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ARRAY 360 – Film Series

The 2024 edition of our signature cinema and conversation series, ARRAY 360, saluted legendary director Bill Duke with a day-long marathon of his classic work. In addition, celebrated filmmakers Patricia Cardoso and Ed Zwick presented live director commentaries of their landmark films, REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES and GLORY. All events were free at ARRAY Creative Campus in Los Angeles between August 3 – September 29, 2024.

2024 Event Trailer

2024 Series

Week 1
Scene on Screen with Patricia Cardoso
ARRAY’s director commentary series sits filmmakers in front of a live audience, remote control in hand with the option to press pause and discuss key scenes from one of their signature films. Award-winning filmmaker Patricia Cardoso kicked-off the series with a special presentation of REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES (2002).
Week 2
ARRAY Maestro: A Tribute to Bill Duke

ARRAY was honored to salute legendary actor and director Bill Duke with a day-long retrospective of his classic work and a fireside chat moderated by Ava DuVernay.

Featured Films: A RAGE IN HARLEM (1991), HOODLUM (1997), DEEP COVER (1992)

Week 3
Scene on Screen with Ed Zwick

Acclaimed filmmaker Ed Zwick joined ARRAY’s director commentary series for a special presentation and discussion of GLORY (1989).

Week 4
Liberated Lit

Celebrating three acclaimed film adaptations of banned books in culmination of Banned Book Week.

Featured Films: THE OUTSIDERS (1983) | based on a novel by S.E. Hinton, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005) | based on the short story by Annie Proulx, MALCOLM X (1992) | based on the autobiography as told to Alex Haley

Week 5
Reel Retro: Silent Movie Day
ARRAY takes over Silent Movie Day with a double feature spotlight of Black artists and activists Paul Robeson and Josephine Baker, in their feature film debuts.

Featured Films:

BODY AND SOUL (1925) | Directed by Oscar Micheaux
SIREN OF THE TROPICS (1927) | Directed by Mario Nalpas, Henri Etievant

We invite you to enjoy ARRAY's curated score for our feature presentation BODY AND SOUL!

ARRAY 360, is a 6-weekend film series hosted on ARRAY’s Creative Campus that features a range of classic and contemporary films made in the US and around the world. Our inaugural 2019 season included conversations with acclaimed artists such as Michael Mann, Laurence Fishburne, and Don Cheadle to dynamic emerging voices such as Diane Paragas and Garrett Bradley as well as work from cultural icons Euzhan Palcy, Shirin Neshat and Agnes Varda.

2019 Event Trailer

2019 Recap Videos

Week 2: Filipinx Film Fiesta
Week 3: Centerpiece: COLLATERAL
Week 4: Reclaiming Narratives
Week 6: Closing Night | Visionary Varda

2019 Series

Opening Night
Legendary director Euzhan Palcy presents her seminal film at ARRAY!
Featured Film:

SUGAR CANE ALLEY (1983) | Directed by Euzhan Palcy

Week 1: A Woman’s Work
Celebrating women made film gems from around the world.
Featured Film:

MORAL (1982) | Directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya
LOSING GROUND (1982) | Directed by Kathleen Collins
HOUR OF THE STAR (1986) | Directed by Suzana Amaral
WANDA (1970) | Directed by Barbara Loden

Week 2: Filipinx Film Fiesta
A collection of must-see contemporary and classic Filipino directed films curated in partnership with Marie Jamora of Cinema Sala.
Featured Film:
ONCE A MONTH / MINSA'Y ISANG GAMU-GAMO (1976) | Directed by Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara
CALL HER GANDA (2018) | Directed by PJ Raval
YELLOW ROSE (2019) | Directed by Diane Paragas
DOES YOUR HEART BEAT FASTER? / KAKABAKABA KA BA? (1980) Directed by Mike De Leon
Week 3: Centerpiece: COLLATERAL
Filmmakers Michael Mann + Ava DuVernay in conversation. Only at ARRAY!
Featured Film:

COLLATERAL (2004) | Directed by Michael Mann

Week 4: Reclaiming Narratives
Filmmakers Garrett Bradley + Sophia Nahli Allison screen their provocative work and discuss the power of reclaiming narratives through non-fiction film.
Featured Film:

ALONE (2017) | Directed by Garrett Bradley
A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHA (2019) | Directed by Sophia Nahli Allison

Week 4: The Broad @ ARRAY
Iranian born artist Shirin Neshat + New Orleans based filmmaker Garrett Bradley discuss common themes of movements and migration across time and land through screenings of their recent work.
Featured Film:

LAND OF DREAMS (2019) | Directed by Shirin Neshat
AMERICA (2019) | Directed by Garrett Bradley

Week 5: John Singleton Retrospective
A panorama celebration of pioneer John Singleton with a marathon showcase of eight quintessential classics that feed cinema history and stick to our cultural ribs.
Featured Film:

HIGHER LEARNING (1995)
FOUR BROTHERS (2005)
BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991)
SHAFT (2000)
ROSEWOOD (1997)
BABY BOY (2001)
POETIC JUSTICE (1993)
2 FAST 2 FURIOUS (2003)

Week 6: Diop Dynasty
Examining the family film legacy of 2019 Cannes winner Mati Diop + legend Djibril Diop Mambéty.
Featured Film:

HYENAS (1992) | Directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty
ATLANTIQUE (2019) | Directed by Mati Diop

Closing Night: Visionary Varda
Filmmaker Rosalie Varda presents tribute screenings of films directed by her mother, auteur Agnès Varda.
Featured Film:

LA POINTE COURTE (1956) | Directed by Agnès Varda
VARDA BY AGNÈS (2019) | Directed by Agnès Varda

IN THE NEWS

Ava DuVernay’s Array 360 Film Series Promotes The Power Of Black Women’s Perspectives

Ava DuVernay’s Array 360 Film Series Promotes The Power Of Black Women’s Perspectives

For film-loving Angelenos, their fall weekends will be a little bit better thanks to Ava DuVernay and her team at Array Now. From September 27-November 2, DuVernay’s film collective and it’s non-profit arm, ARRAY Alliance, brings the work of celebrated and unheralded directors to new audiences through its inaugural ARRAY 360 film series in Los Angeles’ historic Filipinotown. And oh yeah, it’s free.

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