Martha's Vineyard Film Center
MVIFF 2017: International Short Films Juried Competition
International | 2017 | Not Rated | Short Film
Saturday September 09, 2017, 6:30PM,
$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$10 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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From over 300+ entries our festival selection committee has chosen 9 finalists. We will screen each short film and our jury will select the “Best Overall” film at the conclusion of the program. The winning film will be shown again prior to the Closing Night film. 2018 MVIFF SHORT FILM SELECTIONS 1)…
Women in Film: Past, Present, & Future w/ Julie Taymor, Diana Barrett, Misan Sagay, and Julia Spiro
USA | 2018 | 75 mins | Not Rated | Art House & International
Tuesday August 14, 2018, 7:30pm (Film Center),
SPECIAL EVENT
$20 General Admission, $17 for MVFS members
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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A special event to benefit the MV Film Society and its youth Scholarship awards. Several panelists from the Film Industry will join together on the Film Center stage to discuss candidly the topic: Women in Film: Past, Present, & Future. A wine reception will be held in our lobby starting at 6:45…
OUT OF MY HEAD with Director Susanna Styron
USA | 2018 | 77 minutes | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Susanna Styron
Wednesday September 05, 2018, 5:00pm,
$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Susanna Styron
Written by Susanna Styron
Produced by Jacki Ochs
A filmmaker sets out to investigate the devastating migraine attacks that have her daughter in their grip. As mother and daughter seek understanding and ever-elusive treatment, we follow them into a bizarre and fascinating world populated by doctors, neuroscientists, other migraineurs, and such unexpected characters as Lewis Carroll, Sigmund Freud, and Joan…
Monday July 30, 2018, 5:30pm (Film Center)
Tuesday July 31, 2018, 7:30pm (Film Center)
Thursday August 02, 2018, 7:30pm (Film Center)
SPECIAL EVENT
$65 for General Admission, $55 for MV Film Society Members
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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In recognition of the rising importance of documentaries to public dialogue, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society is proud to announce its 4th Annual Documentary Week from July 30th through August 4th, 2018 (excluding August 1, sold separately*). To see the entire line-up of films click here. PASS HOLDERS, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL with your selected…
SOLD OUT — 2018 DOC WEEK: JANE FONDA IN FIVE ACTS with Director and Producer Susan Lacy and Producer Jessica Levin
USA | 2018 | 133 minutes | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Susan Lacy
Saturday August 04, 2018, 7:30pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
SOLD OUT
Directed by Susan Lacy
Co-produced by Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin
Starring Jane Fonda, Tom Hayden, Ted Turner, Robert Redford
Director and Producer Susan Lacy and Producer Jessica Levin will join us for Q&A on August 4th at the Film Center. In collaboration with HBO Documentary Films Girl next door, sex kitten, activist, fitness tycoon: Oscar-winner Jane Fonda has lived a life marked by controversy, tragedy and transformation, and she’s done it all…
2018 MV Environmental Film Festival: JUST EAT IT with Island Grown Gleaning
USA | 2014 | 75 minutes | Not Rated | Documentary, EnvironmentDirected by Grant Baldwin
Saturday May 26, 2018, 1:00pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Grant Baldwin
Representatives from Island Grown Gleaning and Island Grown Initiative will join us as co-presenter of JUST EAT IT and inform us of local initiatives and projects. We all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines, and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50%…
2018 MV Environmental Film Festival: CHASING THE THUNDER with MV Fishermen’s Prev. Trust and Sail MV
International | 2018 | 96 minutes | Not Rated | Documentary, Environment
Friday May 25, 2018, 7:30pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Chasing the Thunder is a high-seas documentary about the Sea Shepherd’s epic 110-day, 10,000-mile chase of the “Thunder,” considered the world’s most notorious poaching vessel. Across two seas and three oceans, the marine activists hunted the fugitive fishing ship through massive ice floes, storms-tossed seas, a near collision and violent clashes until…
Fair Game: A 1960 Georgia Lynching Story with Director Clennon L. King and Dr. Louis W. Sullivan.
USA | 2018 | 65 mins | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Clennon King
Fair Game™ Trailer from AugustineMonica Films on Vimeo.
