This month, Documentary Channel (DOC) honors Black History Month with a special month-long celebration of the “Best of Black Documentary Cinema” every Tuesday night in primetime.

Beginning Tuesday, February 7 with “Beah: A Black Woman Speaks” (8 p.m. ET), the series will culminate with the US television premiere of “Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat By The Door,” a captivating film that examines the conspiracy and controversy behind a Hollywood picture about a black revolution shut down by the FBI due to its subject matter, on February 28 (8 p.m. ET).

This special, “Best of” celebration also marks the one-year anniversary of “Black Documentary Cinema” on Documentary Channel.

A noteworthy series of programming showcasing the work of black documentary filmmakers, “Black Documentary Cinema” features remarkable documentaries the last Tuesday of every month in primetime.

The complete “Best of Black Documentary Cinema” schedule is as follows (all times ET):

• “Beah: A Black Woman Speaks” – Tuesday, February 7 (8 p.m.)

• “Stand” – Tuesday, February 14 (8 p.m.)

• “Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons” – Tuesday, February 21 (8 p.m.)

• “Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat By The Door” – Tuesday, February 28 (8 p.m.)

WINTER FIRESIDE FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS

This twice-yearly festival of staged readings will feature brand new works by four playwrights. Each reading will be followed by a post-show discussion with the playwright and director.

Tickets are pay-what-you-can (suggested $10).
The Fireside Festival is generously underwritten by Joseph Walters.

Sunday, February 12, 2012
Bronzeville Gold, by Anetria Cole
Set in 1933 Chicago, this powerful African American family saga revolves around a “gambling numbers wheel,” and a young Mississippi newcomer as he and the entire African American community chase the ever elusive American dream. Willie Jenkins a 22-year-old, African-American sharecropper wants to live the American dream but he knows that living in Tupelo, Mississippi will not afford him that opportunity. But when he meets a street numbers runner from south side Chicago named Cleveland, who promises him the “good-life,” Willie jumps on what he feels is his only escape from the south. Will he walk on “streets of gold” as Cleveland has promised him? Is Bronzeville really the land flowing with milk and honey? Or is it all just a dream?. Reserve Now!

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