ICE Theaters Film Pavilion

This pavilion offers daily screenings of short and full-length films produced mostly by African and African American filmmakers. Visitors will also be able to preview movie trailers for upcoming major motion pictures, enjoy free popcorn, take home free movie posters, and learn more about Black World Cinema, an independent film series at ICE Theaters locations.

Film Pavilion – Daily Schedule

 ICE Theaters Film Pavilion

View a variety of full-length and short films that dramatize or document black experiences throughout the African diaspora, including works produced by experienced filmmakers and local black high school students.  Check out movie trailers for upcoming Hollywood releases.  Plus enjoy free popcorn and free movie posters.

Black Butterfly (2009) 90 min, NR

Chicago filmmaker Mark Harris presents a story of a teenage girl with a dream to make the Women’s U.S. Swim Team.  She excitedly begins training when… tragedy strikes.

Showtime: Friday, September 2 @ 1:05pm

Cora Coleman-Dunham – Special Guest!!!

Renowned drummer makes appearance at Film pavilion and is featured in two documentaries.

Chronicles of Queen Cora (2011, 18min, NR) is a unique look into the world of the signature vater drumstick artist performing with Beyonce and Prince.  Learn what inspires her, drives her, and made her one of genre’s elite four in Kick, Snare, Hat: The Superstar Drummers of Hip Hop and R&B (2008, 117 min, NR).

Showtime: Saturday, September 3 @ 4:30pm

Family Motel (2007) 88 min, NR 

A Somalian refugee, Ayan, attempting to build a new life in Canada is forced into the streets along with her two daughters Nasrah and Leila.   They retreat to a local hotel room and during the hours that the mother is away, a handsome neighbor Rudy offers the naïve Nasrah friendship and understanding. But Rudy is far from the friendly stranger.

 Showtime: Sunday, September 4 @ 2:45pm

 Free Spirit Media (2011) 55 min, NR

Be inspired by this collection of five short documentaries produced by Chicago high school seniors at North Lawndale College Prep on various topics including obesity, depression, Barbie dolls, teen violence, and the death penalty.  Meet these young, fantastic filmmakers. 

 Showtime: Friday, September 2 and Saturday, September 3 @ 1:05pm  

 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 121 min, PG-13

The true-life story of Paul Rusesabagina,a hotel manager who housed more than one thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda.

Showtime:  Monday, September 5 @ 4:30pm

Invictus (2009) 134 min, PG-13

Nelson Mandela, in his first term as the South African President, initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

Showtime: Sunday, September 4 @ 4:20pm

The Last King of Scotland (2006) 121 min, R

A drama based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin’s regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.

 Showtime: Friday, September 2 @ 4:40pm

 George Daniels (2011) 25 min, NR

It’s all about the history of George Daniels – “godfather of Chicago music,” and Grand Baba for the 2011 African Festival of the Arts.   

Showtime:  everyday @ 12:30pm

Long Shots (2008) 94 min, PG

The true story of Jasmine Plummer, who at the age of 11, became the first female to play in Pop Warner Football Tournament in its 56-year history.

Showtime: Monday, September 5 @ 2:45pm

No Time to Die (2007) 95 min, NR

In this Ghanaian comedy, hearse driver Asante and his assistant Issifu, a dwarf, work to transport dead bodies from Accra to their respective villages for funeral ceremonies. Asante, desperately searching for a wife, manages to become the first hearse driver in Accra to wed–but only after a few uncanny tricks.

Showtime: Monday, September 5 @ 1:05pm

Pride (2007) 104 min, PG

Based upon true events, the determined Jim Ellis starts a swim team for troubled teens at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation.

Showtime: Saturday, September 3 @ 2:45pm

Remember the Titans (2000) 113 min, PG

Inspired by real events, Denzel Washington plays Herman Boone, a newly appointed African-American coach who transforms a high school football team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.

Showtime: Friday, September 2, 2:45pm