West Coast Premiere of “Love Thru Darkness” an award-winning film by Rosicrucian Grand Councilor Emerita Jean Donohue.   Bring your friends, and your favorite popped popcorn!  

Sunday, January 5th, 3:30 pm, Parkrose Lodge, 4812 NE 102nd Avenue, Portland, Or

LOVE THRU DARKNESS is a documentary featuring the life and work of Cincinnati’s jazz/hip hop artist Napoleon Maddox

Based on one of Maddox’ songs, the film explores Napoleon’s life as an internationally renowned songwriter, performer and artist.

Cincinnati’s famed police brutality and the shooting of Timothy Thomas is the backdrop to the beginning of the film along with widespread displacement of West End residents as the soccer stadium demolition begins. Maddox’ music extends beyond the local to a history of an enslaved family and ultimate victory (“Twice the First Time”), to his most current album “L’Ouverture de Toussaint,” who led the first successful revolution and slave revolt against the empire. Napoleon, collaborating with some of the most  respected musicians alive today – Roy Nathanson and Papanosh (New York) Hamid Drake (Chicago), Curtis Fowlkes (New York), Sorg (France), Jowee Omicil (Canada), Bad Fat (France), Brian Greer (Cincinnati), his recordings are a who’s who of contemporary jazz, hip hop, and fanfare. Lacing history, personal challenges, and visions for the future, this film traces his musical journey from Cincinnati’s Beat Box Studio to the famous Parisian jazz club, New Morning and the Paris Premiere of “L’Ouverture de Toussaint.”

A film by Jean Donohue and a project of Cincinnati-based Media Working Group   

About Media Working Group – Media Working Group is the oldest collective of media artists in the region. Founded in 1987 it has been supporting independent filmmakers and has produced more than 130 films and 200 + educational events. 

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27350 Stafford Rd; Wilsonville, OR 97070

Parkrose Lodge

4812 NE 102nd Ave; Portland, OR 97220