Ganja & Hess
Flirting with the conventions of blaxploitation and horror, Bill Gunn’s revolutionary independent film Ganja & Hess is a highly stylized and utterly original... Read more
Ganja & Hess
Directed by Bill Gunn
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Ganja & Hess
Leonard Jackson
Sam Waymon
Duane Jones
Marlene Clark
Bill Gunn
Produced by Chiz Schults
Directed by Bill Gunn
Flirting with the conventions of blaxploitation and horror, Bill Gunn’s revolutionary independent film Ganja & Hess is a highly stylized and utterly original treatise on sex, religion, and African American identity. Duane Jones (Night of the Living Dead) stars as anthropologist Hess Green, who is stabbed with an ancient ceremonial dagger by his unstable assistant (director Bill Gunn), bestowing upon him the blessing of immortality... and the curse of an unquenchable thirst for blood. When the assistant’s beautiful and outspoken wife Ganja (Marlene Clark) comes searching for her missing husband, she and Hess form an unexpected partnership. Together, they explore just how much power blood holds.
Later recut and released in an inferior version, this edition represents the original release, restored by The Museum of Modern Art with support from The Film Foundation, and mastered in HD from a 35mm negative.
Reviews
"A sensual, scholarly, magic-realist exploration of black history and black desire."
"An underground classic! The most complicated, intriguing, subtle, sophisticated and passionate black film of the '70s."
"A blood-soaked masterpiece. One of the most profound, surreal and horrifying love stories ever made."
"A visionary filmmaker."
Awards
- Official Selection Cannes Film Festival
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| Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn | Brooklyn | NY | 1540872000October 30, 2018 |
| American Cinematheque - Egyptian Theatre | Los Angeles | CA | 1540785600October 29, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse, Cedars | Dallas | TX | 1540267200October 23, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Denton | Denton | TX | 1540267200October 23, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Las Colinas | Irving | TX | 1540267200October 23, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Lake Highlands | Dallas | TX | 1540180800October 22, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | TX | 1539662400October 16, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Laredo | Laredo | TX | 1539662400October 16, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Marketplace | New Braunfels | TX | 1539662400October 16, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Park North | San Antonio | TX | 1539662400October 16, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake | Denver | CO | 1539576000October 15, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Woodbury | Woodbury | MN | 1539576000October 15, 2018 |
| Alamo Ritz | Austin | TX | 1539403200October 13, 2018 |
| Art Theatre | Champaign | IL | 1539316800October 12, 2018 |
| Amherst Cinema | Amherst | MA | 1539316800October 12, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Montecillo | El Paso | TX | 1539316800October 12, 2018 |
| The Royal | Toronto | ON | 1539230400October 11, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Charlottesville | Charlottesville | VA | 1539230400October 11, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Ashburn | Ashburn | VA | 1539144000October 10, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse New Mission | San Francisco | CA | 1539057600October 9, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Lubbock | Lubbock | TX | 1539057600October 9, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse LaCenterra | Katy | TX | 1538884800October 7, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers | Yonkers | NY | 1538539200October 3, 2018 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Richardson | Richardson | TX | 1538366400October 1, 2018 |
| Coolidge Corner Theatre | Brookline | MA | 1536379200September 8, 2018 |
| Sie Film Center | Denver | CO | 1534478400August 17 - August 23, 2018 |
| Northwest Film Center | Portland | OR | 1533960000August 11, 2018 |
| Syndicated | Brooklyn | NY | 1533873600August 10 - August 11, 2018 |
| BAM Rose Cinemas | Brooklyn | NY | 1533268800August 3 - August 9, 2018 |
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