Film Club
What is the KPFK Film Club? It's a group of KPFK subscribers who, for an annual pledge of $150 to the station, are invited to attend (with a guest) at least 12 films per year. While we can only promise 12 films per year, last year we offered more than 115 films. You do the math!
What kinds of films are shown?
OVER 100 FILMS IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS, INCLUDING:
GYPSY CARAVAN - a musical odyssey from origins in India, across the Balkans to Spain and beyond
BLAME IT ON FIDEL - a young French girl seeks "normalcy" while surrounded by Latin revolutionaries
ANTONIA - a girl hip - hop group struggles to survive in urban Brazil
CONTROL - a dramatic film about a controversial rock group and its self-destructive leader
RAPE OF EUROPA - story of the recovery of great works of art stolen by the Nazis
PETE SEEGER : THE POWER OF SONG - the grand old man of American folk music
THE PRICE OF SUGAR - Spanish priest battles Dominican plantation owners for Haitian workers
THE REFLECTING POOL - a dramatic film about a journalist's quest for truth in 9/11
CONSTANTINE'S SWORD - an author's discovery of religious fanaticism in the U.S. military
REDACTED - Brian de Palma's dramatic exploration of rape and violence in U.S. Iraqi forces
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE - a doc that explores the Administration's acquiescence to torture
TERROR'S ADVOCATE - a French advocate who has defended four decades of "terrorists"
LAKE OF FIRE - the abortion battle powerfully told from all sides by the director of "American History X"
FOR THE BIBLE TELLS US SO - the stories of four religious families and their gay children.
THIS IS ENGLAND - a dramatic slice of life from the days of the punk movement
CHICAGO 10 - an animated telling of the Chicago 10 Conspiracy trial following the 1968 Convention
THE UNFORESEEN - a doc that captures the spirit of the anti-development movement in Austin, TX
UP THE YANGTZE - life on a river cruise boat while the building of a huge dam "relocates" millions
SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN, ASIAN PACIFIC AND PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVALS - 3 local fests
TEN CANOES - a mythopoetic tale from Aboriginal Australia
AMU and VANAJA - two dramatic films (one set here, one there) about Patriarchy in Indian families
MARXIST MUSICALS and SOVIET SILENTS - two series at the Cinefamily at the Silent Film Theater
How do members find out about screenings?
Screenings are announced on the air and on the Film Club Hotline, (818) 377-2700.
How do listeners join the Film Club?
Just call our Subscriptions Department at (818) 985-2711, extension 508, during weekday working hours to join the Film Club or make an online pledge of $150 to the station.
Where and when are films shown?
Special screenings are often on Saturday and Sunday mornings in the West side of Los Angeles. At other times, Film Club members may attend a film any one time during it's run.
How are seats reserved?
By calling the KPFK switchboard -- (818) 985-2711, extension 0 -- during weekday working hours and giving your name and Film Club card number to the receptionist at that extension. If the receptionist is busy, please call back.
Place your reservations with the operator; do not leave them on the voice mail.
