Event Type : Outriders

Join Harwood Museum and Taos Center for the Arts for a cinematic exploration of the Black cowboy inspired by the exhibition Outriders Legacy of the Black Cowboy on view through May 7, 2023. From documentaries to vintage Westerns and major studio releases, this diverse line-up of films features fictional and true stories of Black resistance, joy, and life on the range.

This series pass includes admission for one (1) to each of the six screenings Outriders Film Series. Individual tickets to each film are available through the presenting organization’s website. Friday showings are at TCA and Sundays are at Harwood.

Friday, February 10 at 7pm | TCA

Buck and the Preacher

Sunday, February 12 at 2pm | Harwood

Harlem Rides the Range

Friday, February 17 at 7pm | TCA

Thomasine and Bushrod

Sunday, February 19 at 2pm | Harwood

Black Rodeo

Friday, February 24 at 7pm | TCA

The Harder They Fall

Sunday, February 26 at 2pm | Harwood

Documentary Shorts + Panel

This project is supported in part by New Mexico Humanities Council and New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

**THIS FILM WILL BE SHOWN AT THE TCA**

Get your individual tickets here.

Book your series pass here.

Taos Center for the Arts and Harwood Museum of Art present the Outriders Film Series exploring representations of Black cowboys on the big screen from the 1930s to today.

Buck and the Preacher, directed by Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier, tells the story of a wagon master and a con-man preacher who team up to defend freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West. The film features an all-star cast including Poitier as Buck, a former slave and Union Army Officer who meets Preacher, Harry Belafonte, while shepherding freed slaves across the West.

Director: Sidney Poitier

Runtime: 1h 42m

1972

This project is supported in part by New Mexico Humanities Council and New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Image: Still from Buck and the Preacher courtesy of Columbia Pictures

Taos Center for the Arts and Harwood Museum of Art present the Outriders Film Series exploring representations of Black cowboys on the big screen from the 1930s to today. Harlem Rides the Range features an all-Black cast starring Herb Jeffries’ as Harlem, a cowboy trying to help a homesteader from being cheated out of his property. Made when audiences and films were largely segregated by race, this was among the first Black westerns created during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Director: Richard C. Kahn

Runtime: 56 minutes

This project is supported in part by New Mexico Humanities Council and New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Image: Still from Harlem Rides the Range courtesy of Sack Amusement Pictures

**THIS FILM WILL BE SHOWN AT THE TCA**

Get your individual tickets here.

Book your series pass here.

Taos Center for the Arts and Harwood Museum of Art present the Outriders Film Series exploring representations of Black cowboys on the big screen from the 1930s to today.

Set in New Mexico during the years 1912-1915, Thomasine and Bushrod is a Blaxploitation Western about a couple who ride through the Southwest shooting lawmen and sharing the riches with all. This film directed by Gordon Parks, Jr. was intended to be a counterpart to the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde.

Director: Gordon Parks, Jr.

Runtime: 1h 35m

1974

This project is supported in part by New Mexico Humanities Council and New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Image: Still from Thomasine and Bushrod courtesy of Columbia Pictures

Taos Center for the Arts and Harwood Museum of Art present the Outriders Film Series exploring representations of Black cowboys on the big screen from the 1930s to today. Black Rodeo captures the exuberance surrounding the performance of the first all African-American rodeo at Triborough Stadium on Randall’s Island, New York. Featuring music by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and Little Richard, among others, Jeff Kanauw’s film includes an interview with Woody Strode and footage of Muhammed Ali riding a horse down 125th Street.

Director: Jeff Kanew

Runtime: 1h 27m

This project is supported in part by New Mexico Humanities Council and New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Image: Still from Black Rodeo courtesy of Jeff Kanew

**THIS FILM WILL BE SHOWN AT THE TCA**

Get your individual tickets here.

Book your series pass here.

Taos Center for the Arts and Harwood Museum of Art present the Outriders Film Series exploring representations of Black cowboys on the big screen from the 1930s to today.

When an outlaw discovers his enemy is being released from prison, he reunites his gang to seek revenge. Loosely inspired by the lives of real nineteenth century cowboys and outlaws, The Harder They Fall stars Jonathan Majors as Nat Love, Idris Elba as Rufus Buck, and Zazie Beetz as Mary Fields. Photographs of many of these historic figures are featured in Outriders: Legacy of the Black Cowboy.

Director: Jeymes Samuel, also known as The Bullitts

Runtime: 2h 19m

2021

This project is supported in part by New Mexico Humanities Council and New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Image: Still from The Harder They Fall courtesy of Netflix