Whether it's fending off skater punks, practicing for an audition, or trying to land a date, the diverse ensemble of Michael Schultz’s effervescent Car Wash (1976) approaches its buffing and drying with the youthful energy of an endless summer. Underscored by the funky tunes of Rose Royce and complemented by a cameo by the Pointer Sisters, Schultz’s classic is a witty, primarily light-hearted offering from an otherwise tumultuous decade.

In person: filmmaker Michael Schultz, actors Bill Duke, Antonio Fargas, Henry Kingi, Melanie Mayron, Garrett Morris, and Pepe Serna. Moderated by cinema scholar and Turner Classic Movies television host Jacqueline Stewart.