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November 11-15
The MFAH participates in this dynamic new citywide event, hosting screenings and guest appearances in the Brown Auditorium Theater, November 11-15. Films are selected by Richard Herskowitz, an internationally respected film programmer formerly with the Virginia Film Festival and Cornell Cinema. The mission of the festival is "to celebrate and illuminate the vitality and diversity of the City of Houston by presenting a festival of innovative cinema, mixed-media performances, new media, and installations, and to promote Houston´s economic development, enrich the film and arts environment, and foster cross-cultural understanding."
BUY YOUR TICKETS IN PERSON AT THE HISTORIC ALABAMA THEATRE (2922 SOUTH SHEPHERD) OR ONLINE AT WWW.CINEMARTSOCIETY.ORG
 Click here for schedule information and how to purchase tickets.
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Me and Orson Welles
Featured Guest: Richard Linklater
2008
Directed by Richard Linklater
November 11, 1937 … exactly 72 years before our festival´s opening night, Orson Welles opened his ...
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Show Times:
Wednesday, November 11 8:00 PM
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La Danse: Le Ballet de l´Opera Paris
2009, French with English subtitles
Directed by Frederick Wiseman
Frederick Wiseman, the cinema verité director renowned for his penetrating explorations of social and cultural institutions, ...
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Show Times:
Thursday, November 12 7:00 PM
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Pictures from a Revolution
With guest photographer/filmmaker Susan Meiselas and FotoFest artistic director Wendy Watriss
1991, Spanish and English with English subtitles
Directed by Alfred Guzzetti, Susan Meiselas, and Richard P. Rogers
No one captured more powerfully the suffering, sacrifice, and finally celebration that accompanied the Sandinista victory ...
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Show Times:
Friday, November 13 4:00 PM
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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga leads post-film discussion
2005
Directed by Tommy Lee Jones
The Western is an emblematic American film genre. Even though its demise is announced frequently, it ...
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Show Times:
Friday, November 13 6:45 PM
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Sneak Preview of Tilda Swinton Film
2009
We can´t divulge the title of this special preview, but we can promise you an extraordinary ...
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Show Times:
Saturday, November 14 6:45 PM
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Derek
Actress Tilda Swinton leads post-film discussion
2008
Directed by Isaac Julien
Derek is a unique collaboration between Tilda Swinton and Isaac Julien, in which British artist and ...
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Show Times:
Sunday, November 15 1:00 PM
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Teknolust
Actress Tilda Swinton and director Lynn Hershman-Leeson lead post-film discussion
2002
Directed by Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Among Tilda Swinton´s several collaborations with media artist Lynn Hershman-Leeson (including Conceiving Ada and Strange Culture), ...
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Show Times:
Sunday, November 15 3:30 PM
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Be sure to check back for additional screenings or changes in the Films schedule. You can also contact us with questions about future films at film@mfah.org.
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