Film Screening - TCB: The Toni Cade Bombara School of Organizing

Film Screening - TCB: The Toni Cade Bombara School of Organizing is a screening of Louis Massiah’s 2025 biographical film about the influential writer, filmmaker, and cultural worker Toni Cade Bambara. The film is structured as a series of lessons on cultural organizing, gleaned from Bambara’s life and shared by her friends, colleagues, and students. It runs 105 minutes and features a propulsive jazz soundtrack, with archival footage and personal testimonies—including a notably eloquent contribution from Toni Morrison. The screening is presented at Rhizome DC, with masks encouraged and provided.

When: Monday, July 6, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM.

Showtimes: Doors open at 6:00 PM, screening begins at 7:00 PM.

Tickets: $10–15. Available via the ticketing link on the event page.

Lineup: The film features Malaika Adero, Shirikiana Aina, Walter Cade, Cheryl Chisholm, Francée Covington, Zeinabu Irene Davis, Manthia Diawara, John Colé Eaton, Nikky Finney, Haile Gerima, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Linda Janet Holmes, Alice Lovelace, Acklyn Lynch, Makeba Lavan, Louis Massiah, Toni Morrison, Frances Negrón Muntaner, Conor Tomás Reed, Judy Ridenhour, Susan Ross, Sonia Sanchez, Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Holly Smith, Karma Bene Smith, Clyde Taylor, Eleanor Traylor, and Laura Whitehorn.

Run time: 105 minutes.

Venue: Rhizome DC.

Note: Masks are encouraged and will be provided.