FILMS AT THE FARM

FILMS AT THE FARM is our outdoor series of popular and high-quality independent Black cinema presented in open farm spaces in South Carolina and beyond.

 
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Films at the Farm: THE PREACHER'S WIFE
Nov 23
Films at the Farm: THE PREACHER'S WIFE

Our annual holiday screening of this modern classic

Films at the Farm: OUTLAW JOHNNY BLACK
Oct 12
Films at the Farm: OUTLAW JOHNNY BLACK

Michael Jai White (BLACK DYNAMITE) parodies cowboy movies and infuses it with full Blackness in this outrageous, action-filled comedy

Films at the Farm: BLACK RODEO
Jun 29
Films at the Farm: BLACK RODEO

Black Rodeo returns this June, outdoors again!

Films at the Farm: THE SLEEPING NEGRO
May 18
Films at the Farm: THE SLEEPING NEGRO

A special presentation of Skinner Myers’ bold drama beginning our celebration of James Baldwin’s centennial

Films at the Farm: THE PREACHER'S WIFE
Nov 25
Films at the Farm: THE PREACHER'S WIFE

Our annual holiday outdoor screening returns for the Thanksgiving weekend

Films at the Farm: THE WIZ
Oct 14
Films at the Farm: THE WIZ

Ease on down the road to sing along live to this classic all-Black musical

Films at the Farm: BLACK RODEO
Sep 23
Films at the Farm: BLACK RODEO

Films at the Farm returns with our Fall ‘23 screening of now classic documentary BLACK RODEO

Films at the Farm: THE PREACHERS' WIFE
Nov 19
Films at the Farm: THE PREACHERS' WIFE

Our annual sing-along returns!

Films at the Farm: THE WIZ [canceled]
Nov 5
Films at the Farm: THE WIZ [canceled]

Sing and dance along to this classic Black musical

Films at the Farm: BLACK DYNAMITE
Oct 22
Films at the Farm: BLACK DYNAMITE

Our 70's focus continues with this Blaxploitation parody that pokes fun at the best and worst aspects of the genre

Films at the Farm: TNT JACKSON
Oct 8
Films at the Farm: TNT JACKSON

October’s focus on Blaxploitation films starts with “TNT Jackson” starring Jeanne Bell

Films at the Farm: HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING
Sep 24
Films at the Farm: HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING

Filmmaker RaMell Ross captures small, but nevertheless precious, moments in Black lives in this Oscar-nominated documentary

Films at the Farm: THE COLOR PURPLE
Sep 17
Films at the Farm: THE COLOR PURPLE

Films at the Farm’s Fall 2022 edition begins with this emotionally-stirring 1985 classic film

Films at the Farm: SUMMER OF LOVE movies
Jun 3
Films at the Farm: SUMMER OF LOVE movies

Welcome to our Summer of Love! Four movies representing the breadth of Black love and pride, feat. LOVE JONES, MISS JUNETEENTH, LOVE & BASKETBALL, and our “Love for Sidney” film BUCK & THE PREACHER - all outdoors!

Films at the Farm: LOVE JONES
Jun 3
Films at the Farm: LOVE JONES

This modern Black classic kicks off our “Summer of Love”

Films at the Farm: BLACK RODEO
May 21
Films at the Farm: BLACK RODEO

Black Rodeo returns to Films at the Farm…this is a must-see!

Films at the Farm: EVE'S BAYOU
May 13
Films at the Farm: EVE'S BAYOU

Our outdoor series at Saloma Acres returns with this seminal film

Films at the Farm: THE PREACHER'S WIFE
Dec 18
Films at the Farm: THE PREACHER'S WIFE

Join us for this must-watch new Black holiday music-filled comedic drama classic! POSTPONED from original 12/11 date due to rain

Films at the Farm: DRUMLINE
Nov 27
Films at the Farm: DRUMLINE

Nick Cannon stars in this fish out of water film about a talented young but boisterous teen street drummer who enrolls in a southern university’s heralded marching band

Films at the Farm: CANE RIVER
Oct 22
Films at the Farm: CANE RIVER

Experience this 1982 lost film outdoors

About The Luminal Theater

Founded in 2015, The Luminal is a nomadic cinema that provides fully-curated exhibitions of diverse cinema and media of the Black/African diaspora, allowing these artists to present their work within our unique brand of shared audience experiences, centered in Bedford-Stuyvesant (Bed-Stuy), Brooklyn, and expanding beyond.   The Luminal absorbed its former theatrical offshoot, the Brooklyn Cinema Collective, in 2018.