ABOUT VAN PEEBLES Filmmaker Joe Angio, producer Michael Solomon, and Melvin Van Peebles appear in person at a screening of the new film “How To Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It),” a portrait of the multi-talented Mr. Van Peebles: He has been an Air Force officer, San Francisco cable car conductor, novelist in French, film director, Tony-nominated Broadway playwright, and Wall Street trader. Friday, 7:30 p.m., Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St., between Sixth Avenue and Varick Street, 212-727-8110, $10 general, $5 members and children under 12.

SOUTH AMERICAN STORY Terry Gilliam’s “Brazil” (1985), a futuristic fantasy about a clerk in a struggle with the Ministry of Information, is screened as part of the series Repertory Nights. Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 6:30 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, 718-784-0077, $10 general, $7.50 seniors and students, free for members.

ONLINE ADVENTURE Michael Ferris Gibson’s new film “24 Hours on Craigslist” follows a day in the life of the sprawling online bulletin boardcraigslist.com. He discovers people looking for roommates and spouses, a couple selling all their possessions in order to travel the world, and an Ethel Merman impersonator looking for a backup band. Mr. Gibson also found the entire crew for his film on the Web site. Through Wednesday, February 1, times vary, Two Boots Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. at Avenue A, 212-591-0434, $9 general, $6.50 members.

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