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TCB - The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing

A film about Black feminist writer, filmmaker and cultural worker Toni Cade Bambara by @louis.massiah and @moluccah

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“If we don’t watch, if we don’t pay attention, many, many, many stories, many many, many names, many, many, many truths will not make it to air. That’s always been the case, and it always will be the case. Toni Cade Bambara wrote this on the back of a postcard: “Do not leave the arena to the fools.” I think about that—it’s the second thing I think about when I wake up in the morning. If you don’t pay attention, so much valuable information will be wiped away.”

—Nikky Finney, in an interview at The Poetry Foundation’s webpage


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The inimitable critic and scholar @brubyrich says of TCB:

"On the thirtieth anniversary of her death, Louis Massiah has conjured the great Toni Cade Bambara back to life. Through archival footage and personal testimonies—most notably and eloquently by her friend, editor, and champion, Toni Morrison—this formidable writer and warrior for social justice blazes back into consciousness. There was simply nobody else like her.

TCB - The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing offers a tonic for today’s woes and a lesson in joyousness for today’s challenges. With its propulsive jazz soundtrack and knowledge of history, Massiah’s film feeds a bone-deep hunger for inspiration."

Here's the official trailer edited by Aidan Un.


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The culture writer, curator and critic Murtada Elfadl (@murtada_e) reviewed TCB in Variety (@variety) in August 2025 after the world premiere screening @blackstarfest.

“the film’s strength, as the title implies, is that it brings to life a compelling study of how to lead a worthwhile life by making change in one’s community and in the world.”


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The culture writer, curator and critic Murtada Elfadl (@murtada_e) reviewed TCB in Variety (@variety) in August 2025 after the world premiere screening @blackstarfest.

“the film’s strength, as the title implies, is that it brings to life a compelling study of how to lead a worthwhile life by making change in one’s community and in the world.”


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The culture writer, curator and critic Murtada Elfadl (@murtada_e) reviewed TCB in Variety (@variety) in August 2025 after the world premiere screening @blackstarfest.

“the film’s strength, as the title implies, is that it brings to life a compelling study of how to lead a worthwhile life by making change in one’s community and in the world.”


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The culture writer, curator and critic Murtada Elfadl (@murtada_e) reviewed TCB in Variety (@variety) in August 2025 after the world premiere screening @blackstarfest.

“the film’s strength, as the title implies, is that it brings to life a compelling study of how to lead a worthwhile life by making change in one’s community and in the world.”


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The culture writer, curator and critic Murtada Elfadl (@murtada_e) reviewed TCB in Variety (@variety) in August 2025 after the world premiere screening @blackstarfest.

“the film’s strength, as the title implies, is that it brings to life a compelling study of how to lead a worthwhile life by making change in one’s community and in the world.”


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The culture writer, curator and critic Murtada Elfadl (@murtada_e) reviewed TCB in Variety (@variety) in August 2025 after the world premiere screening @blackstarfest.

“the film’s strength, as the title implies, is that it brings to life a compelling study of how to lead a worthwhile life by making change in one’s community and in the world.”


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The culture writer, curator and critic Murtada Elfadl (@murtada_e) reviewed TCB in Variety (@variety) in August 2025 after the world premiere screening @blackstarfest.

“the film’s strength, as the title implies, is that it brings to life a compelling study of how to lead a worthwhile life by making change in one’s community and in the world.”


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What’s Happening in Harlem?
5/13/16: Screening of “TCB: Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing” w/ “Bombing of Osage Avenue”

Then Sunday 5/17 The NYC Premiere of “Amilcar” part of the @AfricanFilmFest 8:30 PM

Tickets going fast 🔥🔥🔥Tix @MayslesCinema


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What’s Happening in Harlem?
5/13/16: Screening of “TCB: Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing” w/ “Bombing of Osage Avenue”

Then Sunday 5/17 The NYC Premiere of “Amilcar” part of the @AfricanFilmFest 8:30 PM

Tickets going fast 🔥🔥🔥Tix @MayslesCinema


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We are proud to announce the UK premiere of our film TCB: THE TONI CADE BAMBARA SCHOOL OF ORGANIZING at this year’s #SheffDocFest2026 📣💥

We will be attending the festival and taking part in a post screening Q&A.

We look forward to seeing you there!

