Editorials

Wednesday, November 25th, 2026 18:30 doors open 19:00 start Melkweg, Amsterdam TICKETS HERE With our next screening we will go back to the early years of Sun Ra. Before the world (and the cosmos) came to know him as the Afro-futurist pioneer of "space jazz", he was born as Herman Poole Blount in Birmingham, deep in the heart of Alabama. The Belgian documentary 'The Magic City - Birmingham According to Sun Ra' sheds light on how this often-overlooked yet magical music city hel

Wednesday, October 14th, 2026 18:30 doors open 19:00 start Melkweg, Amsterdam TICKETS HERE We're back with a special curated night of three short Afro-jazz documentaries and an online Q&A with saxophonist James “Plunky” Branch. Juju to Oneness of Juju (2026) The story of the evolution of the legendary African spiritual jazz group Juju into Oneness of Juju, known from tracks like 'African Rhythms'. The Black Fire Documentary (2023) The Black Fire Documentary uncovers Washingt

Wednesday, December 16th, 2026 18:30 doors open 19:00 start Melkweg, Amsterdam TICKETS HERE For our final screening of the year we will watch a new documentary about jazz legend Miles Davis, who would have turned 100 years old this year. Numerous films have already been made about him, but director Patrick Savey is taking a different approach. MILES does not attempt to explain who Miles Davis was, but explores how he created. Through the stories of musicians who played with h

Screening: 'Sample Not For Sale' Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 Haarlem Station, Haarlem Tickets & Info Recycling within literature, architecture, the internet and art is all the rage. But that doesn’t make it any less delicate an issue. On one hand, creatives prefer to keep the sources of their samples secret because they don’t want to be imitated, while on the other hand there’s always the threat of a court case for violation of copyright. Documentary maker Mike Redman himself

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026 18:30 doors open 19:00 start Melkweg, Amsterdam TICKETS HERE "After our brief summer break we're back and first up we will watch 'The Blind Couple from Mali'. This new documentary tells the story of the extraordinary duo Amadou & Mariam as they work on their final album and perform a unique concert in their homeland, Mali, which is torn apart by internal tensions. Since the 1980s, they have reached millions of people around the world and have b

Wednesday, April 1st, 2026 18:30 doors open 19:00 film starts Melkweg, Amsterdam TICKETS HERE Next up we will be screening 'Black Brazilian Soul' by director Flavio Frederico from 2026. This documentary, originally titled “Alma Negra, Do Quilombo Ao Baile”, is an ample immersion in the Afro-Brazilian universe through Soul music, from the emergence of the genre in the late 1960s and its popularity in the music industry, to its peak with the famous black balls in Rio de Janeiro

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In 1974 , Tom Jobim, one of the founding fathers of Bossa Nova and Brazil‘s most popular singers at the time Elis Regina got together.

The film showcases the progression of a backyard BBQ into a festival that João Gilberto calls 'the best stage he has ever played'.

Éthiopiques Suite Magnétique creates a beautiful depiction of the serious yet warm life and career of Francis Falceto.

Finding Fela (2014) follows the making of Fela! the Musical on Broadway, all whilst also plunging into so many elements of his life.

A wonderfully-made documentary on the way of the LA based label Stones Throw turns 10 this year. A love letter to hip hop, music and friends

Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Wattstax is a monumental film that captured the early 70s zeitgeist in its purest form.

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