Films Week of Wednesday, September 25, 2024-Tuesday, October 1, 2024


Paul Gauguin, Trois tahitiens (Three Tahitians), 1899, oil on canvas
Gauguin in the World Through February 16, 2025

The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this ambitious exhibition showcasing the work of French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin.

07 Nov Thu / 2024

  • Tendaberry Film Image
    Tendaberry
    7:30 p.m.—9:30 p.m.

    Houston Cinema Arts Festival

    The opening-night selection is a kinetic portrait of Dakota (Kota Johan), a twentysomething New York City transplant adrift in post-pandemic Brooklyn. When her boyfriend (Yuri Pleskun) is called back to his native Ukraine to care for his ailing father, Dakota is forced to navigate the city and its hardships alone and pregnant.

09 Nov Sat / 2024

  • Candy Mountain Film Poster
    Candy Mountain
    2:30 p.m.—4:15 p.m.

    Houston Cinema Arts Festival

    The criminally under-seen rock ’n’ roll road movie from Robert Frank and longtime collaborator Rudy Wurlitzer sees Kevin O’Connor as a down-on-his-luck musician looking to strike it rich by locating elusive guitar-maker Elmore Silk, whose creations turn a major profit in the music scene.

  • Basquiat Film Poster
    Basquiat in B/W
    7:30 p.m.—9:30 p.m.

    Houston Cinema Arts Festival

    From visual artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel comes an evocative personal rendering of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, told in a series of vignettes tracing his turn from street kid graffiti artist to one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.

10 Nov Sun / 2024

  • Bird Film Poster
    Bird
    5:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.

    Houston Cinema Arts Festival

    A striking coming-of-age tale that hides its magic in plain sight, Bird follows 12-year-old Bailey, who lives with her single father, Bug, and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug struggles to find time for his children, leading Bailey to seek adventure elsewhere. Leaving the squat, she meets Bird, an eccentric dreamer who dares Bailey to spread her wings.

13 Nov Wed / 2024