FAB Flicks Returns Tomorrow In Clinton Hill With Music Documentaries Series

The 2015 FAB Flicks series kicks off tomorrow, June 2 at 8:30pm/dusk at Putnam Triangle Plaza with “Soul Power,” the first of three music documentaries brought courtesy of a partnership with BAMcinématek.

There are three films in the lineup, which runs weekly through Tuesday, June 16:

• SOUL POWER (2008) 92min
  Directed by Jeff Levy-Hinte
  Jeff Levy-Hinte’s (When We Were Kings) revelatory verité documentary chronicles Zaire ’74, the three-day African music festival held in advance of the legendary Rumble in the Jungle, the historic fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Composed entirely of footage from the fest-shot by a crew including late doc titan Albert Maysles-this paean to live performance features electric sets by James Brown, B.B. King, Bill Withers, Sister Sledge, Miriam Makeba, the Spinners, Big Black, the Crusaders, Celia Cruz, and more. Offstage sparks fly as Muhammad Ali, a kinetic performer in his own right, provides vigorous commentary on the Black Power movement and imperialism in America.
• DAVE CHAPPELLE’S BLOCK PARTY (2006)111min
  Directed by Michel Gondry
  This exuberant concert documentary captures the ultimate hip-hop block party, organized by Dave Chappelle on a Clinton Hill street corner in 2004. Director Michel Gondry’s endlessly roving camera takes in the sights and sounds, capturing performances by Kanye West, Mos Def, the Roots, the Fugees (reunited for their first performance in years), and more, with Chappelle’s singular stand-up routines interspersed throughout.
• SHAKE! OTIS AT MONTEREY (1987)+ JIMI PLAYS MONTEREY (1986) 63min
  Directed by D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus
  These concert-film landmarks capture two electrifying live shows that ushered Memphis soul star Otis Redding and little-known guitar virtuoso Jimi Hendrix into the annals of rock ‘n’ roll mythology. Both musicians lose themselves in the passion of performing, conquering the hippie audience at the now-legendary 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Highlights include Hendrix’s tongue-wagging, guitar-smashing “Wild Thing” and Redding’s cathartic rendition of “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long.”

Snacks will be available for purchase on-site from local businesses such as MacShack, Samantha’s Southern, Lunitas Cafe, and Brooklyn Victory Garden. You can also eat beforehand nearby at any of the numerous restaurants in the area, from Japanese (Masaki Teriyaki and Sushi) to bar food/grilled cheese (SIP Bar).