BLACK WAX

Join us, Friday Nov. 11, at 7pm for this 40th Anniversary screening of BLACK WAX, a music documentary and performance film featuring American jazz poet, Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011) and his 10-piece blues/funk/soul fusion group, The Midnight Band.

A lifelong activist and advocate in the African American community, Gil Scott-Heron's songs are equally as relevant today, confronting subjects of injustice and indignation in the Reagan era through lyrical explorations of poverty, drugs, gun violence, migration and political neglect.

Filmed on location in the streets of Washington, D.C. and on stage at the former Wax Museum Nightclub, this remarkable concert film offers a glimpse of the enduring musical icon in his element.

PROGRAM

BLACK WAX
Robert Mugge | 1982 | USA | 80 minutes