On show first is director Kahlil Joseph's critically acclaimed feature film BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions. Adapted from Joseph's renowned video art installation, BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions is a distinctive cinematic experience that mirrors the sonic textures of an album or mixtape, weaving fiction and history in an immersive journey where the fictionalized figures of W. E. B Du Bois and Marcus Garvey join artists, musicians, Joseph's family, and even Twitter chats, in a vision for black consciousness.

“BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions is a film conceived with the fluidity and creativity of an album,” says director Kahlil Joseph. “This approach allowed me to think beyond traditional boundaries, embracing a process that seamlessly incorporates the contributions of other directors, artists, and collaborators. Poets, writers, editors, designers, musicians, scholars, and more have all left their mark on this project, enriching its texture and expanding its scope.”

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions brings together every format of moving image—cinema, video art, music video, social media, and documentary. It's a layered, multi-dimensional exploration of what the moving image can achieve, both as an artistic medium and as a tool for cultural critique.

This special theatrical residency at 180 Studios, conceived in collaboration with Rich Spirit, also includes the chance to see the BLKNWS video installation, originally co-commissioned by 180 Studios, alongside the feature film.