Tuesday August 14, 2018, 4:00pm,
$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$10 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Clennon King
Introduction by filmmaker Clennon L. King Joining King for a post-screening discussion and Q&A will be Dr. Louis W. Sullivan andAtty. Chevene B. King, Jr. Dr. Sullivan is an active health policy leader, minority health advocate, author, physician, and educator. He served as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during President George H….
2018 Spectrum Film Festival: LOVE, SIMON w/ Senator Elizabeth Warren and State Senator Julian Cyr
USA | 2018 | 110 minutes | Rated PG-13 | Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ, RomanceDirected by Greg Berlanti
Friday April 27, 2018, 4:00pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member, + $1 surcharge per ticket to help establish The Tony Lombardi Memorial Scholarship,
Youth 13-21 FREE
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Greg Berlanti
Written by Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker
Starring Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel
NOTE: All tickets will also have a $1 surcharge added on to help establish The Tony Lombardi Memorial Scholarship. Pre-screening RECORDED personal video message from Senator Elizabeth Warren Pre-screening LIVE talk with State Senator Julian Cyr Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it’s a little more complicated:…
Sunday April 22, 2018, 4:00pm,
This movie is free of charge. You can reserve tickets online.
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Allison Argo
Award Winning Director Allison Argo will be present to discuss the making of the film and answer your questions! Through this personal journey, THE LAST PIG raises crucial questions about equality, the value of compassion and the sanctity of life. Comis’ soul-bearing narrative carries us through his final year of farming pigs,…
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Film Noir Classics: THE THIRD MAN
France | 1949 | 93 minutes | Not Rated | Film Noir, Mystery/Suspense, ThrillerDirected by Carol Reed
Tuesday April 10, 2018, 7:30pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Carol Reed
Starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli
Guest Introduction by Paul Karasik. Set in postwar Vienna, Austria, “The Third Man” stars Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, who arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime (Orson Welles), only to find him dead. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a…
Film Noir Classics: RIFIFI
France | 1955 | 118 minutes | Not Rated | Crime, Film Noir, ThrillerDirected by Jules Dassin
Tuesday March 20, 2018, 7:30pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Jules Dassin
Starring Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel
Guest Introduction by Paul Karasik. Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony (Jean Servais) turns down a quick job his friend Jo (Carl Mohner) offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado (Marie Sabouret) has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter (Marcel Lupovici) during Tony’s…
Film Noir Classics with Paul Karasik: HIGH AND LOW
Japan | 1963 | 143 minutes | Not Rated | Drama, Film Noir, Mystery/SuspenseDirected by Akira Kurosawa
Tuesday April 24, 2018, 7:30pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Starring Toshirô Mifune, Yutaka Sada, Tatsuya Nakadai
Guest Introduction by Paul Karasik. Toshiro Mifune stars as a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a ruthless kidnapper in Akira Kurosawa’s exemplary film noir. Based on Ed McBain’s detective novel “King’s Ransom,” “High and Low” is both a riveting thriller and a brilliant commentary on contemporary Japanese society. Paul…
HUMAN FLOW in Collaboration with MV Peace Council, MV Friends, and Sense of Wonder Creations, Introduced by State Rep. Dylan Fernandes
2017 | 140 minutes | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Ai Weiwei
Sunday March 25, 2018, 4:00pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Ai Weiwei
Dylan Fernandes, our Rep. to the MA Statehouse, will attend the screening of Human Flow and will speak briefly about the state of immigration policy in our community. In collaboration with these Vineyard groups dedicated to Peace: MV Peace Council Sense of Wonder Creations MV Friends Meeting Over 65 million people around…
Wednesday October 25, 2017, 7:30pm (Film Center),
SPECIAL EVENT
$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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PATRONS WHO PRESENT THEIR CLAM/MV PUBLIC LIBRARY CARD AT BOX OFFICE WILL RECEIVE THE MEMBER PRICE. Captured live from London’s Royal Festival Hall, join us for a celebration of one of the world’s greatest writers as he shares the secrets behind the creation of his most beloved character. From his extraordinary Cold War…
