Martha's Vineyard Film Center
Sunday June 30, 2019, 7:30 PM (Strand),
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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A Spike Lee Joint
Starring Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ruby Dee, Rosie Perez, Ossie Davis, John Turturro, Martin Lawrence, Giancarlo Esposito and Samuel L Jackson
Spike Lee’s iconic Do the Right Thing turns 30 this year, and, to celebrate, the film is returning to theaters with a 4K restoration. This powerful visual feast combines humor and drama with memorable characters while tracing the course of a single day on a block in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn….
DOUBTING THOMAS with director and star WILL McFADDEN in attendance!
USA | 2018 | 1 hr 26 mins. | Not Rated | DramaA Film by Will McFadden
Monday July 08, 2019, 7:30 PM,
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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A Film by Will McFadden
Starring Will McFadden, Sarah Butler and Jamie Hector (The Wire)
Black babies don’t come from white people. Except this one just did. Jen swears to Tom that he’s the father, and she’s just as dumbfounded as everyone else. Tom says he believes her. They’re a team built on trust and they’re in this together. They choose to accept the unexplainable because the responsibility…
VAULT w/ Special Guests Director Tom DeNucci, Producer Chad A. Verdi and Editor Zared Shai
USA | 2019 | 1 hr 39 mins | Not Rated | Crime, DramaDirected by Tom DeNucci
Saturday June 15, 2019, 7:30 PM,
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 Tom DeNucci
Starring Theo Rossi, Don Johnson & Clive Standen
Vault tells a story about a group of small time criminals in 1975 who attempt to pull off the biggest heist in American history; stealing over $30 million from the Mafia in the smallest state in the union, Rhode Island.
INVIOLABLE – THE FIGHT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS plus Q & A with Director Angela Andersen
International | 2018 | 88 mins | Not Rated | DocumentaryA Film by Angela Andersen
Wednesday June 26, 2019, 7:30 PM,
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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A Film by Angela Andersen
Vineyard Director Angela Andersen will be present for a Q & A after the film. The Martha’s Vineyard Film Center will premiere the English version of Inviolable. The documentary first aired in Germany and France in December 2018, around the 70th Anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. It has been nominated for best documentary in…
VOICES OF BALTIMORE plus Q & A with co-Director Morna McNulty
USA | 2017 | 55 mins. | Not Rated | DocumentaryA Film by Gary Homana, Morna McNulty and Franklin Campbell Jones
Tuesday July 30, 2019, 4:00 PM,
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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A Film by Gary Homana, Morna McNulty and Franklin Campbell Jones
The purpose of this film is to capture and preserve the rich oral histories of an aging and diminishing population of African Americans who 1) grew up in the Mason/Dixon border area of Baltimore, and 2) who lived through the era of legal segregation in the Jim Crow south. The narratives will…
HOUSE OF BONES plus Q & A with Director Victoria Campbell
USA | | 89 minutes | Not Rated | DocumentaryA Film by Victoria Campbell
Saturday June 29, 2019, 4:00 PM,
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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A Film by Victoria Campbell
10 Year Anniversary Screening! House of Bones is a raw and personal documentary about the changes a family undergoes when they experience the loss of the matriarch and the house in which they all spent many summers.
“A work in progress, sneak peek” screening of EMPERORS OF THE DEEP, plus Q & A and Book Signing with author William McKeever
International, USA | 2019 | 1 hr 20 mins | Not Rated | Documentary, Mixed, Nature
Wednesday July 03, 2019, 7:30 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$10 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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“A work in progress, sneak peek” screening of EMPERORS OF THE DEEP, plus Q & A and Book Signing with author William McKeever. Emperors of the Deep is a unique documentary that takes the viewer on a journey into the world of sharks. The writer and director, Bill McKeever, (who is also…
A PRIVATE WAR with Special Guest Director Matthew Heineman!
