Dominic Patten
EXCLUSIVE: There’ s going to be some glory, curves and rage over at Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY this summer, in all the best ways.
Back for its fifth year, the ARRAY 360 conversation and screening series will feature films and more from directors Patricia Cardoso, Bill Duke Ed Zwick over the next two months.
Starting on August 3, Cardoso will be kicking off the 2024 program at ARRAY’s Creative Campus in LA’s Historic Filipinotown with a screening of her Sundance award winning 2002 film Real Women Have Curves. The director, who helmed a May 30, 2018 episode of the DuVernay created OWN TV series Queen Sugar, will provide live commentary on the acclaimed picture for the Scene on Screen event.
Check out the full ARRAY 360 2024 schedule below
Two week later, DuVernay and ARRAY will be hosting a daylong Filmmaker Tribute for Bill Duke. With a spotlight on the Palme d’Or nominated director/actor’s A Rage in Harlem from 1991, plus 1997’s Hoodlum and 1992’s Deep Cover, the 2025 Hollywood Walk of Fame recipient will participate in a one-on-one chat with Origin director DuVerney before a live audience.
Just under a month later, Glory director Zwick will give live commentary on the Civil War era film that brought Denzel Washington his first Oscar glory in 1990. Undoubtedly, Zwick will also remark on some of what he wrote about the triple Oscar winner in his memoir Hits, Flops And Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood , which was released earlier this year.
Tickets for all the screenings and convos are free, with registration starting 14 days before each event. So, go here to ARRAYPLAY to get those Real Women Have Curves tix now.
As well, ARRAY 360 will have a Banned Book Week beginning on September 28 with marathon screenings of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders, Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain, and Spike Lee’s Malcolm X. There will also be a September 29 focus on Silent Cinema that features the talents of Black artists and activists.
“We are thrilled to present this year’s ARRAY 360 with a dynamic program that invite and ignite conversations around legacy and freedom,” Mercedes Cooper, ARRAY’s SVP Public Programming tells Deadline. “Our ongoing goal is to create space for all types of audiences to discover and discuss the transformative power of film.”
See the full ARRAY 360 schedule here:
August 3
Scene on Screen with Patricia Cardoso
Live director commentary featuring REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES (2002)
August 17
ARRAY Maestro: A Filmmaker Tribute for Bill Duke
Showcasing A RAGE IN HARLEM (1991), HOODLUM (1997) and DEEP COVER (1992) with a special fireside chat with Mr. Duke moderated by Ava DuVernay
September 14
Scene on Screen with Ed Zwick
Live director commentary featuring GLORY (1990)
September 28
Liberated Lit: Films for Banned Book Week featuring marathon screenings of Francis Ford Coppola’s THE OUTSIDERS (1983), Ang Lee’s BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005) and Spike Lee’s MALCOLM X (1992)
September 29
Reel Retro: A Spotlight on Silent Cinema featuring the work of Black artists and activists.