MVIFF 2017: MAINELAND with Director/Producer Miao Wang and Producer Damon Smith–SOLD OUT
China, USA | 2017 | 90 minutes | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Miao Wang
Saturday September 09, 2017, 7:00pm (Film Center),
$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$10 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Miao Wang
Produced by Damon Smith, Miao Wang, and Violet Du Feng
Filmed over three years in China and the U.S., “Maineland” is a multi-layered coming-of-age tale that follows two teenagers of China’s wealthy elite as they settle into a boarding school in blue-collar rural Maine. Part of the enormous wave of “parachute students” enrolling in U.S. private schools, bubbly, fun-loving Stella and introspective…
2017 MVIFF: ANIMATION SHORTS SHOWCASE with Bill Plympton and other filmmakers
International | 2017 | 70 mins. | Not Rated | Short FilmCurated by BILL PLYMPTON
Saturday September 09, 2017, 4:30PM (Film Center),
$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Curated by BILL PLYMPTON
A collection of some of the world’s best new short animated films from acclaimed animators curated by Bill Plympton. The MV International Film Festival will present a display of animated shorts with a showcase curated by Bill Plympton, Academy Award nominee for his animated films, including a nomination in 1987 for the…
MVIFF 2017: International Short Films Juried Competition-SOLD OUT
International | 2017 | Not Rated | Short Film
Saturday September 09, 2017, 6:30PM,
$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$10 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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From over 300+ entries our festival selection committee has chosen 11 finalists. We will screen each short film and our jury will select the “Best Overall” film at the conclusion of the program. The winning film will be shown again prior to the Closing Night film. 2017 MVIFF SHORT FILM SELECTIONS 1)…
An Evening India Arie, Charles D. King & Suzanne de Passe
USA | 2017 | Not Rated | Music, Music Concert
Monday August 14, 2017, 7:30 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
Entire evening $125, Concert $50 Only beginning at 9PM
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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India Arie, Grammy Award Winning Artist Charles D. King, Founder and CEO MARCO Suzanne de Passe, Legendary Film and Music Producer James Blue, PBS News Hour, Moderator Doors open at 7:00 PM 7:30 PM Conversation and musical tribute with reception immediately after 9:00 PM After Glow Concert with India Arie *All proceeds…
I KNOW A MAN… ASHLEY BRYAN
USA | 2016 | 73 mins. | Not Rated | Biography, Documentary, HistoryDirected by Richard Kane
Thursday August 24, 2017, 5:30pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Richard Kane
Join Jessica Harris and Adrienne L. Childs after the film for a Q&A I KNOW A MAN … ASHLEY BRYAN is a story about this 94 year old artist who skips and jumps in his heart like a child, yet is a spiritually deep creative genius and poet of 50+ children’s books, maker…
SOLD OUT – TELL THEM WE ARE RISING: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
USA | 2017 | 85 mins. | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Stanley Nelson
Thursday August 17, 2017, 7:00pm (at the Strand),
SPECIAL EVENT
Free Admission to General Public. Tickets available in advance online
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Stanley Nelson
Join filmmaker Stanley Nelson after the film for a Q&A. Sponsored by Firelight Media. A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries—and path of promise toward the American dream—Black colleges and universities have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field. They have been unapologetically Black for more…
Monday July 31, 2017,
SPECIAL EVENT
$65 All Access Festival Pass, $55 Festival Pass for MVFS Member
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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In recognition of the rising importance of documentaries to public dialogue, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society is proud to announce its third annual Documentary Week from July 31st through August 4th, 2017. To see the entire line-up of films click here. PASS HOLDERS, PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL with your selected festival movie and event selections…
BENDING THE ARC — Private showing, by invitation only
USA | 2017 | 102 mins. | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Kief Davidson & Pedro Kos
Bending The Arc from Partners In Health on Vimeo.