USA | 2018 | 1 hr 50 mins | Rated R | DramaDirected by Matthew Heineman
Sunday August 11, 2019, 7:30 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$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 Matthew Heineman
Starring Rosamund Pike
In a world where journalism is under attack, Marie Colvin (Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike) is one of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time. Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless, while constantly testing…
2019 Martha’s Vineyard Environmental Film Festival: MVRHS Student Art Show Reception and Awards organized by Vineyard Conservation Society
2019 | 30 minutes2019 MVEFF, Art
Saturday May 25, 2019, 3:30 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
FREE OF CHARGE
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
On Saturday, join us for a special event honoring our Island’s talented young artists. The Art of Conservation, an art competition created by the Vineyard Conservation Society, holds its annual award ceremony at 4:00, preceded by the first public showing of the winning artworks. The opening is at 3:30 with light refreshments,…
GIRLFRIENDS (1979) with Q&A afterwards with director Claudia Weill and Honor Moore
USA | 1979 | 1 hr 26 mins | Rated PG | Comedy, DramaA Film by Claudia Weill
Wednesday July 24, 2019, 7:30 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$10 child age 14 or younger
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A Film by Claudia Weill
Followed by a discussion with filmmaker Claudia Weill, Carol Gilligan In a Different Voice, Why the Patriarchy Persists and Honor Moore, poet and memoirist Claudia Weill’s delightful and groundbreaking indie follows aspiring New York photographer (Melanie Mayron in a stylishly subtle performance) as she navigates her way through a complicated web of friendships and romantic entanglements after her…
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2019 Martha’s Vineyard Environmental Film Festival Youth Event: INVENTING TOMORROW with commentary from MA state Science Fair winner Noah Glasgow
USA | 2018 | 1 hr 45 mins. | Not Rated | 2019 MVEFF, Documentary, Environment, Family & Kids, Nature
Sunday May 26, 2019, 1:00 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member, FREE ADMISSION for youth aged 18 or younger!
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Q&A will follow with our state’s science fair winner, Noah Glasgow, who attended the International Science & Engineering Fair recently. Meet passionate teenage innovators from around the globe who are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world’s environmental threats–found right in their own backyards–while navigating the doubts and insecurities that mark adolescence. Take…
2019 Martha’s Vineyard Environmental Film Festival: SEA OF SHADOWS
USA | 2018 | 1 hr 46 mins | Not Rated | 2019 MVEFF, Documentary, Environment
Saturday May 25, 2019, 7:30 PM,
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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A National Geographic Film
Special guest — Michael Moore, Director of the WHOI Marine Mammal Center Sea of Shadows is a feature documentary thriller that follows undercover investigators, environmentalists, journalists, and the Mexican Navy on their desperate last-minute effort to rescue the Earth’s smallest whale-the Vaquita-from extinction. A looming disaster in one of the most spectacular environments…
2019 Martha’s Vineyard Environmental Film Festival: INTO THE CANYON
USA | 2019 | 1 hr 24 mins. | Not Rated | 2019 MVEFF, Adventure, Documentary, Environment
Friday May 24, 2019, 7:30 PM,
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$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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In 2016 filmmaker/photographer Pete McBride and writer Kevin Fedarko set out on a 750-mile journey on foot through the entire length of the Grand Canyon. From the outset, the challenge was far more than they bargained for. More people have stood on the moon than have completed a continuous through hike of…
2019 Martha’s Vineyard Environmental Film Festival: THE RIVER AND THE WALL
USA | 2019 | 1 hr 49 mins. | Not Rated | 2019 MVEFF, Adventure, Documentary, Environment, Nature
Thursday May 23, 2019, 7:30 PM,
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$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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6:30 pm OPENING RECEPTION in the film center lobby with live Jazz music by David Hannon. The River and the Wall follows five friends on an immersive adventure through the unknown wilds of the Texas borderlands as they travel 1200 miles from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico on horses, mountain bikes,…
SOLD OUT: THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (1929) with Live Musical Score performed by the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra
France | 1929 | 1 hr 54 mins. | Not Rated | 2019 FILMUSIC, Drama, History, MusicDirected by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Thursday June 20, 2019, 7:30pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$35 General Admission, $30 Member,
$15 child age 14 or younger
SOLD OUT AT THIS TIME
Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
The Berklee Silent Film Orchestra (BSFO) returns to the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center for their fifth silent film concert on Thursday, June 20, 2019. The award-winning group will perform their original score, live-to-picture, for the groundbreaking and deeply moving silent classic The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929), directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. Joan has…
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NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE – THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
UK | 2019 | Not Rated | Drama, National Theater - LiveDirected by Sam Mendes
Thursday July 25, 2019, 7:30 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$20 General Admission, $17 Member,
$15 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Sam Mendes
The story of a family and a company that changed the world, told in three parts on a single evening. Academy Award-winner Sam Mendes (Skyfall, The Ferryman) directs Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles who play the Lehman Brothers, their sons and grandsons. On a cold September morning in 1844 a young man from Bavaria stands…
