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A King Like Me

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4305 Degnan Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008, USA

When

February 24, 2026

7:00 PM

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"Mardi Gras Ain’t over Until King Zulu Says So!"

"A King Like Me" explores the impact of the pandemic on Zulu Krewe, a historically Black cultural organization, and what that loss tells us about the United States' health inequities, as tied to race.

In the face of Hurricane Ida, a global pandemic and the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, “A King Like Me” follows members of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club in June 2020 as they work to bring the 116-year-old parade back to Mardi Gras.

After its 2024 world premiere at the South By Southwest film and music festival in Austin, Texas, the project won Best Documentary at Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival and was also the opening-night film at the New Orleans Film Festival.

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"Mardi Gras Ain’t over Until King Zulu Says So!"

"A King Like Me" explores the impact of the pandemic on Zulu Krewe, a historically Black cultural organization, and what that loss tells us about the United States' health inequities, as tied to race.

In the face of Hurricane Ida, a global pandemic and the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, “A King Like Me” follows members of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club in June 2020 as they work to bring the 116-year-old parade back to Mardi Gras.

After its 2024 world premiere at the South By Southwest film and music festival in Austin, Texas, the project won Best Documentary at Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival and was also the opening-night film at the New Orleans Film Festival.

On a steamy afternoon in August 1963, a thirty-four-year-old minister gave a speech that enthralled a crowd of more than two hundred thousand people gathered at Washington's Lincoln Memorial, and millions more across the country who watched on television. With passion and precision, he proclaimed his vision of a nation free of racism, declaring, "Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children."

What came to be known as the "I Have A Dream" speech was a high point in the public career of Martin Luther King, Jr. But it was also a turning point in his personal life, as he embarked on a controversial, often lonely struggle to redefine and redirect the movement he had helped lead. The quest would not end until his untimely death five years later. Directed by Orlando Bagwell and Noland Walker. (2004)

A result of an eight-year documentary journey, the film inhabits the lives of these young girls, leaving the audience to witness firsthand the rippling effects of their fathers’ absence, as well as the love their fathers have for them. What unfolds is an intimate, healing portrait of a generation of youth bearing the weight of mass incarceration, while still showing what is possible. In-person visitation for these families has been systematically shut down across the U.S. since 2014. The only way to connect with incarcerated family members is through costly video calls, creating barriers for families to stay connected while video-conferencing companies profit.

Through Co-Director Angela Patton, we had one-of-a-kind access to incarcerated fathers going through intensive therapy as a part of the 12-week Date With Dad program in a D.C. jail. Counter to the systematic practices that oppress family bonds, the goal of the program is to strengthen relationships with daughters and other essential life skills for a successful and lasting reintegration into communities after incarceration. By the end of the 12 weeks, we see the fathers prepared as they step into a life-changing dance with their daughters.

While Angela captured and honed the program, Co-Director Natalie Rae delved deeper with the girls and moms, getting to know them and hearing firsthand their stories and the ripple effects on their lives over the course of five years.

We Want The Funk

WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness. Featuring James Brown's dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton's Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, and Fela Kuti's Afrobeat, the story also traces funk's influences on both new wave and hip-hop.

Betty Davis : They Say I'm Different

Funk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She "was the first..." as former husband Miles Davis said. "Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince". An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty arrived on the 70's scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion and outrageous funk music.

Haiti Is A Nation of Artists

Haiti Is A Nation Of Artists tells the story of Haitian artists creating transformational art after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. The documentary depicts the humanity of Haitian culture through the lens of a Haitian-American filmmaker who seeks to uplift the rich diversity of Haiti and its historical legacy. Director Jacquil Cnstant

"Mardi Gras Ain’t over Until King Zulu Says So!"

"A King Like Me" explores the impact of the pandemic on Zulu Krewe, a historically Black cultural organization, and what that loss tells us about the United States' health inequities, as tied to race.

In the face of Hurricane Ida, a global pandemic and the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, “A King Like Me” follows members of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club in June 2020 as they work to bring the 116-year-old parade back to Mardi Gras.

After its 2024 world premiere at the South By Southwest film and music festival in Austin, Texas, the project won Best Documentary at Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival and was also the opening-night film at the New Orleans Film Festival.

On a steamy afternoon in August 1963, a thirty-four-year-old minister gave a speech that enthralled a crowd of more than two hundred thousand people gathered at Washington's Lincoln Memorial, and millions more across the country who watched on television. With passion and precision, he proclaimed his vision of a nation free of racism, declaring, "Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children."

What came to be known as the "I Have A Dream" speech was a high point in the public career of Martin Luther King, Jr. But it was also a turning point in his personal life, as he embarked on a controversial, often lonely struggle to redefine and redirect the movement he had helped lead. The quest would not end until his untimely death five years later. Directed by Orlando Bagwell and Noland Walker. (2004)

A result of an eight-year documentary journey, the film inhabits the lives of these young girls, leaving the audience to witness firsthand the rippling effects of their fathers’ absence, as well as the love their fathers have for them. What unfolds is an intimate, healing portrait of a generation of youth bearing the weight of mass incarceration, while still showing what is possible. In-person visitation for these families has been systematically shut down across the U.S. since 2014. The only way to connect with incarcerated family members is through costly video calls, creating barriers for families to stay connected while video-conferencing companies profit.

Through Co-Director Angela Patton, we had one-of-a-kind access to incarcerated fathers going through intensive therapy as a part of the 12-week Date With Dad program in a D.C. jail. Counter to the systematic practices that oppress family bonds, the goal of the program is to strengthen relationships with daughters and other essential life skills for a successful and lasting reintegration into communities after incarceration. By the end of the 12 weeks, we see the fathers prepared as they step into a life-changing dance with their daughters.

While Angela captured and honed the program, Co-Director Natalie Rae delved deeper with the girls and moms, getting to know them and hearing firsthand their stories and the ripple effects on their lives over the course of five years.

We Want The Funk

WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness. Featuring James Brown's dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton's Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, and Fela Kuti's Afrobeat, the story also traces funk's influences on both new wave and hip-hop.

Betty Davis : They Say I'm Different

Funk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She "was the first..." as former husband Miles Davis said. "Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince". An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty arrived on the 70's scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion and outrageous funk music.

Haiti Is A Nation of Artists

Haiti Is A Nation Of Artists tells the story of Haitian artists creating transformational art after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. The documentary depicts the humanity of Haitian culture through the lens of a Haitian-American filmmaker who seeks to uplift the rich diversity of Haiti and its historical legacy. Director Jacquil Cnstant

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