Wednesday July 19, 2017,
SPECIAL EVENT
PRIVATE SCREENING - By Invitation Only
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Kief Davidson & Pedro Kos
Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl, Jim Yong Kim
Co-sponsored with The Fledgling Fund and Nina and David Fialkow. Thirty years ago, a group of improbable heroes came together on a mission that was both medical and moral, and, by everyone’s estimation other than their own, highly unlikely to succeed. Their goal was simple but daring: to make high quality healthcare…
SOLD OUT Special Event: James Lapine’s FALSETTOS
USA | 2016-2017 | Not Rated | Dance, Music, Musical, Opera/Theater/Ballet, RomanceDirected by James Lapine
Tuesday August 08, 2017, 7:30 PM - SOLD OUT
Thursday August 10, 2017, 7:30 PM - SOLD OUT,
SPECIAL EVENT
General Admission $30, MVFS Members $25 (Benefit, all proceeds go towards the Film Center year-round programming of theater, ballet, etc)
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by James Lapine
Starring: Stephanie J. Block, Christian Borle, Andrew Rannells, Anthony Rosenthal, Tracie Thoms, Brandon Uranowitz, and Betsy Wolfe.
BOTH SHOWS OF FALSETTOS ARE SOLD OUT! We are very excited to host James Lapine and his musical FALSETTOS captured live from Lincoln Center with special commentary afterwards by its creator, James Lapine. Join us in our lobby starting at 6:45PM for a reception and live music. Mr. Lapine is generously allowing us to…
Tuesday August 22, 2017, 7:30pm (Film Center),
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Matthew Heineman
CITY OF GHOSTS is a documentary that follows the efforts of “Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently,” a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by ISIS in 2014. With deeply personal access, this is the story of a brave group of citizen journalists as they face…
2017 DOC WEEK: I AM ANOTHER YOU
China, USA | 2017 | 80 mins. | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Nanfu Wang
Tuesday August 01, 2017, 7:30pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Nanfu Wang
Director Nanfu Wang will join us after the film with Producer Marcia Rock for a Q&A discussion. When Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang first came to America, Florida seemed like an exotic frontier full of theme parks, prehistoric swamp creatures, and sunburned denizens. As she travels wide-eyed from one city to another, she…
SOLD OUT — 2017 DOC WEEK: I AM JANE DOE
USA | 2017 | 99 mins. | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Mary Mazzio
Monday July 31, 2017, 7:30PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$15 General Admission, $12 Member
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Mary Mazzio
Narrated by Jessica Chastain
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT — PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE THEATER FOR A WAITLIST OR TICKETS. PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING US FOR ANOTHER FILM DURING OUR DOC WEEK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING. The film will be accompanied by a panel discussion featuring director Mary Mazzio, Yiota Souras, and more….
FILMUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 ALL-ACCESS PASS
International, USA | 2017 | Not Rated | Documentary, Family & Kids, History, Music, Music Concert
Thursday June 22, 2017, 6:30PM
Friday June 23, 2017
Saturday June 24, 2017,
SPECIAL EVENT
$75 All Access Festival Pass, $60 Festival Pass for MVFS Member
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Thursday, June 22 – Sunday, June 25, 2017 The MV Film Society presents a long weekend of feature and short films that celebrate the convergence of music, culture, and film with engaging films, receptions and live-music events. Music and film flow naturally together. Our fifth annual Filmusic Festival will bring you closer to…
SOLD OUT! AN ORDINARY MAN with Writer/Director Brad Silberling
2017 | 90 minutes | Not Rated | DramaDirected by Brad Silberling
Monday July 17, 2017, 7:30pm (Film Center),
SPECIAL EVENT
SOLD OUT!
