SATURDAY, JULY 17TH (7:30PM - 10:30PM) “ILL COSMIC”

Location : GREENSBORO FENCING ACADEMY - 2001 East Wendover Avenue parking lot

PLOTS:

Short film No.1 : The show that married martial arts and Hiphop… which featured a rotating roster of legends such as Guru, Queen Latifah, Masta Ace, Afrika Bambaataa, and members of De La Soul. While the show could lazily be described as "reverse Wu-Tang," the short film incorporated elements of comic book culture–namely, superimposed text and supernatural embellishments–it was edited in a cut-and-paste style reminiscent of Hiphop production techniques. If the original film is a record, then the 30-minute edit is a coherent sample: though comprised of mere elements, it still tells a cohesive story, like the best flips.

Short film No.2 : In the tradition of The Twilight Zone, this bizarre, thought-provoking trilogy where a conservative African American politician must choose between his people's survival and appeasing his white colleagues when space aliens propose to share their profound knowledge in exchange for all Black people on earth.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 14TH (7:30PM - 10:30PM) “THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR”

LOCATION TBA

PLOT:

The story takes place in the early 1970s in Chicago. A white U.S. Senator facing re-election is told that his speech on law and order has led to a decline in his popularity among his African-American constituents. To regain their support, his wife suggests that as a publicity stunt, he point out the lack African-American agents in the CIA. The CIA responds to this political pressure by recruiting African Americans for their training program however, secretly they take several measures to ensure that no one would be able to complete the process.

Release date: September 21, 1973 Running time: 102 minutes

SUNDAY, JUNE 20TH (7:00PM - 10:30PM) “DON’T SHOOT THE MESSENGER”

Join us for a night of Arthouse Experimental Cinema with this drive-in screening of "DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER," the 1st of several Woke Fu Theatre presentations, along with live music by [C.R.I.S.T.E.N., Deviant, and Slim Digi]. There will be an art raffle and at least 1 food truck onsite!

$10 entery fee per person also gets you a pair of over-the-ear headphones to enjoy both the deejay set and the film... Present your e-ticket barcode to scan to enter the event parking lot (DO NOT SHARE YOUR TICKET BARCODE, SHARED TICKETS WILL NOT BE HONORED!)

*Parking lot will open at 7:00pm, live deejay set starts at 7:30pm, and movie starts at 8:30pm. Please arrive BEFORE 8:30pm for good seating.

*Raffle tickets: 1 for $5.00 or 5 for $20.00 Raffle will be awarded at the conclusion of screening. MUST BE IN ATTENDACE TO WIN!!!!

*PLEASE NO Kids... THIS SCREENING CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT and LANGUAGE!!! 

*Masks will not be required as this is an outdoor event and we maintain the 6 feet social distance requirements!

Capacity limited to *50 people due to headset limitations. Light refreshments will be available for purchase, and NO public restrooms will be available on site. This is a Covid-safe event where cars will be spaced out, so WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO BRING A CHAIR AND SIT IN FRONT OF YOUR VEHICLE OR THE AREA WE WILL DESIGNATE IN FRONT OF THE SCREEN, or stay inside your car - your choice!

IF IT IS EXPECTED TO RAIN THAT EVENING, WE WILL RESCHEDULE EVENT FOR NO LESS THAN 4 WEEKS or REFUND FULL AMOUNT!

PLOT:

In the forbidden postwar avant-garde of creativity, as America virtually loses the war on commonsense... good and evil are subjective, ambiguous, and to a select few, a "fake news" term.

"Don't Shoot The Messenger" by W③Rd is an ambitious attempt at pushing the artform of thought and the human capacity to feel and think. Set to blaze the planet, not everyone can solve his nonsensical ravings that he claims are hiding in plain sight. Through a series of montages, Hiphop & pop culture references, mixed with social critique, please join us on SUNDAY, JUNE 20th at The Khalif Event Center parking lot, located at 2000 E. Wendover Ave. in Greensboro for this "mystery, in a riddle, inside an enigma" ’Woke Fu Theatre’ fundraising event.

Release date: 2019 Running time: 80 minutes