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TULSA, Okla. -
Circle Cinema donated all its ticket sale money from the Sundance Film Festival to the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission.
Circle Cinema was one of 25 satellite locations to host the festival nationwide. It also screened the movies at Admiral Twin drive-in.
The theater said it’s donating $16,400, which is 100 percent of general admission ticket sales.
On the Town: Tulsa’s Circle Cinema to host Sundance movies By: Lillie-Beth Brinkman The Journal Record January 22, 2021
Lillie-Beth Brinkman
The 2021 Sundance Film Festival begins next week, and Tulsa’s Circle Cinema will host 14 of the prominent fest’s movies from Thursday through Feb. 2.
Circle Cinema is the film festival’s only Oklahoma satellite location, and it will hold screenings both at its theater in the Kendall-Whittier District at 10 S. Lewis Ave. and at the Admiral Twin Drive-In, 7355 E. Easton St. in Tulsa. Several in-theater screenings have already sold out.
The Cherokee Nation Film Office and FC Tulsa are the presenting sponsors for Sundance in Tulsa. The theater is donating 100% of ticket-sale proceeds related to Sundance satellite events to the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission.
Tickets continue to sell out as Circle Cinema prepares for 2021 Sundance Film Festival
Circle Cinema
and last updated 2021-01-22 15:33:20-05
TULSA, Okla. â Tulsa s oldest-standing movie theater is preparing for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival happening next week.
This year s festival will take place digitally via an online platform and in-person screenings across the United States.
Circle Cinema, Oklahoma s only Satellite Screen for the festival, is presenting 14 films over the six days. The films are being presented both in-theater at Circle Cinema and at Admiral Twin s drive-in.
âSafety is our top priority,â commented Chuck Foxen, Circle Cinema Programmer. âWe have been working with experts in event planning to prepare our staff for a choreographed transition between screenings for both people and cars. While our in-person screenings will be limited to 20% of theater capacity and the Admiral Twin limited to 200 cars per screening, we are striving to make s
There have been growing calls for Sen. James Lankford to step down from the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission, and on Sunday, protesters rallied outside of his Oklahoma City office.
The whitewashing of Tulsa s Black Wall Street
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Jan. 17, 2021
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1of17Redevelopment has come to Tulsa s historically Black Greenwood district, but some Black business owners feel they are being shut out.Washington Post photo by Joshua LottShow MoreShow Less
2of17Barista Angel Jamison talks with Yvette Troupe, an owner of the Black Wall Street Liquid Lounge coffee shop, whose name is an homage to the successful Black business district destroyed a century ago.Washington Post photo by Joshua LottShow MoreShow Less
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4of17People in Tulsa s historically Black Greenwood district achieved much economic success before 1921. Greenwood was left in ruins after the 1921 massacre.Library of CongressShow MoreShow Less