Gil Scott-Heron & The Midnight Band in 'BLACK WAX'
Schedule
Fri Nov 11 2022 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm
Location
TAP Centre for Creativity | London, ON
BLACK WAXRobert Mugge | 1982 | USA | 80 minutes
Join us 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.
Presented on 16mm film by @FramesFilmSeries in partnership with Western University's Faculty of Arts & Humanities.
Admission by donation
80 minutes + intermission
Friday November 11 @ 7pm
TAP Centre for Creativity
203 Dundas Street
Additional thanks to Tobias Nagl, Kathryn Elder, Vito Ciraco, Joe Heindl, Jack Sizeland, Sarah Legault & Sandra De Salvo for their assistance with this event.
Where is it happening?
TAP Centre for Creativity, 203 Dundas Street,London,ON,Canada