Black Punk Weekend – Films, live music, brunch, talks + more at NWFF + Black & Tan Hall!
Schedule
Fri Mar 29 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm
Location
1515 12th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98122 | Seattle, WA
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At NWFF & Black and Tan Hall:MARCH 29–31
BLACK PUNK WEEKEND
Presents film screenings, live music, brunch, talks + more!
** Co-presented by Sankofa Film Society and curated in collaboration with James Spooner, with sponsorship from Stoup Brewing **
Black Punk Weekend centers around the documentary film Afro-Punk by James Spooner, and release of the book Black Punk Now, co-edited by James Spooner and Chris L. Terry. James will be in attendance throughout the weekend.
MORE INFO + TICKETS + PASSES at bit.ly/blackpunkweekend
⚠️ COVID-19 policies:
Patrons at NWFF are required to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. Read more at bit.ly/nwffcovidsafety
For the brunch and punk show at Black & Tan Hall, Black Punk Weekend defers to the Hall's COVID-19 policy: masks encouraged, but not required. Please stay home if you feel sick, or think you may have been exposed 2-4 days earlier.
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•• HIGHLIGHTS ••
Friday, March 29
• Afro-Punk at Northwest Film Forum
• After the show, James will be signing and selling copies of Afro-Punk on DVD, as well as his coming of age novel The High Desert, and Black Punk Now, a new collection of essays and histories of Black punk culture
• Live punk showcase at Black & Tan Hall featuring Black Ends and Brontez Purnell!
Saturday, March 30
• Four more impactful Black punk films at the Forum, curated by James
Sunday, March 31
• Black & Tan Hall will host the Black Punk Brunch, presented by the one and only Chef Tarik Abdullah, where we’ll raise a glass and present an award to the Northwest’s Black punk favorite, Kimya Dawson! Conversation with Kimya to follow the ceremony
• Two final films back at the Forum after Brunch
** Series passes (with or without Sunday brunch), and individual tickets for each event at Black Punk Weekend are all available **
MORE INFO + TICKETS + PASSES at bit.ly/blackpunkweekend
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•• SCHEDULE ••
Please note which events take place at Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Ave.) vs. Black & Tan Hall (5608 Rainier Ave. S.). Film screenings are at NWFF; punk shows and brunch are at B&TH.
• Friday, March 29 •
? Afro-Punk – 7pm at NWFF
?️ bit.ly/bpwafropunk
Afro-Punk focuses on four African Americans dedicated to punk rock, interspersing band footage and interviews with over 80 other Black punks across the US. Featuring performances by Bad Brains, Tamar-kali, Cipher, and Ten Grand! At opening night, James Spooner will be signing and selling copies of Afro-Punk on DVD, his coming of age graphic novel The High Desert, and Black Punk Now, a new collection of essays and histories of Black punk culture co-edited by Spooner and Chris L. Terry.
? Live punk showcase! – 10pm at Black & Tan Hall
?️ brownpapertickets.com/event/6264499
Featuring Black Ends and Brontez Purnell!
• Saturday, March 30 •
? Rebel Dread – 4:30pm at NWFF
?️ bit.ly/bpwrebeldread
Don Letts, a British-born Black filmmaker, DJ, musician, and cultural commentator, is known for injecting Afro-Caribbean music into the early UK punk scene.
? The Baldies – 5pm at NWFF
?️ bit.ly/bpwbaldies
Skinhead culture started as multi-cultural, working-class, and anti-racist, but soon was co-opted by white supremacy – but not if The Baldies could help it. $0–25 Sliding scale admission!
? Bad Brains: A Band in D.C. – 7pm at NWFF
?️ bit.ly/bpwbadbrains
With equal parts scorching live footage and Bad Brains member interviews, A Band in D.C. charts Bad Brains’s comeback tour and fraught internal relationships.
? White Riot – 7:30pm at NWFF
?️ bit.ly/bpwriot
White Riot recalls the racist hostility of 1976 Britain – anti-immigrant hysteria, National Front marches – and punk music’s role in resisting nationalism.
• Sunday, March 31 •
?️ Black Punk Brunch – 11am to 2pm at Black & Tan Hall
?️ brownpapertickets.com/event/6264492
Enjoy a beautiful brunch spread by Chef Tarik Abdullah (Feed the People), get your copy of Black Punk Now signed by James Spooner, and join us in presenting the Northwest's Black punk favorite Kimya Dawson with the Black Punk Vanguard Award; conversation with Kimya to follow!
? Wendell & Wild – 4pm at NWFF
?️ bit.ly/bpwwild
Two scheming demons strike a deal with a punk rock-loving teen so they can leave the Underworld and live out their dreams in the Land of the Living.
? Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché – 7pm at NWFF
?️ bit.ly/bpwpoly
The death of X-Ray Spex frontwoman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey through her mother’s archives to reconcile their fraught relationship.
MORE INFO + TICKETS + PASSES at bit.ly/blackpunkweekend
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Where is it happening?
1515 12th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98122Event Location & Nearby Stays:
