New Voices in Black Cinema: Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise And Fall of The Spook Who Sat By The Door

Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise And Fall of The Spook Who Sat By The Door

Part of the BAMcinématek series New Voices in Black Cinema

Presented by ActNow Foundation

Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 9:30pm
*Q&A with directors Christine Acham and Cliff Ward

Directed by Christine Acham and Cliff Ward

(2011) 57min

In 1973, the political satire The Spook Who Sat By the Door arrived amid controversy and social change, exploring the notion of militancy and black empowerment by any means necessary. This documentary— with the help of Melvin van Peebles, Sam Greenlee, and others—adds colorful commentary and back story to one of the most significant films of the 1970s.


Screens with 

Dear Me 

(22 min) 

An aspiring poet uses her relationship problems as creative fuel to overcome her writer's block.


BAM Rose Cinemas
General Admission: $12
BAM Cinema Club Members: $7
Movie Moguls: Free
Seniors: $9