Sun Ra: Do The Impossible documentary screening at Woolly Mammoth Theatre

In anticipation of the upcoming 2026 Home Rule Music Festival — featuring a performance by Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Arkestra — CapitalBop is proud to announce a screening of the new documentary SUN RA: DO THE IMPOSSIBLE (dir. Christine Turner), with an accompanying talk hosted by Dr. Thomas Stanley and CapitalBop creative director Luke Stewart. We’ll host this screening on June 5 at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (641 D Street NW), in collaboration with our friends at the Home Rule Music and Film Preservation Foundation.

For newcomers and enthusiasts alike, this documentary promises “a kaleidoscopic portrait of the visionary jazz musician, composer, and poet known as Sun Ra and the musical, historical, and philosophical currents that shaped him.” As we prepare for the upcoming performance by Allen and the Arkestra on June 20, this June 5 screening is an opportunity to further immerse ourselves in the world of Sun Ra, and in his Afrofuturistic visions which reverberate throughout the continuum of Black American Music.

Tickets ($10) are available via Eventbrite. Don’t miss this special event; reserve your spot today!