NYC ON FILM, NYC IN LOVE: JUNGLE FEVER (1991) on 35MM

Saturday, October 8, 2022
NEW YORK ON FILM, NEW YORK IN LOVE:
JUNGLE FEVER (1991) on 35mm
Presented by Rush in Dumplings
Programmed by Desmond Thorne
$11 GA / $8 OFS

Jungle Fever is a 1991 American romance drama film written, produced, and directed by Spike Lee, starring Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra. It was Lee’s fifth feature-length film. The film explores interracial relationships against the backdrop of 1990s New York City.
Dir: Spike Lee / 1991 / US / 132 min

“Jungle Fever is an unconventional pick, but I think it’s one of the more realistic and still relevant love stories that takes place in NYC…the depiction of interracial relationships feels very real to me.” – Desmond Thorne

ABOUT DESMOND THORNE:
Desmond is a filmmaker, the host of Adventures in Black Cinema, and a programmer at Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn.

SCREENING: SAT 10/8 7PM
Tickets available at the box office 1/2 hour before showtimes.

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