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
Directed by Brad Silberling
Ben Kingsley, Hera Hilmar, Peter Serafinowicz
THIS SHOW IS NOW SOLD OUT Writer/Director Brad Silberling will join us for a Q&A! The life of a fugitive war criminal takes a turn for the unexpected in An Ordinary Man. After years of hiding in plain sight following the brutal Balkan wars, a man known only as the General (Ben…
The AfroDixieRemixes: A Martha’s Vineyard Listening Session
USA | 2017 | 120 Minutes | Not Rated | MusicDirected by John Sims
Monday August 21, 2017, 7:30pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by John Sims
Multi-media artist and producer John Sims will be coming to the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center to present The AfroDixieRemixes: Martha’s Vineyard Session, August 21, 2017, at 7:30 PM. This listening session presents the song Dixie – the de-facto anthem of the Confederacy, as you have never heard it before- by way of…
PASSAGE AT ST. AUGUSTINE: The 1964 Black Lives Matter Movement That Transformed America
USA | 2017 | 60 Minutes | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Clennon L. King
Tuesday August 15, 2017, 4:00pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Clennon L. King
Civil Rights icon and long-time PBS and NPR correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault will host the screening, introduce Roxbury-based filmmaker Clennon L. King before the film, and afterwards moderate a post-screening discussion on race and history. In addition to King, joining Hunter-Gault for the conversation and Q&A will be St. Augustine (Fla.) Civil Rights…
2017 MV Environmental Film Festival: THE BULLISH FARMER
USA | 2017 | 79 min | Not Rated | Documentary, EnvironmentKEN MARSOLAIS & NANCY VICK
Thursday May 25, 2017, 7:30pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions at 6:30pm
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KEN MARSOLAIS & NANCY VICK
NANCY VICK
KRISTEN NUTILE
KEN MARSOLAIS & NANCY VICK
Join us before the movie for our OPENING NIGHT reception with John Ubaldo, and co-directors Ken Marsolais and Nancy Vick. All three will participate in an after movie panel discussion with local Vineyard farmers (Eric Glasgow of Grey Barn and Jefferson Monroe of GOOD Farm). 6:30PM — Opening reception in the Film Center Lobby with…
2017 Spectrum Film Festival: YOUTH EVENT
Italy, USA | 1994-2016 | Not Rated | Comedy, Documentary, Drama
Saturday April 29, 2017, 9:30am,
$20 General Admission, $15 Member,
FREE for Youth 13-21 (for free tickets you must email: mvfilmcenter@gmail.com Subject Line: Youth Event)
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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TREVOR (1994) (16 Minutes) This comedy won the Oscar for Best Live-Action Short Film and led to the creation of The Trevor Project, the national non-profit organization focused on the suicide-prevention of LGBTQ youth. It tells the story of a thirteen-year-old boy whose life falls apart when his fellow middle schoolers learns…
2017 Spectrum Film Festival: I AM MICHAEL
USA | 2017 | 98 Minutes | Not Rated | Biography, DramaDirected by Justin Kelly
Sunday April 30, 2017, 12:30pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Justin Kelly
James Franco, Emma Roberts, Daryl Hannah
James Franco stars in the true story of Michael Glatze, a high-profile gay activist who created a national controversy when he claimed to no longer be gay and became a straight Christian pastor. Post-show: Rev. Cathlin Baker leads a conversation about the relationship between Religion and the LGBTQ community. Rev. Bill Clark and…
2017 Spectrum Film Festival: RARA
International | 2016 | 88 Minutes | Not Rated | DramaDirected by Pepa San Martín
Sunday April 30, 2017, 4:00pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Pepa San Martín
Julia Lübbert, Emilia Ossandon, Mariana Loyola
Rarely seen in the USA, this film was inspired by the real-life case of a Chilean judge who was stripped of custody of her daughters for being a lesbian. Told from the point of view of thirteen-year-old Sarah, we see the tension of adult drama through the confused and disillusioned eyes of a young…
2017 Spectrum Film Festival: MARGARITA WITH A STRAW
International | 2016 | 100 Minutes | Not Rated | DramaDirected by Shonali Bose and Nilesh Maniyar
Saturday April 29, 2017, 4:00pm,
$15 General Admission, $12 Member
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Shonali Bose and Nilesh Maniyar
Kalki Koechlin, Revathy, Sayani Gupta
A fund-raising event for CAMP JABBERWOCKY. Undeterred by her cerebral palsy, charming college student Laila leaves India to study in New York and embarks on a journey of sexual discovery. Her exhilarating adventures cause a rift both within herself and with those she is closest to. Post-show: Skype Q&A with Alexander Freeman,…
