure trove of rare archival footage with the diverse group of voices of the people who were there: police, FBI informants, journalists, white supporters and detractors, and Black Panthers who remained loyal to the party and those who left it.
MPA Rating:
NOT-RATED
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Stanley Nelson is the foremost chronicler of the African American experience working in nonfiction film today. His documentary films, many of which have aired on PBS, combine compelling narratives with rich and deeply researched historical detail, shining new light on both familiar and under-explored aspects of the American past. A MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, Nelson was awarded a Peabody for his body of work in 2016. He has received numerous honors over the course of his career, including the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts Sciences. In 2013, President Barack Obama presented Nelson with the National Medal in the Humanities. Mr. Nelson has directed and produced numerous acclaimed films, including FREEDOM SUMMER, FREEDOM RIDERS, JONESTOWN: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PEOPLES TEMPLES and THE MURDER OF EMMETT TILL. He is also co-founder and executive director of Firelight Media, which provides support to emerging documentarians.
Screenings of BLACK PANTHER (2015) and BLACK PANTHERS (1968) are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

BLACK PANTHER (2018)
2025-10-18 16:00 - 18:30 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for our Week 3 of ARRAY360 at BLACK PANTHERS X3 screening series. Reflecting on revolutionary history and radical imagination through the cinematic lens.
EVENT SCHEDULE
3:00 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
4:00 PM | Feature Film Presentation: BLACK PANTHER (2018) (Run Time: 1h 55m)
MPA Rating:
PG-13 | mild violence
ABOUT THE FILM
After the death of his father, T’Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy suddenly reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king — and as Black Panther — gets tested when he’s drawn into a conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Ryan Coogler is an acclaimed American director, screenwriter, and producer known for films like FRUITVALE STATION, CREED, Marvel blockbusters BLACK PANTHER and BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER and most recently, SINNERS. He earned a finance degree at CSU Sacramento and later studied at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where his short films gained recognition. Coogler’s work often draws inspiration from his Oakland upbringing and explores themes of social justice, community, and identity.
Screenings of THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION (2015) and BLACK PANTHERS (1968) are also included in the day’s program. Please note: Each film screening will have a separate ticketed entry. Guests must RSVP and possess a ticket for each film in order to attend any of the three film screenings.

HEDDA (2025)
2025-10-24 18:30 - 21:00 | Amanda Cinema, 180 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026, United States
Join us for week 4 of ARRAY360 at CENTERPIECE SPOTLIGHT: HEDDA! Advance screening of HEDDA (2025) including a conversation with writer/director Nia DaCosta and actress Nina Hoss moderated by Ava DuVernay.
EVENT SCHEDULE
5:30 PM | Guest Check-in Begins
6:30 PM | Feature Film Presentation: HEDDA (2025) (Run Time: 1h 47m)
ABOUT THE FILM
A provocative reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play, HEDDA follows an enigmatic newlywed who is outwardly composed but hiding a simmering discontent that threatens to explode when a charismatic individual reenters her life. Over the course of a raucous party, the high and low of society endure the consequences of this dangerous and unknowable woman yearning for a past love. What ensues is a ruthless game of manipulation, where lust, jealousy and betrayal collide.
MPA Rating:
RATED – R
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Nia DaCosta is a writer/director from New York City. Her debut feature film, LITTLE WOODS, made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festiva where it garnered the Nora Ephron Award for “spirited and bold” storytelling. Ms. DaCosta’s other directorial work includes CANDYMAN (2021), THE MARVELS (2023) and upcoming in 2026, 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE. Ms. DaCosta is the first black woman to direct a Marvel film, and the fourth woman.
Guests must have tickets to this screening for entry.