🎟 You can buy your tickets and passes now at the link in @sheffdocfest bio 

#SheffDocFest #SheffDocFest2026 #DocumentaryFestival #FilmFestival


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We are proud to announce the UK premiere of our film TCB: THE TONI CADE BAMBARA SCHOOL OF ORGANIZING at this year’s #SheffDocFest2026 📣💥

We will be attending the festival and taking part in a post screening Q&A.

We look forward to seeing you there!

🎟 You can buy your tickets and passes now at the link in @sheffdocfest bio 

#SheffDocFest #SheffDocFest2026 #DocumentaryFestival #FilmFestival


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We are proud to announce the UK premiere of our film TCB: THE TONI CADE BAMBARA SCHOOL OF ORGANIZING at this year’s #SheffDocFest2026 📣💥

We will be attending the festival and taking part in a post screening Q&A.

We look forward to seeing you there!

🎟 You can buy your tickets and passes now at the link in @sheffdocfest bio 

#SheffDocFest #SheffDocFest2026 #DocumentaryFestival #FilmFestival


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2 weeks ago

We are proud to announce the UK premiere of our film TCB: THE TONI CADE BAMBARA SCHOOL OF ORGANIZING at this year’s #SheffDocFest2026 📣💥

We will be attending the festival and taking part in a post screening Q&A.

We look forward to seeing you there!

🎟 You can buy your tickets and passes now at the link in @sheffdocfest bio 

#SheffDocFest #SheffDocFest2026 #DocumentaryFestival #FilmFestival


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Centered.PHX (@centered.phx) presents a free community screening of TCB: The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing (2025, 105 minutes).

This documentary is a biography of the influential writer, filmmaker, and cultural worker whose humor and deep insight inspired a generation of artists to dedicate themselves to community empowerment. Structured as a series of lessons on cultural organizing, the film draws from Bambara’s life and is shared through the voices of her friends, colleagues, and students.

This experience is part of an ongoing storytelling and documentary effort to center and preserve the voices of Black women in real time.

Following the screening, community storytellers will share personal reflections inspired by the film, creating space for conversation, connection, and collective witnessing.

Join us for an evening of film, storytelling, and community as we reflect on legacy, cultural work, and the power of telling our stories.



FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
📍@chicartistrystudio
222 E McDowell Rd

Doors: 6:30 PM | Screening: 7:00 PM

Free to attend | Limited seating


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Centered.PHX (@centered.phx) presents a free community screening of TCB: The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing (2025, 105 minutes).

This documentary is a biography of the influential writer, filmmaker, and cultural worker whose humor and deep insight inspired a generation of artists to dedicate themselves to community empowerment. Structured as a series of lessons on cultural organizing, the film draws from Bambara’s life and is shared through the voices of her friends, colleagues, and students.

This experience is part of an ongoing storytelling and documentary effort to center and preserve the voices of Black women in real time.

Following the screening, community storytellers will share personal reflections inspired by the film, creating space for conversation, connection, and collective witnessing.

Join us for an evening of film, storytelling, and community as we reflect on legacy, cultural work, and the power of telling our stories.



FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
📍@chicartistrystudio
222 E McDowell Rd

Doors: 6:30 PM | Screening: 7:00 PM

Free to attend | Limited seating


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TCB: The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing will screen at the William Grant Still Arts Center @wgsarts in West Adams on April 24 at 7pm. Tickets are offered FREE of charge.

WGSAC is located at 2520 South West View Street in Los Angeles


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TCB WEEKEND // TCB - THE TONI CADE BAMBARA SCHOOL OF ORGANIZING
// BALTIMORE PREMIERE AT MDFF // 20% OFF

Muse 360 is proud to partner with @mdffparkway to bring this powerful documentary to Baltimore TOMORROW, April 11!

To increase accessibility to this amazing work, we are offering 20% OFF tickets!

Discount code >> Muse360twenty

LINK TO PURCHASE TICKETS IN OUR BIO!

The screening will be followed by a conversation with director Louis Massiah and writer and curator Angela Carroll, moderated by Muse 360 founder and cultural worker Sharayna Ashanti Christmas.

