That’s right: NYC gets a chance to see Academy Award winner Alex Gibney’s long-awaited documentary on the Afrobeat king, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, also known as the Black President. Unfortunately, tonight’s opening is sold out, but you can check out other screenings times and reserve your tickets here.
This should be quite an experience because the film weaves scenes from the Broadway musical along with period interviews and actual performance footage. Check out the trailer:
Dope, right?
No worries if you’re not in NYC this week. Here are the other dates and cities where the film will be playing:
Finding Fela North American Theatrical Dates
- New York, NY, IFC Center (August 1-7)
- Denver, CO, Landmark Chez Artiste (August 8-14)
- Washington, DC, Landmark E Street Cinema (August 8-14)
- Vineyard Haven, MA, Martha’s Vineyard Film Society (8/8-8/10 & 8/15-8/17 ONLY)
- Santa Fe, NM, The Screen (August 8-14)
- Berkeley, CA, Landmark Shattuck Cinemas (August 15-21)
- Los Angeles, CA, Landmark Nuart Theatre (August 15-21)
- San Diego, CA, Landmark Ken Cinema (August 15-21)
- San Francisco, CA, Landmark Opera Plaza Cinema (August 15-21)
- Atlanta, GA, Landmark Midtown Art Cinema (August 15-21)
- Boston, MA, Landmark Kendall Square Cinema (August 15-21)
- Philadelphia, PA, Landmark Ritz at the Bourse (August 15-21)
- Nashville, TN, Belcourt Theatre (August 15-21)
- Minneapolis, MN, Landmark Lagoon Cinema (August 22-28)
- Albuquerque, NM, Guild Cinema (August 22-25)
- Columbus, OH, Gateway Film Center (August 22-28)
- Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma City Museum of Art (August 29-30)
- Houston, TX, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (August 29 – September 4)
- Seattle, WA, Landmark Varsity Theatre (August 29 – September 4)
- Montreal, QC, POP Montreal (September 19)
- Memphis, TN, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art (October 23)
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