SOLD OUT — THE PUBLIC (in collaboration with MV Library Association)
USA | 2018 | 2 hrs | Rated PG-13 | DramaWritten and Directed by Emilio Estevez
Sunday May 05, 2019, 7:30 PM -- SOLD OUT!,
SPECIAL EVENT
SOLD OUT
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Written and Directed by Emilio Estevez
Starring Emilio Estevez, Taylor Schilling and Alec Baldwin
SOLD OUT — THIS FREE SCREENING IS SOLD OUT. This special FREE EVENT is made possible by the generous support of the Martha’s Vineyard Library Association, the Friends of all the Island Libraries, and the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society. Admission is free, so please consider bringing a nonperishable donation for the Island Food…
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LOST HORIZON with special introduction and Q&A by Victoria Riskin (daughter of Robert Riskin, screenwriter)
USA | 1937 | 2 hrs 12 mins. | Not Rated | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Sunday June 30, 2019, 4:00 PM,
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$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Screenplay by Robert Riskin
Based on a novel by James Hilton, this fantastical drama follows a group of plane-crash survivors who have landed in the mythical Shangri-La, a valley hidden deep within the mountains of the Himalayas. Rescued by followers of the High Llama (Sam Jaffe), the outsiders grow to love the remote paradise, but British…
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“Film Noir Restored” with Paul Karasik: MOONRISE
USA | 1948 | 1 hr 30 mins. | Not Rated | Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Mystery/Suspense
Wednesday April 24, 2019, 7:30 PM,
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$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Special Introduction by Paul Karasik on these restored Film Noir classics. Join us in the lobby beforehand for a glass of Pinot Noir and Dark Chocolate. A small-town fable about violence and redemption, Moonrise is the final triumph of Frank Borzage, one of Hollywood’s most neglected masters. Stigmatized from infancy by the…
“Film Noir Restored” with Paul Karasik: DETOUR
USA | 1945 | 68 Minutes | Not Rated | Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Mystery/Suspense
Wednesday April 10, 2019, 7:30 PM,
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$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Special Introduction by Paul Karasik on these restored Film Noir classics. Join us in the lobby beforehand for a glass of Pinot Noir and Dark Chocolate. Detour, called by many the ultimate “film noir,” made on a shoe-string budget, and utilizing “night-for-night cinematography, creates a bleak, uncompromising, pessimistic nightmare world where its…
2019 SPECTRUM FILM FESTIVAL: ALL-ACCESS PASS
International | 2019 | 4 days/nights | Not Rated | 2019 Spectrum, LGBTQ
Friday April 05, 2019
Thursday April 25, 2019
Friday April 26, 2019,
SPECIAL EVENT
$100 General Admission, $85 for MVFS members
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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*IMPORTANT* If you purchase an All-Access Pass, please be sure to email Michael Nason at Michael@mvfilmsociety.com with the choices of the films/events you intend to attend (even if you intend to come to every event) so we can reserve a seat/ticket for you. *An All-Access Pass Allows Admission to Every Spectrum Film…
REGGAE PARTY NIGHT – cult film “BABYLON” (reception at 6:30 with Red Stripe Beer and Caribbean food)
Jamaica, UK, USA | 1980 | 1 hr 35 mins. | Not Rated | Drama, Music
Sunday March 31, 2019, 6:30 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$15 General Admission, $12 Member
Reception begins at 6:30, Film at 7:30
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Join us for a special night of good vibes and “irie” music as we celebrate the birthday of Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff (April 1st). Doors will open at 6:30 for a special reception in our lobby, complete with Red Stripe Beer and food from Vineyard Caribbean. At 7:30 pm we will screen…
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ASBURY PARK: RIOT, REDEMPTION, ROCK & ROLL
USA | 2019 | 130 min | Not Rated | Documentary, Music Concert
Wednesday May 29, 2019, 7:30 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$17 General Admission, $14 Member,
$12 child age 14 or younger
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Starring Bruce Springsteen, Steve Van Zandt and Southside Johnny Lyon
“Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock n Roll” tells the story of the long troubled town of Asbury Park, and how the power of music can unite a divided community. A once storied seaside resort, Asbury Park erupted in flames during a summer of civil unrest, crippling the town for the next 45…
IRISH CULTURE NIGHT with film, reception, singing, and merry-making
Ireland | 1992 | 1 hr 42 mins | Rated PG | Mixed
Sunday March 17, 2019, 7:30 PM,
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$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$10 child age 14 or younger
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a bit o’ the Irish. There will be live music and singing by islander Molly Conole. Irish shortbread and scones, as well as Bailey’s Irish Cream will be served in the lobby. There will be a presentation on the “legend of the sillies and Irish magic” by Elaine Weintraub, followed…
Science on Screen: SCIENCE FAIR (with special guest Kashfia Rahman)
USA | 2019 | 1 hr 38 mins | Rated PG | Science
Wednesday March 20, 2019, 7:30 PM,
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$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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This film is part of our Science on Screen® Program Hailed by critics as “immensely likeable,” “brilliant and quirky” and an “ode to the teenage science geeks on whom our future depends,” and winner of the audience award at Sundance and SXSW, National Geographic Documentary Films’ SCIENCE FAIR follow nine high school students from around…
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2019 OSCARS VIEWING PARTY AT THE FILM CENTER
International, USA | 2018 | 180 mins | Not Rated | HolyCowThisMovieHasEverything!!
