FILM & VIDEO Wednesday 5/17 EL MARIACHI Directed by Robert Rodriguez, stars ...
EL MARIACHI
Directed by Robert Rodriguez, stars Carlos Gallardo, Peter Marquardt & Reinol Martinez; Void, 16 Mercer St. (Howard St.), 941-6492; 8:30, free.
FEATURING...PARADZHANOV
Series cont. w/subtitled Georgian & Azerbaijani film Ashik Kerib; Donnell Library Media Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 620-0619; 2:30, free.
new filmmakers program
Enjoy free wine, beer & assorted surprises while screening three shorts & feature film American Intellectuals w/filmmakers; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 505-5181; 5:30, $8.
reality confronts israelis
Program feat. work by young Israeli video artists investigating Jewish & Israeli identity from personal perspective; Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (Central Park W. & Columbus Ave.), 601-1000; 9:30, $8.
Thursday 5/18
DANCERS & THE DANCE
Series continues w/subtitled Russian film Plisetskaya Dances; Donnell Library Media Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 620-0619; 2:30, free.
SEKAL MUST DIE
Subtitled Czech film about traitor during WWII; Czech Center NY, 1109 Madison Ave. (83rd St.), 288-0830; call for price & time.
TURKISH FILM FESTIVAL
Festival cont. w/short, Kedi Gozu (Cat's Eye) & love story, Harem Square; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 505-5110; 8, $8.
Friday 5/19
home movies...& more
Exhibition continues w/Greta Snider's stock footage depicting futile domestic scenes & Jean Carlomusto's To Catch a Glimpse; Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 708-9781; 2, free w/mus. adm.
kill me TOMORROW
Special midnight screening of Patrick McGuinn's new supernatural teen saga; Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St. (betw. B'way & Church St.), 219-3006; 12 a.m., $5 .
mexican shorts
Absurd, quotidian & whimsical shorts from modern Mexican cinema; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 505-5110; 7, $8.
Saturday 5/20
african film festival
New & classic films from Africa & the Diaspora; Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 875-5610; call for schedule & prices.
home movies...& more
Exhibition continues w/ home videos by James Herbert & Douglas Fairbanks; Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 708-9781; 7:30, free w/mus. adm.
Sunday 5/21
ocularis
Series feat. Profundo Carmesi's black comedy Deep Crimson; Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 7 & 9:30, $5.
Monday 5/22
FILM SERIES AT TONIC
Series focuses on improvisation in music. Today, A Liberating Thing & Nothin' Premeditated; Tonic, 107 Norfolk St. (betw. Delancey & Rivington Sts.), 358-7501; 9, $5.
grass
Premiere screening of Ron Mann's film chronicling America's war against marijuana; AMC Empire Theaters, 234 W. 42nd St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 1-888-67-NORML; 7, $50.
ocularis
Series feat. selections from MadCat International Women's Film Festival; Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 8:30, $5.
Tuesday 5/23
czech experimental film
Program feat. classic avant-garde films from 1930s; Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 505-5110; 7, $8.
LIGHT+SCREEN
New York's weekly DIY film festival feat. Orson Welles' The Immortal Story. Filmmakers are encouraged to share their shorts (under 15 mins.) for public viewing; Siberia Bar, 250 W. 50th St. (B'way), 333-4141; 9, free.