Sun Ra: Do The Impossible Community Film Screening

**Please note that seating for this event is first-come, first-served.** The Billie Holiday Theatre In Partnership with the Office of Council Member Chi Osse and Field Meridians Presents a FREE community screening of Firelight Films' Sun Ra: Do the Impossible Directed by Christine Turner With former Arkestra member, Ahmed Abdullah Wednesday, February 11, 2026 The Billie Holiday Theatre Doors at 6PM Film at 6:30PM Conversation with Ahmed Abdullah and Timmhotep Aku to follow A production of Firelight Films in association with American Masters Poet, philosopher, Egyptologist, bandleader. Jazz visionary Sun Ra was all of these – and more. With his ever-evolving band, the Sun Ra Arkestra, he produced more than 200 albums, stretching the boundaries of free-form jazz while weaving ancient Egypt, interstellar metaphors, and scientific musings into a singular musical and spiritual vision of Afrofuturism that continues to reverberate across generations. Director Christine Turner takes us on an illuminating journey through the life of this multi-faceted artist, gracefully balancing recollections from the Arkestra’s still-devout band members and dancers with insightful interviews from music scholars, and unforgettable film and performance footage of Sun Ra himself. The result is a portrait – informative, inspiring, and mind-bending – of a man whose audacious vision, otherworldly imagination, and uncompromising artistry helped shape not only the sound of jazz, but the cultural landscape of the 20th century and beyond. More Info below.