Independent Picture House’s Black History Month screenings and discussions

Do the Right Thing
Opens Friday, January 30, 2026

On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone’s hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.

On Thursday, February 5th, following the 7:00 PM screening, there will be a post-film discussion with panelists Jess Thompson, dance instructor and therapist; Rahquelah Conyers, dance instructor with Baran Dance; Davita Galloway, CEO of DUPP & SWAT and Executive Director of CrownKeepers; and Carla Aaron-Lopez, educator, curator, and member of BLKMKT. The discussion will be moderated by Shawn Allison, aka Black Ferris Bueller.

Master
Opens February 6, 2026

At an elite New England university built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill, two black women strive to find their place. Navigating politics and privilege, they encounter increasingly terrifying manifestations of the school’s haunted past… and present.

Sunday, February 8th, following the 5:30 PM screening, there will be a post-film discussion with panelists Dr. Portia Marie York, founder of York Creative Education Group and Adjunct Professor of Fiber Arts at Lenoir–Rhyne University; Tyla Barnes, director, writer, and producer; and Randi Gill-Sadler, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Davidson College. The discussion will be moderated by Afeni Grace, Black Carolina Initiative Director at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture.

Juice
Opens February 13, 2026

Four inner-city teenagers get caught up in the pursuit of power and happiness, which they refer to as “the juice.”

Sunday, February 15th, following the 4:00 PM screening, there will be a post-film discussion with poet and performance artists Boris “Bluz” Rogers, and the co-founders of GOD CITY: John Hairston, Jr., Marcus Kiser, and Wolly McNair. Performance response from Charlotte based poet and cultural critic Jordan Bailey aka Young Static.

Uptight
Opens February 20, 2026

Set against the backdrop of a community mourning the recent MLK assassination, Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.

Sunday, February 22nd, following the 3:00 PM screening, there will be a post-film discussion with panelists Felix Curtis, curator of the Classic Black Cinema Series, and Tre’ McGriff, curator of the CineOdyssey Animation Festival.