EVENT DETAILS:
Saturday, April 11
6:30 PM
Parkway Theatre

Directed by Louis Massiah & Monica Henriquez, TCB – The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing is a biography of writer, filmmaker, and cultural worker Toni Cade Bambara, told through lessons drawn from her life and carried by those she impacted. Her humor, discipline, and political imagination called generations into community-rooted work, leaving behind a living legacy of cultural workers and dreamers.

This film offers a rare and intimate opportunity to witness her voice, her presence, and the communities shaped by her care.

#tonicadebambara #tcbdoc


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TCB WEEKEND // TCB - THE TONI CADE BAMBARA SCHOOL OF ORGANIZING
// BALTIMORE PREMIERE AT MDFF // 20% OFF

Muse 360 is proud to partner with @mdffparkway to bring this powerful documentary to Baltimore TOMORROW, April 11!

To increase accessibility to this amazing work, we are offering 20% OFF tickets!

Discount code >> Muse360twenty

LINK TO PURCHASE TICKETS IN OUR BIO!

The screening will be followed by a conversation with director Louis Massiah and writer and curator Angela Carroll, moderated by Muse 360 founder and cultural worker Sharayna Ashanti Christmas.

EVENT DETAILS:
Saturday, April 11
6:30 PM
Parkway Theatre

Directed by Louis Massiah & Monica Henriquez, TCB – The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing is a biography of writer, filmmaker, and cultural worker Toni Cade Bambara, told through lessons drawn from her life and carried by those she impacted. Her humor, discipline, and political imagination called generations into community-rooted work, leaving behind a living legacy of cultural workers and dreamers.

This film offers a rare and intimate opportunity to witness her voice, her presence, and the communities shaped by her care.

#tonicadebambara #tcbdoc


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20% OFF TICKETS TO MDFF SCREENING OF TCB –THE TONI CADE BAMBARA SCHOOL OF ORGANIZING (@tcb_doc) //

Muse 360 is proud to partner with @mdfilmfest to bring this powerful documentary to Baltimore THIS SATURDAY, April 11 6:30 PM @ Parkway Theatre.

To increase accessibility to this amazing work, we are offering 20% OFF tickets!

Discount code >> Muse360twenty

LINK TO PURCHASE TICKETS IN OUR BIO!


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Join the TCB team in DC for the 40th Annual Washington, DC International Film Festival (@filmfestdc)!

The film will screen on April 22 at 6:00pm and April 23 at 8:20pm. Director/producer Louis Massiah will be present for talkbacks after the screenings.

Tickets:
- Regular screenings: $15
- Director’s Pass: $110/ 10 tickets
- Under 25 with ID price: $10

Link on our website tcbdoc.com


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Join us for a special screening of TCB at Houston Museum of African American Culture (@houstonmaac) at the HMAAC Cinema Cafe on Saturday April 11. Screenings are offered free of charge. Screenings available at 12:00pm and 2:00pm.

HMAAC Cinema Café is an opportunity to get to know fellow cinephiles through coffee and self-guided conversations. Complimentary coffee and pastries are available on a first come, first served basis.


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🎥 🎟️ ONE NIGHT ONLY!
FREE Special Event Screening!

“TCB: The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing” (2025)
@tcb_doc, a new documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Louis Massiah ’77, A.D. White Professor at Large at @cornelluniversity

🗓️ Friday, April 10, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Cornell Cinema
🎟️🍿 Free admission + popcorn!
Open to all!

“On the thirtieth anniversary of her death, Louis Massiah conjures the great Toni Cade Bambara back to life. Through archival footage and personal testimonies—most notably and eloquently by her friend, editor, and champion, Toni Morrison—this formidable writer and warrior for social justice blazes back into consciousness.… With its propulsive jazz soundtrack and deep historical knowledge, this film feeds a bone deep hunger for inspiration.”
— B. Ruby Rich, scholar & Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences member

🎬 Trailer: https://www.tcbdoc.com/the-trailer

🎤 Post screening talkback with:
• Louis Massiah ’77 (Producer & Director; A.D. White Professor at Large)
• Mendi + Keith Obadike (Cornell University)
• Samantha Sheppard (Cornell University)

Presented by the A.D. White Professors at Large Program ( @cornell_adwhitepal ).

Cosponsored by @cornellpma and Dept. of Art.

🎞️ Part of @cornellcinema "Campus Collaborations" series.


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