Post-film discussion featuring MSPIFF Programmer and filmmaker Craig Laurence Rice. When a Harlem mobster’s daughter is kidnapped by the Mafosi, does he turn to the cops? Not when Shaft’s in town. Thrilling, sexy, and dangerous, Gordon Parks’ action thriller ushered in the 70s Blaxploitation genre. Richard Roundtree is magnetic as Shaft and Isaac Hayes won […]
Nextwave Youth Day: Powering Up Our Youth Media Community Young media artists and media arts lovers are invited to a free gathering and a special screening of the winners of the Nextwave Youth Filmmaking Competition. A reception follows with free food and time to socialize and learn about Twin Cities media arts programs and resources […]
Breathe is a ritual performance that is meant to be experienced rather than just watched. With characters Humm, Shake, and Still, named after somatic healing tactics, Breathe is reckoning with the continuous process of healing. The ritual is a moment of pause, a collective breath, a call to shake things up (in our bodies) so […]
Director David Grubin Attending Tamara Lanier’s great-great-great grandfather was an enslaved man named Renty, who was compelled in 1850 to have his photograph taken so that Harvard Professor Louis Agassiz, a celebrated scientist — and virulent racist — could “prove” the superiority of the white race. Free Renty: Lanier v. Harvard documents Lanier’s years-long quest […]
https://vimeo.com/357218890 Director Jo Rochelle Attending Jasmine is a 16-year-old Minneapolis girl, determined to make a mark on the world. She has albinism (which causes a lack of pigment in the hair, skin, and eyes) and wants to be a model–no, a supermodel!--and represent Black girls and people with this condition. And she’d also love nothing […]
Age 11+, coming of age drama On the island coast of Curaçao, 11-year-old Kenza lives on a plot of land that has been with their family for generations. As Kenza approaches adolescence, she longs for the mother she never knew. Meanwhile, her father and grandfather clash over the future of their family’s land and ancestry. […]
Director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed and Actor Omar Abdi Attending In Djibouti City, Guled literally chases ambulances–he’s a gravedigger who competes with others to procure a cadaver for a meager wage. It’s a living… until his wife, Nasra, is diagnosed with kidney failure, forcing Guled and his young son, Mahad, to take desperate measures to raise […]
All American Boys is presented by Stages Theatre Company in collaboration with the Capri Theater April 29 - May 22, 2022 The journey of two teen boys and a life-altering incident. By Jody Drezner Alperin and Vicky Finney Crouch, based on the book by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely Twin Cities Premiere | Ages 10+ At once timely […]
How does a choreographer move through the intersection of his Black, Jewish, and Queer identities? The Rimon Artist Salon Series concludes its fifteenth season with Dancing through Love and Loss: New Work by Adam W. McKinney. McKinney will present his creative dance research on themes associated with Jewish and Queer practices of love and loss. […]
https://vimeo.com/522253328 Join the Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul at the Capri Theater for a concert by French music artist, Jeanne Cherhal! Performing solo with a piano, Cherhal interprets songs that marked generations of moviegoers, and takes us on a nostalgic musical tour of France! Cherhal has become a force of contemporary French music, known for her […]
Join Us for Cellphone Filmmaking Part 2! The Capri Cellphone Filmmaking Workshops program, curated by Sha Cage, EG Bailey & DA Bullock continue. Three in-person master classes, below, are being offered. No experience necessary. Please bring some footage shot on your camera to the editing sessions. Direct any questions to Sha Cage: sha.truruts@gmail.com REGISTER HERE […]
Wenso Ashby is an American contemporary jazz pianist and prolific composer creating music characterized as blend of neo-soul, pop and smooth jazz. He is kicking off Black Music Month at the historic Capri. This an all-new performance that will include music from his latest album titled The Perfect Flow. Joining him on the stage will […]