Martha's Vineyard Film Center
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.
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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,
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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,
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$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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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,
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$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
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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
International | 2019 | 76 mins. | Rated PG | Animation, Short Film
Sunday February 24, 2019, 4:00 PM,
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$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
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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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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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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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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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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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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 1890’s for art, literature and music, in which new ideas are circulated, Freud discovers 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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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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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, 12:30 pm,
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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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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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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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$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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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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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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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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$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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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,
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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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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,
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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.
Saturday May 11, 2019, 12:00pm (Film Center),
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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
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.
Saturday March 02, 2019, 12:55pm,
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Gaetano Donizetti
Marie (Pretty Yende), Tonio (Javier Camarena), Marquise of Berkenfield (Stephanie Blythe), Sulpice (Maurizio Muraro)
Bel canto stars Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena team up for a feast of vocal fireworks on the Met stage. Maurizio Muraro is Sergeant Sulplice, with Stephanie Blythe as the outlandish Marquise of Berkenfield. Enrique Mazzola conducts. La Fille du Régiment is a co-production of the Metropolitan Opera; the Royal Opera House,…
MET OPERA LIVE: LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST — Postponed until November 3rd
USA | 1910 | 222 mins. | Not Rated | MET OPERA: LIVE
Saturday November 03, 2018, 12:30 PM (Film Center),
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Giacomo Puccini
Violetta Valéry (Diana Damrau), Alfredo Germont (Juan Diego Flórez), Giorgio
Germont (Quinn Kelsey)
Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek sings Puccini’s gun-slinging heroine in this romantic epic of the Wild West, alongside star tenor Jonas Kaufmann in the role of the outlaw Dick Johnson. Baritone Željko Lučić is the vigilante sheriff Jack Rance, and Marco Armiliato conducts. World Premiere: Metropolitan Opera, New York, 1910. Puccini’s “American” opera, based on…
Saturday February 02, 2019, 12:55pm (Film Center),
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Georges Bizet
Carmen (Clémentine Margaine), Micaëla (Aleksandra Kurzak), Don José (Roberto
Alagna), Escamillo (Alexander Vinogradov)
Clémentine Margaine is opera’s ultimate seductress, opposite Roberto Alagna, who captivated Live in HD audiences as Don José in 2010. Louis Langrée conducts Sir Richard Eyre’s lively production, a favorite in the Met’s repertoire. Don’t miss Arias and Incidental Music from Carmen performed in the lobby by mezzo-soprano, Martha Hudson and pianist,…
THE MET: LIVE IN HD 2018/19 MINI SEASON PASS (any 5 performances)
International | 2018-19 | Not Rated | MET OPERA: LIVE
Tuesday January 01, 2019,
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$110 Season Pass, $100 Member's Season Pass
When purchasing a pass, we will email you to ask which operas you would like to attend with your pass.
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The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts, will begin its 13th season on October 6, with the Met’s grand production of Verdi’s Aida, starring one of the world’s most acclaimed sopranos, Anna Netrebko. The company also announced that Yannick Nézet-Séguin will become the Met’s…
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THE MET: LIVE IN HD 2018/19 SEASON PASS TO ALL 10 LIVE PERFORMANCES
International | 2018-19 | Not Rated | MET OPERA: LIVE
Saturday October 06, 2018,
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$220 Season Pass, $200 Member's Season Pass
Once you purchase a pass, we will email you to identify which operas you would like to attend.
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MET OPERA LIVE — SEASON PASSES ON SALE NOW! The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts, will begin its 13th season on October 6, with the Met’s grand production of Verdi’s Aida, starring one of the world’s most acclaimed sopranos, Anna Netrebko. The company…
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…
SONGS FROM CINEMA with Siren Mayhew and Friends on stage at the Film Center
USA | 2018 | 90 mins | Not Rated | Music Concert
Friday July 27, 2018, 7:30pm (Film Center),
SPECIAL EVENT
$20 General Admission, $15 Member,
$10 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Siren Mayhew and her cohorts perform live music from beloved films that span the decades. Join us for a night of nostalgia that will include musical numbers from the likes of The Lion King, Grease, The Wizard of Oz, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and many more. Siren and Friends —…
SOLD OUT! FAIR GAME (Director’s Cut) with Valerie Plame, former covert CIA ops officer, and Director/Producer Doug Liman in person for Q&A
USA | 2010 | 130 minutes | Rated PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery/SuspenseDirected by Doug Liman
Sunday June 24, 2018, 7:30pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
Directed by Doug Liman
Based on a Book by Valerie Plume
Produced by Doug Liman
Starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn
