
SCREENING
Eleven P.M.
Sunday, Feb 23 at 12:30 p.m.
Location: Bartos Screening Room
Part of Pioneers of African American Cinema and Silents, Please!
Dir. Richard Maurice. 1928, 60 mins. U.S. Digital projection. Director Richard Maurice, who created his independently financed silent films in Detroit, himself stars as a down-on-his-luck Black street violinist who makes it his mission to protect an orphaned child from hoodlums and criminals. This seemingly Chaplinesque setup becomes something entirely different, entering the world of the surreal, and culminating in a dreamlike vision of revenge. Innovative and consistently surprising, Maurice’s film is a genuinely original work of experimental narrative cinema.
Tickets: $17.50 / $12 senior and students / $10 youth (ages 3–17) / free for MoMI members at the Senior/Student level and above. There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership.
Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.