Killer of Sheep (1978)- Saturday, Oct 11 - 11:00 am - Sloans Lake Alamo

This film has been on my watchlist for a long time, join me!

Criterion synopsis: A quiet revelation of American independent filmmaking, Charles Burnett’s lyrical debut feature unfolds as a mosaic of Black life in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, where Stan (Henry Gayle Sanders), a father worn down by his job in a slaughterhouse, and his wife (Kaycee Moore) seek moments of tenderness in the face of myriad disappointments. Equally attuned to the world of children and that of adults, Burnett—acting as director, writer, producer, cinematographer, and editor—finds poetry amid everyday struggles in indelible images that glow with compassionate beauty. Largely unseen for decades following its completion in 1977, Killer of Sheep is now recognized as a touchstone of the groundbreaking LA Rebellion movement, and a masterpiece that brought Black American lives to the screen with an aching intimacy like no film before.

The show starts at 11:15 and I'll be in the lobby at 11:00 with a small Denver Cinema Club sign. Afterwards we will gather in the Alamo bar to discuss.
I have row 4 seat 8 ticket.

Noteworthy:

• Tickets are purchased on your own either at the theater or here
• There is parking with validation in the garage. I usually do street parking on the south side of Colfax