(LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Join the Acme Screening Room and Flemington DIY on Saturday, May 16, 2026 for the documentary "TCB: The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing" plus live Jazz with the Jerome Jennings Quintet. The event begins at 6:00pm.
Film producer and director Louis Massiah commissioned accomplished Jazz drummer, Jerome Jennings to score the soundtrack. His music complements the visuals, transporting the audience back to the time and places in which Cade Bambara lived. The film is a biography of the influential writer, filmmaker and cultural worker, who with humor and deep insight, inspired a generation of artists to dedicate themselves to community empowerment. The film is structured as a series of lessons on cultural organizing, gleaned from Bambara's life and shared by her friends, colleagues and students.
Jerome Jennings is a drummer, activist, bandleader, sideman, and Emmy Award winning composer. To date, Jerome has performed, toured and recorded with legendary musicians like Sonny Rollins, Hank Jones, Gerald Wilson, Christian McBride, Ron Carter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Wynton Marsalis (J@LC), The Count Basie Orchestra, Philip Bailey, Henry Butler, and countless others. He has also made recordings and shared the stage with contemporary musicians, Brandee Younger, Camille Thurman, Jazzmeia Horn, Christian Sands, and Thembelihle Dunjana. He has been a member of piano master, George Cables’ trio since 2021.
A food and wine reception will be held during a half hour intermission after the film. All funds from the evening will benefit the programming of Flemington DIY and the ACME Screening Room.
Tickets are available for purchase online. Acme Screening Room is located at 25 S Union Street in Lambertville, New Jersey.
ACME Screening Room is a nonprofit weekend theater that presents classic, independent, and documentary films to educate and inspire. Housed in a former supermarket in Lambertville, NJ, ACME is a space where audiences come together to discuss contemporary ideas presented through the world of film. As a cultural resource for the community, they invite participation through guest speakers and discussions; partnerships with local businesses and organizations; supporting new projects by artists and filmmakers; and screening films that reflect the diversity of their audience.