Sunday February 24, 2019, Red carpet arrivals begin at 6:30 PM and reception in lobby; the Oscars telecast ceremony begins at 8:00 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
Advanced Purchase: $35 General Admission, $30 Member. At the Door: $40 General Admission, $35 Member.
Doors Open for admissions at 6:30 PM. Buy tickets at Film Center or online. Reservations Recommended.
Join the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society and fellow film-lovers as we watch the 91st Academy Awards and host our Annual Oscar Viewing Party. The event is complete with light appetizers, desserts, and beverages. We’ll begin at 6:30 pm with the Red Carpet Arrivals and reception with guests getting the opportunity to have…
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE – ALL ABOUT EVE
UK | 2019 | 130 mins. | Not Rated | Drama, National Theater - Live
Friday April 12, 2019, 7:30 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$20 General Admission, $17 Member,
$15 child age 14 or younger
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Starring Gillian Anderson and Lily James
Gillian Anderson (X-Files, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Lily James (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) lead in All About Eve, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in London. All About Eve tells the story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been….
2019 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS: DOCUMENTARY
International | 2019 | 2 hr 23 mins. | Rated R | Documentary, Short Film
Wednesday February 20, 2019, 4:00 PM
Saturday February 23, 2019, 7:30 PM,
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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DOCUMENTARY SHORTS Estimated Running Time: 143 minutes Rated R (violence, language, and adult themes) For the 14th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 8th. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict…
2019 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS: LIVE ACTION
International | 2019 | 109 mins. | Rated R | Comedy, Drama, Short Film
Thursday February 21, 2019, 7:30 PM,
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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LIVE ACTION SHORTS Approximate running time: 109 minutes Rated R (violence, language, and adult themes) For the 14th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 8th. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to…
2019 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS: ANIMATION – Last Showing!
International | 2019 | 76 mins. | Rated PG | Animation, Short Film
Sunday February 24, 2019, 4:00 PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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ANIMATED SHORTS Approximate running time: 76 Minutes Rated PG (themes dealt with in these shorts include Alzheimer’s disease, divorce and the death of a parent.) For the 14th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 8th. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live…
JONI 75: A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION (ENCORE PRESENTATION)
USA | 2019 | 2 hrs | Not Rated | Music, Music Concert
Sunday February 17, 2019, 7:30 PM,
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$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$10 child age 14 or younger
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Join an incredible array of singers and musicians who came together to honor one of the world’s most remarkable artists, Joni Mitchell, on her 75th birthday. The hand-selected group of peers and protégés including Brandi Carlile, Glen Hansard, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Chaka Khan, Diana Krall, Kris Kristofferson, Los Lobos with La…
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DIRT – PERFORMANCE AND Q&A WITH JOHN MORELLO (FREE ADMISSION)
USA | 2019 | 90 mins | Not Rated | Drama, Family & KidsA One Man Show by John Morello
Thursday January 31, 2019, 7:30 PM,
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$0 General Admission, $0 Member,
$0 child age 14 or younger
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A One Man Show by John Morello
Co-sponsored by CONNECT to End Violence, a program of Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, the MV Regional High School, and the Youth Task Force. Dirt is a one-man show that explores the challenges and decisions that young people face every day. Dirt gets to the heart of issues related to drugs, bullying, and…
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THE PETER LUCE PLAY READERS PRESENT: GLASS MENDACITY (FREE ADMISSION)
USA | 2019 | 90 mins | Not Rated | Author Reading, ComedyDirected by John Brannen
Saturday January 26, 2019, 4:00 PM,
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$0 General Admission, $0 Member,
$0 child age 14 or younger
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Directed by John Brannen
Book by Doug Armstrong, Maureen Morley, and Tom Willmorth
Produced by Linda Vadasz
Starring C.K. Wolfson, Jay Sigler, Roberta Hurtig, Ellie Beth, Charlena Seymour, Gaston Vadasz.
