Directed by Valentin Noujaïm • 2023 • France
Starring Azedine Benabdelmoumene, Benjamin Bertrand, Julien Mézence
In 1979, the Pacific Club was opened in a basement in La Défense, the business district of Paris. It was the first nightclub for Arabs from the suburbs—a parallel world of dance, sweat, young loves, and one-night utopias. Azedine, seventeen years old at the time, tells us the forgotten story of this club and of a generation who dreamed of integrating into French society but who soon came face-to-face with racism, the AIDS epidemic, and heroin.
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Trial Period
Directed by Kiernan Francis • 2023 • United States
Starring Emmanuel Alejandro Molina, Cory Wilson, Fashion LaBeijaA queer Black DJ finds a haven in New York’s underground club scene—until an old friend reenters his life and jeopardizes everything.
