Books
Q&A Cafe: Don’t Worry, Sally Quinn. You Were Not Boring
Social Scene
Friends of Volta Park Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Arts
‘Delighting Krishna’ at the National Museum of Asian Art
News & Politics
Last CAG Take Over the Bar Event Of the Season A Sunny Success
Featured
Weekend Roundup: Nelly & The Nats, Last Chance to Catch ‘Forever Fearless’
We Have Always Been Here
May 22, 2025
•Now in its third year, We Have Always Been Here is a five-part film and video series documenting queer freedom and unity, storytelling, and histories through the moving image. Schedule: […]
Exhibition Tour—Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist
May 9, 2025
•Explore the visionary life and art of Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist. Catlett put race, gender, and class justice at the center of her work. She made art for […]
Captivating Films Highlight JxJ DC Jewish Film and Music Festival
May 1, 2025
•By Dina Gold Yes, folks, it’s that time of year again! The Edlavitch DCJCC’s, JxJ, our region’s leading Jewish film and music cultural arts center, begins its annual ten day-long […]
Friday Afternoons with Elizabeth Catlett: Betty y Pancho
April 9, 2025
•A moving portrait of the 50-year marriage of renowned sculptor Elizabeth Catlett and Mexican painter Francisco Mora by their son, filmmaker Juan Mora Catlett. (Betty and Pancho, Juan Mora Catlett, […]
Another Horizon: Stephanie Barber’s Cinema
•
Multi-discipline artist Stephanie Barber is renowned for her playful approach to language and moving image. She returns to the National Gallery this spring to present a program of several new […]
Warehouse Scavenger Hunt
March 25, 2025
•What better way to explore Community Forklift’s new store layout than with a scavenger hunt? The hunt is on during regular store hours and we’ll have live metal banjo music […]
Late August at the Hotel Ozone
February 28, 2025
•This brilliant gem of the Czechoslovak New Wave follows the lingering effects of a nuclear war that has wiped out most of humanity. A small group of survivors—all women—roam the […]
Rajiv Vaidya Memorial Lecture 2024: Mira Nair
October 23, 2024
•The 2024 Rajiv Vaidya Memorial Lecture is presented by filmmaker Mira Nair, followed by a special screening of her 1988 award-winning Salaam Bombay! India and the World: East, West, and […]
Gordon Parks: Early Documentaries
•
Delve deeper into the work of Gordon Parks. Widely known for his work as a photographer, Parks was also a documentary filmmaker. Programmed in conjunction with the exhibition Gordon Parks: […]
New Restorations: The ’80s Rewind
•
These three recent restorations of feature films from the 1980s highlight the work of iconic and seasoned filmmakers Miloš Forman, Wim Wenders, and Robert Frank. With their own disparate yet […]