THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH (1999, Dir. Charles Burnett)

Name: THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH (1999, Dir. Charles Burnett)
Start: 2025-02-20T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-23T20:45:00-05:00
Location: 5 W North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201-5903, United States

Schedule

Thu, 20 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Sun, 23 Feb, 2025 at 08:45 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

5 W North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201-5903, United States | Baltimore, MD

A new 4K DCP restoration of Charles Burnett's never released 1999 film!
THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH (1999)
Directed by Charles Burnett
SHOWTIMES:
Thu 2/20 @ 7:00PM (Main Auditorium)
Fri 2/21 @ 7:15PM (Theater #2)
Sat 2/22 @ 3:15PM (Theater #2)
Sat 2/22 @ 7:00PM (Main Auditorium)
Sun 2/23 @ 3:15PM (Theater #2)
Sun 2/23 @ 6:45PM (Theater #2)
Charles Burnett is a Black filmmaking auteur, known for his involvement in the L.A. Rebellion, a movement driven by UCLA student filmmakers who were concerned with the portrayal of African Americans on screen and saw film as a means for social change. Hailed by the New York Times as “the nation’s least-known great filmmaker and most gifted Black director,” Burnett has always prioritized creative vision and meaningful storytelling over commercial interests. His 1999 film, THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH, was denied a widespread theatrical release and up until now, has only been available to view in university archives. Thanks to Milestone Films, Kino Lorber, and the UCLA Film & Television Archive, the film has been lovingly preserved and given a new 4K DCP restoration.
In the tradition of films like DAVID AND LISA (1962) or HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971), THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH is the story of two eccentric outcasts crossing paths and forming a bond. Fish (played by James Earl Jones) is a Jamaican widower who spends his day literally wrestling with demons that only he can see. One day a new tenant shows up in the form of Poinsettia (played by Lynn Redgrave), a woman who believes she’s married to the ghost of Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini. After years of living alone, the elderly duo is forced to cast aside their imaginary companions in order to recognize the soulmate standing in front of them.