This series is an invitation to celebrate the infinite beauty and complexity of the feminine Black experience. Each film was thoughtfully selected to center diverse Black female identities both on and beyond the camera. Encompassing moments from monotonous to magical, our Beloved series shines a spotlight on six films that illustrate the bravery, tenderness, humor, grief, failure and triumph that harmoniously sculpt the lives of the American Black Woman.
Visit
In Theatre
Today
Friday, Apr 18
- THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
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THE ENCAMPMENTS
* Introduction and post-screening discussion with Nashville Jews for Justice
- BLACK BAG
-
THE ELEPHANT MAN
* Introduction from Belcourt's Quinn Hills
- PRINCESS MONONOKE
- PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
-
WHITE CHICKS
* TWIN IT TO WIN IT contest hosted by Sheronica Hayes
This week
Saturday, Apr 19
- PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
- PLAY IT AS IT LAYS
- COMPENSATION
- THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
- THE ENCAMPMENTS
- BLACK BAG
- THE ELEPHANT MAN
- PRINCESS MONONOKE
-
SMILEY FACE
* Introduction from Jason Shawhan, senior film critic for the Nashville Scene
Sunday, Apr 20
- PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
-
PLAY IT AS IT LAYS
* Introduction from musician and Belcourt staff member Jessica Breanne
- COMPENSATION
- THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
- THE ENCAMPMENTS
- BLACK BAG
- THE ELEPHANT MAN
- PRINCESS MONONOKE
Monday, Apr 21
Tuesday, Apr 22
- PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
- THE ENCAMPMENTS
- THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
- THE ELEPHANT MAN
-
THE FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN
* Post-screening discussion with Isabel Gauthier, Vanderbilt University