Presented in a staged reading by The Peter H. Luce Play Readers, The Glass Mendacity is an irreverent puree made from three combined and corrupted Tennessee Williams plays: The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Characters and relationships are amplified and shuffled. This farcical romp takes place in Belle…
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AVIAN IMPROV – FREE ADMISSION
USA | | Not Rated | ArtSPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY LANNY McDOWELL AND DAVID STANWOOD
Sunday January 13, 2019, 1:00 PM,
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SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY LANNY McDOWELL AND DAVID STANWOOD
Lanny McDowell has been a fan of David Stanwood’s piano playing as long as David has been a fan of Lanny’s artwork, over twenty years. Recently, the two friends have developed a collaborative program which combines the art forms of piano improvisation and bird photography, which they call “Avian Improv”. Coinciding with…
THE MET Encore: THE MAGIC FLUTE (die zauberflöte)
Germany | 2018 | 120 minutes | Not Rated | MET OPERA: LIVEWritten by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Friday December 28, 2018, 1:00pm ,
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$20 General Admission, $17 Member,
$15 child age 14 or younger
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Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Golda Schultz as Pamina , Kathryn Lewek as The Queen of the Night, Charles Castronovo as Tamino, and Markus Werba as Papageno
The Magic Flute (German: Die Zauberflöte), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. Separately, then together, Tamino and Pamina undergo severe trials of initiation, which end in triumph, with the Queen and her cohorts vanquished. Tony Award winner Julie Taymor’s…
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LOBSTER WAR
Canada, USA | 2018 | Not Rated | Documentary, Drama, EnvironmentDirected by David Abel and Andy Laub
Saturday December 08, 2018, 4:00 pm,
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$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Directed by David Abel and Andy Laub
LOBSTER WAR is an award-winning feature documentary about a conflict between the United States and Canada over waters that both countries have claimed since the end of the Revolutionary War. The disputed 277 square miles of sea, known as the Gray Zone, were traditionally fished by US lobstermen. But as the Gulf…
BLACK 47 – one night only – reception at 6:45!
Ireland | 2018 | 100 mins. | Rated R | Action, Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Thriller
Wednesday November 28, 2018, 7:30 PM,
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$15 General Admission, $12 Member
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Starring Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, Stephen Rea
The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society will present an exclusive screening of the Irish film BLACK 47 on Wednesday, November 28th at 7.30 pm in the MV Film Center. Opening reception in the film center lobby beginning at 6:45 p.m. Join Elaine Cawley Weintraub, Lara O’Brien, and Liam O’Callaghan in an authentic experience of Irish art, history and…
WATER LILIES OF MONET: THE MAGIC OF WATER AND LIGHT
USA | 2018 | 80 mins. | Not Rated | Art, Documentary, Great Art on Screen
Wednesday May 22, 2019, 7:30 pm,
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$17 General Admission, $14 Member,
$12 child age 14 or younger
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Voyage through the masterpieces and obsessions of the genius and founder of Impressionism, Claude Monet. An art-world disruptor at the turn of the 20th century whose obsession with capturing light and water broke all convention, Monet revolutionized Modern Art with his timeless masterpieces. An in-depth, exclusive tour led by Monet scholars of…
KLIMT & SCHIELE: EROS AND PSYCHE
USA | 2018 | 90 mins. | Not Rated | Art, Documentary, Great Art on Screen
Wednesday April 17, 2019, 7:30 pm,
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Eros and Psyche, recounts the start of the Vienna Secession, a magical art movement formed in the late 1890s for art, literature, and music, in which new ideas are circulated, Freud discover the drives of the psyche, and women begin to claim their independence. It was a movement that marked a new era…
CARAVAGGIO: THE SOUL AND THE BLOOD
USA | 2018 | 90 Mins. | Not Rated | Art, Documentary, Great Art on Screen
Wednesday March 13, 2019, 7:30 pm,
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$17 General Admission, $14 Member,
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Take an immersive journey through the life, works and struggles of the Italian master Michelangelo Merisi di Caravaggio. Roberto Longhi, a Caravaggio expert, explores in the artist’s masterpieces the echo of personal experiences and the expression of the human state, both physical and emotional. These evocative moments — thanks to the use…
BOLSHOI BALLET: THE NUTCRACKER
Russia | 2018 | 140 mins. | Not Rated | BOLSHOI BALLET 2018-19, Dance, Opera & Ballet
Sunday December 23, 2018, 12:55 PM,
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$20 General Admission, $17 Member,
$15 child age 14 or younger