Valerie Plame, former covert CIA ops officer, and Director/Producer Doug Liman in person for Q&A As a covert officer in the CIA’s Counter-Proliferation Division, Valerie leads an investigation into the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Valerie’s husband, diplomat JOE WILSON (Sean Penn), is drawn into the investigation to substantiate…
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2018 DOC WEEK: 306 HOLLYWOOD with Co-director Jonathan Bogarin
2018 | 82 minutes | Not Rated | DocumentaryCo-directed by Elan Bogarin, Jonathan Bogarin
Friday August 03, 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
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Co-directed by Elan Bogarin, Jonathan Bogarin
Written by Elan Bogarin, Jonathan Bogarin
Executive Produced by Laurie David and Geralyn Dreyfous
Co-director Jonathan Bogarin will join us for a Q&A afterward. 306 Hollywood is a magical realist documentary of two siblings who undertake an archaeological excavation of their late grandmother’s house. They embark on a journey from her home in New Jersey to ancient Rome, from fashion to physics, in search of what…
SOLD OUT — 2018 DOC WEEK: SAY HER NAME with Co-Director/Co-Producer Kate Davis (Film Society Board Member) and David Heilbroner
USA | 2018 | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected, produced and edited by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner
Thursday August 02, 2018, 7:30 pm,
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, produced and edited by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner
Joining us after the screening — directed, produced and edited by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner, Sandra Bland’s mom: Geneva Reed Veal and sisters: Shante Needham and Sharon Cooper, all national spokespeople for Sandra Bland and activists to eliminate police brutality, and Cannon Lambert, lead attorney from Chicago. The Vineyard screening will be…
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2018 DOC WEEK: BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY with Steve Young (Subject of the Film) and director Dava Whisenant
USA | 2018 | 87 mins | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Dava Whisenant
Tuesday July 31, 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
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Directed by Dava Whisenant
Written by Ozzy Inguanzo and Dava Whisenant
Starring: Martin Short, David Letterman, Chita Rivera
WINNER! 2018 Nantucket Film Festival: Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature WINNER! 2018 Tribeca Film Festival: Albert Maysles Award for Best New Documentary Director When he started as a comedy writer for the LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, Steve Young had few interests outside of his day job. But while…
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2018 DOC WEEK: LOVE, GILDA with Director Lisa D’Apolito — SOLD OUT
2018 | 88 minutes | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Lisa D'Apolito
Monday July 30, 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 -- THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT
Directed by Lisa D'Apolito
Starring: Gilda Gadner, Lorne Michaels, Chevy Chase, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader
In her own words, comedienne Gilda Radner looks back and reflects on her life and career. Weaving together her recently discovered audiotapes, interviews with her friends (Chevy Chase, Lorne Michaels, Laraine Newman, Paul Shaffer and Martin Short), rare home movies and diaries read by modern-day comedians inspired by Gilda (Bill Hader, Melissa…
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 — LIVINGSTON TAYLOR: LIFE IS GOOD, A Benefit for the Vineyard House
USA | 2017 | 68 minutes | Not Rated | Documentary, MusicDirected by Tracey Anarella
Wednesday August 22, 2018, 7:30pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$25 General Admission, Benefit for Vineyard House, No MVFS discount on event
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
SOLD OUT
Directed by Tracey Anarella
Co-Producer Peter Fish
Starring Livingston Taylor, Carly Simon, Ian Anderson, Kate Taylor, Ben Taylor
Director Tracey Anarella and Livingston Taylor will join us for a Q&A afterward. JUST ANNOUNCED – Livingston will perform an acoustic set of music after the film and Q&A. Award Winning Director Tracey Anarella has teamed up with Livingston to create a compelling documentary about Livingston, his life, his career and his unique and amazing…
Thursday August 16, 2018, 7:30pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$15 General Admission, $12 for MVFS Members,
$10 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Commentary throughout the program of short film segments with John Wilson. We are excited to collaborate with the Vineyard Gazette to offer this historic program to you. The Historic Movies of Martha’s Vineyard project, a pioneering and award-winning effort of the Vineyard Gazette, presents films shot on the Vineyard dating back almost one hundred…
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 Opening Night Event: LIVING IN THE FUTURE’S PAST
2018 | 83 minutes | Not Rated | Documentary, EnvironmentDirected by Susan Kucera
Thursday May 24, 2018, 7:30pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$10 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open at 6:30pm for Opening Night Reception
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Directed by Susan Kucera
Produced by Jeff Bridges
Narrated by Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges, alongside prominent scientists and authors, weaves evolution, emergence, entropy, dark ecology, and what some are calling ‘the end of nature’, into an engrossing story that helps us understand our place among the species of Earth’s household. This powerful, poetic and thought-provoking feature challenges our current way of thinking and provides…
Fundraiser for the Production of the Opera “1854”
USA | 2016 | 66 minutes | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Abby Ginzberg and Frank Dawson
Thursday April 19, 2018, 6:30pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$25/person
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Abby Ginzberg and Frank Dawson
Starring Danny Glover
You are cordially invited to 1854’s Spring Gala at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center on April 19th at 6:30 pm. You’ll be hearing more about this project in coming months, but for now here’s a brief introduction. When he died in 2015, the late Jack Schimmelman, a great fan of the spirituals…
THE MIGHTY QUINN, a fund-raiser for WYOB radio (MVRHS student run station)
1989 | 120 minutes | Rated R | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, HolyCowThisMovieHasEverything!!, Mystery/SuspenseDirected by Carl Schenkel
Saturday March 31, 2018, 6:30pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$30/person, ticket price is tax deductible
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Carl Schenkel
Written by Hampton Fancher
Starring Denzel Washington
On Saturday, March 31 at 6:30PM 105.5 FM, WYOB (MVRHS student-run station) and the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society collaborate with the showing of “The Mighty Quinn”, a thriller filmed in Jamaica starring Denzel Washington, Robert Townsend and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Reviews say, “The Mighty Quinn is smart, pleasant entertainment offering an early…
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2018 OSCARS VIEWING PARTY, a Benefit for the 2018 Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival
International, USA | 2018 | 180 mins | Not Rated | Mixed
Sunday March 04, 2018, Red carpet arrivals begin at 7PM; the Oscars telecast ceremony begins at 8:30PM,
SPECIAL EVENT
Advanced Purchase: $35 General Admission, $25 Member. At the Door: $40 for all.
