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| OPENED ON 8/14/20 |
• General Admission – $12.00
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After you’ve entered your payment information, your rental period will start immediately and last for five days.
These are challenging times for everyone and while we have temporarily closed our theater for the greater good, we are truly pleased to announce a new initiative that will allow us to continue sharing cinematic gems with you by bringing the art house directly into your house! Thanks to various distributors we now have the ability to offer our audience the chance to watch films which have not yet been made available on any other streaming platform! O Cinema has always been your mission-driven, community-based nonprofit art house theater and we remain dedicated to educating, entertaining and inspiring. Your support with this purchase will help O Cinema remain a cultural and cinematic beacon in our community.
PLEASE NOTE: This event has passed.
Our new virtual cinema will allow us to continue sharing curated, cinematic gems with you by bringing the art house directly into your home while also helping support O Cinema.
For nearly three decades, Edward “Nardie” White has led an after-school community drum corp (River City Drum Corp) in Louisville, Kentucky drawing on Pan-African culture and music to reach and mentor youth in his West End neighborhood. Now in his sixties, Mr. White feels he must step down to allow the drum corp to evolve with a new generation. RIVER CITY DRUMBEAT is the story of Mr. White’s final year and the training of his successor Albert Shumake, a young man whose troubled life was transformed by the drumline.
Over the years, the drumline has been a lifeline for many children navigating personal struggles and adversity, including high school seniors Imani and Jailen, and pre-teen Emily. During this transitional year, Mr. White and Albert reflect on the tragedies and triumphs in their lives, and the legacy Mr. White and the drumline group created against the backdrop of the American South. With compelling characters, evocative visuals, and powerful drumline performances, RIVER CITY DRUMBEAT is a testament to the impact of art, love, and community on the lives of three generations and their power for building purposeful resilience.
• General Admission – $12.00
You will get access to watch on any internet-connected device, including laptops, tablets and smartphones, AppleTV, Chromecast , and more .
After you’ve entered your payment information, your rental period will start immediately and last for five days.
“Profound and powerful…River City Drumbeat, in addition to showcasing extraordinary music and talent, is about the collective power of role models; and an example of the sheer force that different personalities can have in shaping destinies.”
– MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL