KID ‘N PLAY Outdoor Cinema celebrates African-American Night with the 1990 comedy “House Party,” directed by Reginald Hudlin. It’s about two friends, played by the rap duo Kid ‘N Play, who throw a party while their parents are away. DJ Skyhigh spins hip-hop and reggae, rapper Royal Flush performs, and the Soul Spot serves fried chicken, collard greens, and sweet potato pie. (Tonight, 7 p.m., Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd. at Broadway, Long Island City, Queens, 718-956-1819, free.) In Manhattan, the Black Documentary Collective presents a more reverent tribute to African-Americans behind and in front of the camera. (Tonight, 7 p.m. reception, 7:30 p.m. screening, Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Ave. at 2nd Street, 212-505-5181, $8 general, $6 seniors and students, $5 members.)

TRUE KUNG FU BAMcinematek continues its film series “Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting” with movies from the Shaw Brothers studio in Hong Kong. “The Empress Dowager” is a historical epic based on the life of Empress Dowager Tzu Hsi (Friday). “Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan” follows a young woman who is kidnapped and sold to a brothel (Saturday). In “Golden Swallow,” a kung fu master attempts to leave behind her life of violence (Sunday). All films: 6:50 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., BAM Rose Cinemas, Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Ave., between St. Felix Street and Ashland Place, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100, $10 general, $7 students, seniors, children, and members. Note: All films are in Mandarin or Cantonese with English subtitles.

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