Thu, May 07
|Heavy Manners Library
Los Angeles - Afro-Punk Screening - in person Slideshow with Director
Afro-Punk (2003) returns for one night. Now with rights reclaimed, this screening supports a Kickstarter to restore the film. See the film that sparked a movement—before it disappeared.
Time & Location
May 07, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM PDT
Heavy Manners Library, 1200 N Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA 90026, USA
About the event
Tickets $14 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/afro-punk-screening-tickets-1987222312431?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Afro-Punk (2003) screening
See the film that sparked a movement—before it disappeared. For one night only, filmmaker James Spooner presents his 2003 documentary Afro-Punk. This award-winning 66-minute DIY film follows four Black punks navigating identity, isolation, and community in a scene that often refused to see them. Built from over 80 interviews across the U.S., it captures a raw moment in punk history—before it was packaged and reshaped. After a brief DVD release, the film was not properly preserved. Screening requests were turned down by the Afropunk company, and it slipped out of circulation. Now, with the rights back in the director’s hands, this screening supports a Kickstarter to restore Afro-Punk for a new generation. Support: TinyURL.com/RestoreAfroPunk Trailer: https://youtu.be/5uXCvbIcg58?si=hJTBnuBIEMAT1a5T
08:15 PM - 09:00 PM
In Person Slideshow Presentation and Q and A with Director James Spooner
James Spooner