Core Program Film Series | The Middle of Somewhere
Date & Time
Location Glassell School of Art
Drop-off/Valet at Kinder Building
Call for Questions 713-639-7865
Email Your Questions [email protected]
Core Program Film Series | The Middle of Somewhere
Date & Time
Location Glassell School of Art
Drop-off/Valet at Kinder Building
April 16, 2025
Core Program critic-in-residence Max Tolleson hosts “The Middle of Somewhere,” a film series curated to accompany his 2025 Core Exhibition yearbook essay, “Marfa Myths.” The series is thematically arranged around the subject of Marfa, Texas, and the greater West Texas region, with each film addressing aspects of locational identity.
Children of Giant
(Directed by Hector Galán, 86 minutes, 2015)
In 1955, production began in Marfa, Texas, on the movie Giant, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean. Hector Galán’s Children of Giant, which premiered on PBS in 2015, explores the dramatic story behind the making of the historic 1956 film. It includes interviews with surviving cast members, crew, and locals who participated in the production, many of whose lives mirrored the film’s themes of racism and segregation. This documentary becomes a testament to the enduring legacy of Giant, which remains as powerful and relevant today as when it was first released.
Plan Your Visit
- Admission is free.
- This screening takes place in Favrot Auditorium on the street level of the Glassell School of Art.
- Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map
Call for Questions 713-639-7865
Email Your Questions [email protected]
The Core Program at the Glassell School of Art receives generous funding from The Joseph & Sylvia Slifka Foundation; The Powell Foundation; and The Glassell Family Foundation.
Core fellowships have been underwritten by Anchorage Foundation of Texas; Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Inc.; Mr. Brad Blume; Mr. Ronald A. Logan; McClain Gallery; Karen S. Pulaski;
and The Arch and Stella Rowan Foundation, Inc.
Endowments for the Core Program have been provided by Leslie and Brad Bucher; gifts in memory of Laura Lee Blanton; the estate of Margaret Gillingham; Rusty Burnett; the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation; Eliza Lovett Randall; Herbert C. Wells; and Warren A. Hadler.