Second Screening
Speakn' Trane & The Spaces In Between (Double Feature)
Live music accompaniment.
BlackMaria Microcinema
Saturday, Dec 13, 2025
6P (Doors open)
Filmmakers in person. Both writer and director will be in attendance.
$18
Speakn' Trane (22 mins)
Anyabwile Love .writer/producer, Shahkeem Williams .director
Speakn’ Trane is a visual conversation about the generative practice of mediation and the creative potential in a spiritual tradition informed by communion with nature. 16mm film was employed to cultivate an immersive aesthetic language and revisualize archival footage’s texture and tonality, which framed the worldview and cosmologies of Black musical masters of the early to mid-1960s.
The work centers on a Philadelphia jazz musician preparing to unveil his groundbreaking album. The audience is invited to peer into his navigation of a revealing interview that delves into the innovative rhythms, raw emotions, and profound inspirations behind his transformative musical odyssey, which plans to challenge conventions and set a new standard for the genre.
Harkening to the Akan principles of Sankofa, the musician returns to his home of Philadelphia to reclaim lost parts of himself and complete his circle of evolution.
The Spaces In Between (mins)
by Anyabwile Love
The Spaces In Between is a live-action narrative that follows our main character, “Black Boy” sets out on an extraordinary journey through his neighborhood, guided by his boundless imagination. As he travels through time and space, he envisions a future where love and culture intertwine to remind him that his future is secured.
From his POV we see the love, support, and pride of Black folk.
The voice-over narration, select stop-motion (shot with Super8) and childlike prop designs undergirds the POV of the film through the main character's gaze. Think soul music and Saturday house cleaning. Think 80’s Saturday morning cartoons and long bike rides. Think of the fullness of Black childhood.
About Filmmaker
Philadelphia native Anyabwile Love received his Ph.D. in Africana Studies from Temple University, May 2014. His most recent film projects include the short narratives, The Spaces In Between (writer and director) and Speakn’ Trane (writer, d. Shahkeem Williams). His current projects include the commissioned stage play, Dear Listener, and an adapted narrative short, The Invited (writer and director). He has received several funding awards for his current and past writing and filmmaking projects. Anyabwile is the founder and creator of The John Coltrane Symposium and former owner of Bailey Street Books. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of Siyabonana: The Journal of Africana Studies and as Associate Editor for the literary journal A Gathering Together, and is a tenured Assistant Professor of History and Black Studies at Community College of Philadelphia.
About the BlackMaria Microcinema
The BlackMaria is a 40-seat brick-and-mortar space in San Francisco dedicated to cinema as study, discourse, and disruption. At its core is a cinema lens framework rooted in decolonization and abstract thinking, utilizing RDA (Rooted in Decolonization and Abstract Thinking).
Venue Details:
BlackMaria Microcinema
465 South VanNess
San Francisco, CA 94110
Details:
- Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025
- Doors opens at 6:00 PM (Screening)
- Screening at 6:30 PM
- Tickets: $18
Event Info &Tickets: https://luma.com/calendar/cal-EWwqFQRsJZadIX5
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
465 S Van Ness Ave, 465 S Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States