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On Christmas Eve, Marie’s Nutcracker doll magically transforms into a prince and together their wonderful adventure begins. The Nutcracker invites audiences of all ages on a magical journey, through a world of enchantment, complete with dancing snowflakes and dolls that have come to life, accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s beloved score. The timeless holiday classic returns to the Bolshoi stage…
BOLSHOI BALLET: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
Russia | 2019 | 170 mins. | Not Rated | BOLSHOI BALLET 2018-19, Dance, Opera/Theater/Ballet
Sunday March 10, 2019, 1:00 pm,
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$20 General Admission, $17 Member,
$15 child age 14 or younger
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On her sixteenth birthday, Princess Aurora falls under the curse of the Evil Fairy Carabosse and into a deep slumber lasting one hundred years. Only the kiss of a prince can break the spell. A resplendent fairytale ballet, The Sleeping Beauty features scores of magical characters including fairies, the Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, and…
Sunday December 02, 2018, 12:30 pm,
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$20 General Admission, $17 Member,
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Inspired by heroic stories of brave knights, with his faithful servant Sancho Panza at his side, Don Quixote sets out on an adventure to meet his ideal woman, Dulcinea. With panache and sparkling technique, principal dancers Ekaterina Krysanova and Semyon Chudin lead the spectacular cast of toreadors, flamenco dancers, gypsies, and dryads in the Bolshoi’s critically-acclaimed staging of…
VAN GOGH: OF WHEAT FIELDS AND CLOUDED SKIES
USA | 2018 | 90 mins. | Not Rated | Art, Documentary, Great Art on Screen
Wednesday February 13, 2019, 7:30 pm,
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$17 General Admission, $14 Member,
$12 child age 14 or younger
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Take a fresh look at Van Gogh through the legacy of the greatest private collector of the Dutch artist’s work: Helene Kröller-Müller (1869-1939), one of the first to recognize the genius of Van Gogh. In the early 20th century, Kröller-Müller amassed nearly 300 of Van Gogh’s paintings and drawings now housed at her namesake…
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE – ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
UK | 2018 | 210 mins. | Rated PG-13 | Drama, National Theater - Live, Opera/Theater/Ballet, RomanceWritten by William Shakespeare
Thursday December 06, 2018, 7:00 PM,
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$20 General Admission, $17 Member,
$15 child age 14 or younger
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Written by William Shakespeare
Starring Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo
Broadcast live from the National Theatre, Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play Shakespeare’s famous fated couple in his great tragedy of politics, passion and power. Caesar and his assassins are dead. General Mark Antony now rules alongside his fellow defenders of Rome. But at the fringes of a war-torn empire the Egyptian…
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE – THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III
UK | 2018 | 160 mins. | Not Rated | Drama, Opera/Theater/BalletWritten by Alan Bennett
Tuesday November 20, 2018, 7:30 PM,
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$20 General Admission, $17 Member,
$15 child age 14 or younger
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Written by Alan Bennett
Multi-award-winning drama The Madness of George III will be broadcast live to cinemas, in National Theatre Live’s first ever broadcast from Nottingham Playhouse. Written by one of Britain’s best-loved playwrights Alan Bennett (The History Boys, The Lady in the Van), this epic play was also adapted into a BAFTA Award-winning film following…
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE – ALLELUJAH!
UK | 2018 | 2 hrs 35 mins. | Not Rated | Comedy, Drama, National Theater - Live, Opera/Theater/BalletWritten by Alan Bennett
Thursday November 01, 2018, 7:30 PM,
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$20 General Admission, $17 Member,
$15 child age 14 or younger
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Written by Alan Bennett
Allelujah! is a brand new play from one of Britain’s best-loved writers Alan Bennett. His celebrated plays include The History Boys, The Lady in the Van and The Madness of George III. This hilarious drama was filmed live during its limited run at the Bridge Theatre in London. The play takes place…
Thursday November 29, 2018, 7:30 pm,
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$20 General Admission, $17 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Starring Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe
The multi-award winning and critically acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King And I comes to cinemas in this unmissable event recorded live from London’s iconic Palladium. Reprising her Tony Award-winning role, ‘Broadway musical’s undisputed Queen’ (The Sunday Times) Kelli O’Hara (Anna) takes to the stage alongside Tony and Oscar…
FUNNY GIRL – one night only!