2017 Spectrum Film Festival: SPECTRUM SHORTS (in a Variety of Colors)
International, USA | | Not Rated | Short Film
Friday April 28, 2017, 7:30pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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BAYARD & ME (2017) (16 Minutes) Bayard Rustin was chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington and a confidante to Martin Luther King, Jr., but because he was gay, was pushed aside by other members of King’s circle of advisers. This short documentary tells the story of how Rustin, unable to…
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2017 Spectrum Film Festival: THE FREEDOM TO MARRY
USA | 2016 | 86 Minutes | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Eddie Rosenstein
Thursday April 27, 2017, 7:30pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$25 General Admission, $20 Member
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Eddie Rosenstein
Evan Wolfson, Mary Bonauto, April DeBoer
Going behind the scenes to reveal the inner workings and key players of this historic civil rights struggle, this documentary follows Evan Wolfson, the man known as architect of the same-sex marriage movement, civil rights attorney Mary Bonauto, and their key colleagues as they wage their climactic battle before the United States…
TO KEEP THE LIGHT, in collaboration with Trustees of Reservations
USA | 2016 | 88 Minutes | Not Rated | Drama, HistoryDirected by Erica Fae
Sunday April 09, 2017, 4:00pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Erica Fae
Jarlath Conroy, Erica Fae, Meagen Fay
Co-sponsored by the TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS Featuring a post-show Skype interview with writer, director and actor Erica Fae. Inspired by true stories, a lighthouse keeper’s wife struggles with her work & her sanity as she cares for her sick husband in the 1800’s. When a stranger washes up on shore, secrets hidden in…
Film Noir Classics: OUT OF THE PAST
USA | 1947 | 97 Minutes | Not Rated | Film NoirDirected by Jacques Tourneur
Wednesday April 26, 2017, 7:30pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Robert Mithum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming
Guest Introduction by Paul Karasik. A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames. Paul Karasik has selected three films…
Film Noir Classics: SCARLET STREET
USA | 1945 | 101 Minutes | Not Rated | Film NoirDirected by Fritz Lang
Wednesday April 05, 2017, 7:30pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Directed by Fritz Lang
Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea
Guest Introduction by Paul Karasik. In this powerful film noir, a lonely cashier who is an amateur painter lets a beautiful woman believe that he is a wealthy artist. She uses him badly, pretending that his paintings are her creations. But when he finds her in the arms of her con-man lover,…
Film Noir Classics: THE KILLERS
USA | 1946 | 102 Minutes | Not Rated | Film NoirDirected by Robert Siodmak
Wednesday April 12, 2017, 7:30pm,
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Directed by Robert Siodmak
Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien
Guest Introduction by Paul Karasik. The Killers, directed by Robert Siodmak, who received an Academy Award nomination, has long been considered the quintessential noir film: a character study of one man, Swede (Burt Lancaster), who because of betrayal and the love for a woman, Kitty Collins (Ava Gardner) has lost the will…
Wednesday May 03, 2017, 7:30pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Double feature: Cape Horn Passage in Schooner WanderBird followed by the main event, The Restorer’s Journey. Q&A with filmmaker Oleg Harencar (in person) & Jon Wilson (via Skype). With special guest speaker Nat Benjamin of Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway. JON WILSON – THE RESTORER’S JOURNEY This new documentary produced by…
THE POWDER & THE GLORY
2015 | 90 minutes | Not Rated | Documentary, HistoryDirected by Ann Carol Grossman and Arnie Reisman
Thursday March 09, 2017, 7:30PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Directed by Ann Carol Grossman and Arnie Reisman
NARRATOR
Jane Alexander
VOICE OF ELIZABETH ARDEN Paula Lyons
VOICE OF HELENA RUBINSTEIN Annette Miller
MEN'S VOICES Tony Kahn
In anticipation of the opening of War Paint on Broadway this April at the Nederlander Theatre. War Paint is a new musical inspired by this documentary film. Special guest speaker co-director Arnie Reisman THE POWDER & THE GLORY tells the story of two of the first highly successful women entrepreneurs in America, Elizabeth…
THE LAST OCEAN — FREE ADMISSION for members!
