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Saturday, Aug 19, 2017
8:00 PM (135 mins)
BAMPFA
Passing Strange: The Movie
Free on Our Outdoor Screen!
Stew, Daniel Breaker, Eisa Davis, Colman Domingo,
Bring a blanket or lawn chair, and come early for live music at 7:30 from John Binkov, guitarist for VKTMS (and a UC Berkeley alum).
Plan on dinner outdoors—our very own Babette cafe will be cooking up coconut-peanut chicken wings with Sriracha and spicy slaw, vegetarian corn chowder, and other delights, and El's Pizza returns with her delicious pizza pop-up!
The spectacular, one-of-a-kind musical Passing Strange was developed and premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and went on to be a Broadway hit, winning multiple awards including a Tony. Spike Lee captured the show on film, retaining its energy while also taking us behind the scenes. The semi-autobiographical story of a young black man's coming of age was conceived and composed by rock musician Stew, who narrates and directs the show. Hilton Als wrote of the musical, "Passing Strange is a brilliant work about migration—a geographical migration but also its hero’s migration beyond the tenets of 'blackness' and toward selfhood." For Roger Ebert, “This is not a traditional feature, but it's one of Spike Lee's best films."
FILM DETAILS
Screenwriter
- Stew
Based On
The musical by Stew
Cinematographer
- Matthew Libatique
Print Info
- Color
- Digital video
- 135 mins