Celebrating Black Film at LaSalle Street Church!
Throughout February (and one day in March), we’ll be highlighting Black storytellers and Black films in this five-week series. We’ll meet from 6:00 - 9:00 PM in Leslie Hall (1111 N. Wells Street) to watch and discuss all the films listed below! Join us — no need to RSVP. Pizza will be provided!
Monday, Feb. 3
Moonlight
Moonlight (2017) - The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
Sunday, Feb. 9
Hair Love & Losing Ground
Hair Love (2019) - When dad has to unexpectedly step in for mom to do his daughter Zuri’s hair before a big event, what seems like a simple task is anything but as these locks have a mind of their own!
Losing Ground (1982) - A comedy-drama about a Black woman philosophy professor and her insensitive, philandering, and flamboyant artist husband who are having a marital crisis. When the wife goes off on an almost unbelievable journey to find “ecstasy,” her husband is forced to see her in a different light.
Sunday, Feb. 16
When I Get Home, selections from Lemonade & Homecoming
When I Get Home (2019) - In the three years since her seminal album A Seat at the Table, Solange has broadened her artistic reach, expanding her work to museum installations, unconventional live performances, and striking videos. With her fourth album, When I Get Home, the singer continues to push her vision forward with an exploration of roots and their lifelong influence. In Solange’s case, that’s the culturally rich Houston of her childhood.
Lemonade (2016) - The second “visual album” (a collection of short films) by Beyoncé, this time around she takes a piercing look at racial issues and feminist concepts through a sexualized, satirical, and solemn tone.
Homecoming (2019) - This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé’s celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.
Sunday, Feb. 23
I Am Somebody
I Am Somebody (1970) - In 1969, 400 poorly paid Black women – hospital workers in Charleston, South Carolina – went on strike to demand union recognition and a wage increase, only to find themselves in confrontation with the National Guard and the state government.
Luce (2019) - A star athlete and top student, Luce’s idealized image is challenged by one of his teachers when his unsettling views on political violence come to light, putting a strain on family bonds while igniting intense debates on race and identity.