New Zealand | 2012 | 88 minutes | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Peter Young
Thursday February 23, 2017, 7:30pm,
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Directed by Peter Young
SCIENCE ON SCREEN, An initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. FREE ADMISSION FOR MEMBERS OF THE MV FILM SOCIETY. Special Guests: Warren M. Doty I have been a selectman in the Town of Chilmark for 18 years. During all of those years a major…
ROBOT AND FRANK – Members Free
USA | 2012 | 90 minutes | Rated PG-13 | Comedy, Drama, Sci-FiDirected by Jake Schreier
Tuesday March 28, 2017, 7:30PM,
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Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, Peter Sarsgaard, James Marsden, Liv Tyler
SCIENCE ON SCREEN An initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. FREE TO MVFS MEMBERS Special Guests: Michael Chuah, PhD Candidate, Biomimetic Robotics Lab Mechanical Engineering | Massachusetts Institute of Technology His bio is contained here — http://pixelhub.me/mcx We’ve asked Michael to speak on these topics:…
A PLASTIC OCEAN presented in collaboration with the Vineyard Conservation Society and Norton Point
International | 2016 | 102 minutes | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Craig Leeson
Thursday January 19, 2017, 7:30PM,
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Directed by Craig Leeson
This screening is sponsored by Norton Point, with a portion of proceeds going to the Vineyard Conservation Society. A PLASTIC OCEAN is a new feature-length adventure documentary that brings to light the consequences of our global disposable lifestyle. We thought we could use plastic once and throw it away with negligible impact to…
Wednesday November 23, 2016, 7:30PM,
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Directed by Jûzô Itami
Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho, Rikiya Yasuoka, Kinzo Sakura
Chris Fischer, the Beard Award winning author and chef is going to present a new short film beforehand and talk afterwards about Tampopo, a film he specifically selected for us this evening. The sophomore directorial effort from ill-fated Japanese filmmaker Juzo Itami, Tampopo is an off-beat comedy featuring several intersecting stories all…
Saturday October 22, 2016, 4:00PM (Film Center),
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Directed by Harry Tappan Heher
Naomi Packard Dunn, Kevin Rice, Harry Tappan Heher, Heidi Pulkkinen, Lee Fierro
Post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Harry Tappan Heher. THE MISTOVER TALE is a modern adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s classic tragedy “The Return Of The Native” set amid the remote beaches and open fields of “off-season” Martha’s Vineyard. The fatally flawed island misfit, Cliona (Naomi Packard Dunn), has one great desire: to leave her culturally…
BEING MORTAL presented in collaboration with Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard
USA | 2014 | 55 mins. | Not Rated | Documentary
Sunday October 09, 2016, 4:00PM (Film Center),
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Proceeds from this screening will benefit Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard. Post-screening discussion. BEING MORTAL delves into the hopes of patients and families facing terminal illness. The film investigates the practice of caring for the dying and explores the relationships between patients and their doctors. It follows a surgeon, Dr. Atul Gawande, as he…
Thursday October 27, 2016, 7:30PM (Film Center),
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Directed by Robert Kenner
Post-screening Q&A with Producer Mark Samels. In collaboration with WGBH – Boston From Robert Kenner, director of the groundbreaking film FOOD. INC., and Mark Samels, executive producer of the Oscar-nominated film LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM, comes COMMAND AND CONTROL, the long-hidden story of a deadly accident at a Titan II missile complex…
2016 MVIFF – ANIMATION SHORTS SHOWCASE
International | 2016 | 60 mins. | Rated R | Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Short FilmBILL PLYMPTON
Saturday September 10, 2016, 4:30PM,
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BILL PLYMPTON
A collection of some of the world’s best new short animated films from acclaimed animators. PLEASE NOTE- Bill informs me “there is full frontal male and female nudity as well as foul language and sexual content in the program.” The MV International Film Festival will present a display of animated shorts with a…
Friday September 09, 2016, 7:00PM,
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PHILIPPE FAUCON
This screening is SOLD OUT! The waitlist is full. PRIOR TO THE SCREENING OF THIS FILM, THE MV FILM SOCIETY WILL BE PRESENTING ACTRESS AND ACTIVIST SHARON STONE WITH THE MV FILM SOCIETY GLOBAL CITIZEN AWARD FOR HER CHARITABLE WORK AND PHILANTHROPY ACROSS THE GLOBE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SHARON’S CHARITABLE WORK…
