Films Week of Sunday, May 26, 2024-Saturday, June 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.

09 Feb Sun / 2025

13 Feb Thu / 2025

14 Feb Fri / 2025

  • Love & Basketball Film Poster
    Love & Basketball
    7 p.m.—9:15 p.m.

    All is fair in Love & Basketball. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, this romance and sports genre film serves as a landmark for Black women filmmaking for its authentic representation of female athletes, Black love, and female independence.

15 Feb Sat / 2025

  • Dahomey Film Poster
    Dahomey
    7 p.m.—8:15 p.m.

    Mati Diop’s hypnotic documentary explores the journey of 26 historical artifacts being returned from French museums to present-day Benin (formerly the West African Kingdom of Dahomey), from where they were plundered during colonial times.