USA | 2018 | 160 mins. | Not Rated | Comedy, Musical, Opera/Theater/Ballet
Wednesday October 24, 2018, 7:30 pm,
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$20 General Admission, $17 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Starring Sheridan Smith
Following its record-breaking, sell-out run in London’s West End and national tour, the critically-acclaimed musical Funny Girl comes to a cinema near you, featuring Sheridan Smith in “an unforgettable star turn” (The Times). Funny Girl is semi-biographical, based on the life and career of Broadway star, film actress and comedienne Fanny Brice…
WARREN MILLER’S FACE OF WINTER
International | 2018 | 120 minutes (included intermission raffle drawings) | Not Rated | Action, Adventure
Saturday November 17, 2018, 7:30pm (Film Center),
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$25 General Admission, $22 MVFS Member
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If winter puts a smile on your face, it’s something you had in common with the late, great Warren Miller. The warm, witty, mildly eccentric godfather of the ski-and-ride film was the man who got us started on this long, crazy ride. This fall, don’t miss Volkswagen presents Warren Miller’s Face of…
BEING THERE in collaboration with Compassionate Care ALS and MV Hospice
International | 2016 | 95 mins | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Thomas Lüchinger
Sunday October 28, 2018, 4:00 PM,
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$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Directed by Thomas Lüchinger
A Panel will be conducted after the film with: Moderator, Thomas Hallahan Sc. D., Executive Director of Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard Director: Thomas Lüchinger Caregivers Featured in Film: Ron Hoffman, Founder and Executive Director of Compassionate Care ALS, Alcio Braz, and Sonam Dolma* The film BEING THERE – DA SEIN portraits four people from…
2018 MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL hosted by MV Film Society
International | 2018 | 130 mins | Not Rated | HolyCowThisMovieHasEverything!!, Short Film
Thursday September 27, 2018, 7:30pm
Friday September 28, 2018, 7:30pm
Saturday September 29, 2018, 7:30pm
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$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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Film Lovers of Martha’s Vineyard can unite with an audience of over 100,000 film buffs in over 300 cinemas across 6 Continents during this week when the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival screens at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center. MANHATTAN SHORT announced the Final 9 for its 21st Annual Short Film Festival, a…
FAR FROM THE TREE with Director Rachel Dretzin and Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
USA | 2018 | 93 minutes | Not Rated | DocumentaryRachel Dretzin
Friday August 10, 2018, 7:30pm (Film Center),
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$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$10 child age 14 or younger
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Rachel Dretzin
Q&A with Director Rachel Dretzin and Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. afterward FAR FROM THE TREE follows families meeting extraordinary challenges through love, empathy, and understanding. This life-affirming documentary encourages us to cherish loved ones for all they are, not who they might have been. Based on Andrew Solomon’s award-winning, critically acclaimed,…
Saturday October 06, 2018, 12:55pm (Film Center),
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$24 General Admission, $21 Member,
$15 child age 14 or younger
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Giuseppe Verdi
Aida (Anna Netrebko), Amneris (Anita Rachvelishvili), Radamès (Aleksandrs Antonenko), Amonasro (Quinn Kelsey), The King (Ryan Speedo Green)
Soprano Anna Netrebko sings her first Met Aida, with mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili as her formidable rival Amneris. Aleksandrs Antonenko is the warrior Radamès, and Nicola Luisotti takes the podium for the Met’s monumental production. An enslaved Nubian princess, Aida, finds her heart entangled with Radames, an Egyptian soldier who is betrothed to the Pharaoh’s daughter,…
Saturday October 20, 2018, 12:55pm (Film Center),
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Written by Camille Saint-Saëns
Samson (Roberto Alagna), Dalila (Elīna Garanča), High Priest (Laurent Naouri), Abimélech (Elchin Azizov), The Old Hebrew (Dmitry Belosselskiy)
Saint-Saëns’s biblical epic Samson et Dalila stars Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna in the title roles; the pair was last seen together by HD audiences in the acclaimed 2010 transmission of Bizet’s Carmen. Laurent Naouri co-stars as the High Priest, with Elchin Azizov as the Philistine King Abimélech and Dmitry Belosselskiy as…
Saturday November 10, 2018, 12:55pm (Film Center),
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Written by Nico Muhly
Marnie (Isabel Leonard), Mrs. Rutland (Janis Kelly), Marnie’s Mother (Denyce Graves), Terry Rutland (Iestyn Davies), Mark Rutland (Christopher Maltman)
Nico Muhly’s Marnie, based on Winston Graham’s novel, which in turn inspired Alfred Hitchock’s suspenseful thriller, has its U.S. premiere at the Met this season. Isabel Leonard stars in the title role opposite Christopher Maltman as her blackmailing husband Mark Rutland, Iestyn Davies as his brother Terry, Janis Kelly as Mrs. Rutland, and…
Saturday January 12, 2019, 12:55pm (Film Center),
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Francesco Cilea
Adriana Lecouvreur (Anna Netrebko), The Princess of Bouillon (Anita Rachvelishvili), Maurizio (Piotr Beczała), The Abbé (Carlo Bosi), Michonnet (Ambrogio Maestri), The Prince of Boullion (Maurizio Muraro)
For the first time at the Met, Anna Netrebko sings the title role of Adriana Lecouvreur, the great 18th-century actress in love with the military hero Maurizio, sung by Piotr Beczała. Gianandrea Noseda conducts Cilea’s tragedy, directed by Sir David McVicar, with the action partially set in a working replica of a…
Saturday March 30, 2019, 12:00pm (Film Center),
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Written by Richard Wagner
Brünnhilde (Christine Goerke), Sieglinde (Eva-Maria Westbroek), Siegmund (Stuart Skelton), Fricka (Jamie Barton), Wotan (Greer Grimsley), Hunding (Günther Groissböck)
The second installment of Wagner’s Ring cycle, Die Walküre, stars heroic soprano Christine Goerke as the warrior goddess Brünnhilde, whose encounter with the mortal twins Siegmund and Sieglinde, sung by Stuart Skelton and Eva-Maria Westbroek, leads her on a journey from Valhalla to earthbound humanity. Philippe Jordan conducts.