2016 MVIFF — International Short Films Juried Competition– SOLD OUT!
International | 2016 | Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Romance
Saturday September 10, 2016, 6:30PM,
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This screening is SOLD OUT! From over 300+ entries our festival selection committee has chosen 10 finalists. We will screen each finalist short film and our jury will choose Best Over-all Short at the conclusion of the program. Program notes to be added very very soon. TO PURCHASE AN ALL-ACCESS…
2016 ALL-ACCESS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PASS
International | 2016 | Not Rated | Documentary, Foreign, Short Film
Tuesday September 06, 2016
Wednesday September 07, 2016
Thursday September 08, 2016,
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ALL-ACCESS FESTIVAL PASS Click here for festival information and details $225 per person $185 per person, discounted for film society members First Choice Admission to any film during festival (however pass holder must pre-select movie tickets at box office, and arrive 10 minutes before start time to guarantee a seat for themselves)…
AGENTS OF CHANGE– One Time Screening
USA | 2014 | 66 minutes | Not Rated | DocumentaryFrank Dawson and Abby Ginzberg
Tuesday August 16, 2016, 6:00PM (Strand),
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Frank Dawson and Abby Ginzberg
Post-screening discussion with filmmakers Frank Dawson and Abby Ginzberg, and acclaimed director Stanley Nelson. AGENTS OF CHANGE is an award-winning film about the black-led student protest movement of the late 1960’s which helped bring about Black and Ethnic Studies programs across the country. Through the stories of the young men and women who…
THE BIG CHILL with Special Guest JoBeth Williams
USA | 1983 | 115 minutes | Rated R | Comedy, DramaDirected by Lawrence Kasdan
Monday July 18, 2016, Pre-screening reception at 6:45PM, film starts at 7:30PM (Film Center),
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Directed by Lawrence Kasdan
Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, JoBeth Williams
6:45PM pre-show reception with producer Diane English and actress JoBeth Williams. Post-screening Q&A with JoBeth Williams. She will discuss its cast, production, and lasting appeal after the screening. A seminal Thirty-Something movie in which a group of old college friends who are now all grown up and hardened by the big wide world…
Special Event: PAPER LANTERNS
USA | 2016 | 60 minutes | Not Rated | Documentary, HistoryDirected by Barry Frechette
Tuesday August 23, 2016, 7:30PM (Film Center),
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Directed by Barry Frechette
Post-screening Q&A with director Barry Frechette, composer Chad Cannon, and cinemoatographer/ editor Max Esposito. Mr. and Mrs. Suzuki from Hiroshima will also be participating in the discussion. In the summer of 1945, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. On August 6th, “Little Boy” was dropped on Hiroshima, and three…
THE YOUNG AMERICANS multimedia and live-music performance
USA | 2016 | 90 mins | Rated PG | Action, Adventure, Art, Documentary, Drama, History, Music, Music Concert, Science
Monday July 25, 2016, 7:30PM (Film Center),
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A unique multimedia performance with live music chronicles the race to reach the moon. With rare archival footage and interviews with the major players, astronauts and their families, John Monsky, creator and narrator, takes us inside the capsule and the control room to trace the great rush to the lunar surface. The drama,…
THE SAME HEART
Global, USA | 2016 | 67 minutes | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Len Morris & Georgia Morris
Sunday July 24, 2016, 8:30PM (Strand),
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Directed by Len Morris & Georgia Morris
Why do half of the world’s children live in grinding poverty? The Same Heart features a growing number of global economists and moral leaders who agree that an extremely small financial transactions tax, the “Robin Hood Tax,” could place the needs of all children at the heart of the global financial system for the first time. Suggesting…
2018 MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL hosted by MV Film Society
SPECIAL EVENT
Thursday September 27, 2018, 7:30pm
Friday September 28, 2018, 7:30pm
Saturday September 29, 2018, 7:30pm
THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN
Friday September 28, 2018 ,