This event is in the past.It took place on May 3, 2026 at Metrograph.




Isiah Medina's "Gangsterism" closes Prismatic Ground with a heady collision of gangster flick and dialectical philosophy, probing racism and aesthetics through Clem's paranoid hunt for a leaker. Expect bold formal experimentation followed by a Q&A with the director himself.
Underground cinema
Director Q&A
Film festival closing
Avant-garde
Tips
🎬"The truth is even if we lose in the history of life, we will never lose in the history of thought"
🍿grab snacks from the upstairs commissary before the film
🎭Isiah Medina moderates the post-screening Q&A
Prismatic Ground Closing Night: Gangsterism
Lower East Side




Isiah Medina's "Gangsterism" closes Prismatic Ground with a heady collision of gangster flick and dialectical philosophy, probing racism and aesthetics through Clem's paranoid hunt for a leaker. Expect bold formal experimentation followed by a Q&A with the director himself.
Underground cinema
Director Q&A
Film festival closing
Avant-garde
Tips
🎬"The truth is even if we lose in the history of life, we will never lose in the history of thought"
🍿grab snacks from the upstairs commissary before the film
🎭Isiah Medina moderates the post-screening Q&A
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