Doors Open for admissions at 7PM. Buy tickets at Film Center or online. Reservations Recommended.
Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel
Join the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society and fellow film-lovers as we watch the 90th Academy Awards and host our Annual Oscar Party. The event is complete with light appetizers, desserts, and beverages. We’ll begin at 7pm with the Red Carpet Arrivals with guests getting the opportunity to have their picture taken with…
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE, A Free Interactive Screening in Collaboration with the West Tisbury Public Library
2011 | 152 minutes | Rated PG | Action, Adventure, Family & Kids, FantasyDirected by Chris Columbus
Wednesday April 18, 2018, 1:00pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
Free to All!
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Chris Columbus
Written by J.K. Rowling
Starring Daniel Radclife, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint
This event is co-sponsored by the West Tisbury Free Public Library. Goodie Bags, Interactive Script, and a Sorting Hat to help young witches and wizards decide their Hogwarts House will all be provided. Doors Open at 12:30pm Adaptation of the first of J.K. Rowling’s popular children’s novels about Harry Potter, a boy…
2018 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS: ANIMATION
International | 2017 | 83minutes | Not Rated | Animation, Short Film
Wednesday February 28, 2018, 4:00pm
Sunday March 04, 2018, 1:00pm,
SPECIAL EVENT
$12 General Admission, $9 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
Buy tickets at Film Center or online now
Catch all of this year’s Oscar nominated short films before the 90th Annual Academy Awards telecast on Sunday, March 4th, 2018! And the winners are?… Once again, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society is proud to present this nationally-touring program highlighting all of the Live Action, Animated, and Documentary Short Films that received…
2018 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS: LIVE ACTION
International | 2017 | 99 minutes | Rated R | Drama, Short Film
Thursday March 01, 2018, 4:00pm
Sunday March 04, 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
Buy tickets at Film Center or online now
Catch all of this year’s Oscar nominated short films before the 90th Annual Academy Awards telecast on March 4th, 2018! And the winners are?… Once again, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society is proud to present this nationally-touring program highlighting all of the Live Action, Animated, and Documentary Short Films that received Academy…
EX LIBRIS: THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY (FREE ADMISSION)
2017 | 197 minutes | Not Rated | DocumentaryDirected by Frederick Wiseman
Sunday December 03, 2017, 2pm (Film Center),
SPECIAL EVENT
Free Admission
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Directed by Frederick Wiseman
FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL COURTESY OF THE FRIENDS OF THE AQUINNAH, CHILMARK, EDGARTOWN, OAK BLUFFS, VINEYARD HAVEN, AND WEST TISBURY LIBRARIES, AS WELL AS THE MARTHA’S VINEYARD LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. At the film we are asking for donations to either the Island Food Pantry or The Red Stocking Fund (a gift) to help…
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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…
2019 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS: DOCUMENTARY
SPECIAL EVENT
Wednesday February 20, 2019, 4:00 PM
Saturday February 23, 2019, 7:30 PM ,
FILM TALK: DRAMATIC TENSION followed by THREE O’CLOCK HIGH
MEMBER EVENT
Tuesday February 26, 2019, 6:30 PM ,
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD
Wednesday February 27, 2019, 7:30 PM
Thursday February 28, 2019, 4:00 PM ,
2019 OSCARS VIEWING PARTY AT THE FILM CENTER
SPECIAL EVENT
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 ,
STAN & OLLIE
Wednesday February 20, 2019, 7:30 PM
Thursday February 21, 2019, 4:00 PM
Saturday February 23, 2019, 4:00 PM
BLACKkKLANSMAN
Friday February 22, 2019, 7:30 PM ,
ROMA
Thursday February 28, 2019, 7:30 PM ,
COLD WAR
Friday February 22, 2019, 4:00 PM
Saturday February 23, 2019, 1:00 PM ,
2019 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS: ANIMATION
SPECIAL EVENT
Sunday February 24, 2019, 4:00 PM ,