MET OPERA LIVE: DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES – Final Met Opera of the season!
USA | 1953 | 3 hrs. 29 min. | Not Rated | MET OPERA: LIVE
Saturday May 11, 2019, 12:00 pm,
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Written by Francis Poulenc
Blanche de la Force (Isabel Leonard), Mme. Lidoine (Adrianne Pieczonka), Constance (Erin Morley), Mère Marie (Karen Cargill), First Prioress (Karita Mattila), Chevalier de la
Force (David Portillo), Marquis de la Force (Dwayne Croft)
Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads an accomplished ensemble in Poulenc’s devastating modern masterpiece of faith and martyrdom. Isabel Leonard is the young Blanche de La Force, opposite Met legend Karita Mattila as the First Prioress. World Premiere: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 1957. One of the most successful operas of the later decades…
Saturday December 15, 2018, 12:55 PM (Film Center),
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Giuseppe Verdi
Violetta Valéry (Diana Damrau), Alfredo Germont (Juan Diego Flórez), Giorgio Germont (Quinn Kelsey)
Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s timeless tragedy La Traviata. Directed by Michael Mayer, this new production features a dazzling 18th-century setting thatchanges with the seasons. Diana Damrau is the doomed heroine Violetta, opposite Juan Diego Flórez as her lover, Alfredo, and as Alfredo’s protective father, Giorgio Germont.
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2
Saturday June 22, 2019, 4:30 PM (Capawock) ,
THE SOUVENIR
Monday June 24, 2019, 7:30 PM ,
ROCKETMAN
Friday June 21, 2019, 5:00 PM (Strand)
Saturday June 22, 2019, 8:00 PM (Strand)
Sunday June 23, 2019, 4:30 PM (Capawock)
LATE NIGHT
Wednesday June 26, 2019, 4:00 PM
Thursday June 27, 2019, 7:30 PM ,
2019 FILMUSIC FESTIVAL: WOODSTOCK – THREE DAYS THAT DEFINED A GENERATION
Saturday June 22, 2019, 4:00 PM ,
SOLD OUT: THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (1929) with Live Musical Score performed by the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra
SPECIAL EVENT
Thursday June 20, 2019, 7:30pm ,
INVIOLABLE – THE FIGHT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS plus Q & A with Director Angela Andersen
SPECIAL EVENT
Wednesday June 26, 2019, 7:30 PM ,
TOY STORY 4
Thursday June 20, 2019, 7:30 PM (Strand)
Friday June 21, 2019, 4:30 PM (Capawock), 7:30 PM (Capawock)
Saturday June 22, 2019, 5:00 PM (Strand)
2019 FILMUSIC FESTIVAL: JIMI HENDRIX: ELECTRIC CHURCH
Friday June 21, 2019, 7:30 PM ,
2019 FILMUSIC FESTIVAL: AMAZING GRACE
Sunday June 23, 2019, 4:00 PM ,
2019 FILMUSIC FESTIVAL: DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES: ABBEY ROAD SIDE 1
Sunday June 23, 2019, 7:30 PM ,
2019 FILMUSIC FESTIVAL: ECHO IN THE CANYON
Saturday June 22, 2019, 7:30 PM ,
MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL
Thursday June 20, 2019, 4:30 PM (Strand)
Friday June 21, 2019, 8:00 PM (Strand)
Saturday June 22, 2019, 7:30 PM (Capawock)
2019 FILMUSIC FESTIVAL: TWO TRAINS RUNNIN’
Friday June 21, 2019, 4:00 PM ,
VAULT
Sunday June 23, 2019, 7:30 PM (Capawock) ,
2019 FILMUSIC FESTIVAL ALL-ACCESS PASS
Thursday June 20, 2019
Sunday June 23, 2019 ,
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
Thursday June 27, 2019, 4:00 PM ,