Films

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  Botox

  Directed by Kaveh Mazaheri
  (Iran, 2020, 97 minutes)
  Brown Auditorium Theater

  When their brother disappears, two sisters claim he has left Iran with a smuggler—but the lie takes on a life of its own. 

  Sunday, January 23, 2022

  2 p.m.

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  Filmfarsi

  Directed by Ehsan Khoshbakht
  (Iran, 2019, 84 minutes)
  Brown Auditorium Theater

  Lively clips showcase the rowdy, melodramatic genre films of popular Iranian cinema from the early 1950s to 1979, before the revolution.

  Sunday, January 23, 2022

  5 p.m.

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  Writing with Fire

  Directed by Sushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas
  (India, 2021, 92 minutes)
  Brown Auditorium Theater

  Journalists from a women-only newspaper in rural India film stories on smartphones and use their YouTube channel to report the truth.

  Friday, January 28, 2022

  7 p.m.

  Saturday, January 29, 2022

  7 p.m.

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  Hit the Road (Jaddeh Khaki)

  Directed by Panah Panahi
  (Iran, 2021, 92 minutes)
  Brown Auditorium Theater

  A charming, sharp-witted, and deeply moving comic drama about a family of four driving across the countryside.

  Sunday, January 30, 2022

  5 p.m.

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  Drive My Car

  Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
  (Japan, 2021, 179 minutes)
  Brown Auditorium Theater

  One of 2021’s most-awarded films, this immersive road movie about a stage actor/director whose wife dies is full of unexpected revelations.

  Thursday, February 3, 2022

  5 p.m.

  Thursday, February 10, 2022

  5 p.m.

  Sunday, February 13, 2022

  1 p.m.

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  Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song

  Directed by Melvin Van Peebles
  (USA, 1971, 97 minutes)
  Lynn Wyatt Theater

  With this audacious action film, Melvin Van Peebles—producer, director, writer, composer, editor, and star—created a milestone in American independent cinema. 

  Friday, February 4, 2022

  7 p.m.

  Sunday, February 6, 2022

  5 p.m.

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  The Story of a Three-Day Pass

  Directed by Melvin Van Peebles
  (France, 1967, 87 minutes)
  Lynn Wyatt Theater

  In the innovative feature debut of filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, a Black U.S. soldier stationed in France begins a whirlwind romance with a White woman. 

  Saturday, February 5, 2022

  2 p.m.

  Sunday, February 6, 2022

  2 p.m.

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  Flee

  Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
  (Denmark/Sweden/Norway/France/USA/Slovenia/Estonia/Spain/Italy/Finland, 2021, 90 minutes)
  Brown Auditorium Theater

  Told mostly through animation, Flee reveals the painful secret of a man who shares his journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan.

  Friday, February 11, 2022

  7 p.m.

  Saturday, February 12, 2022

  7 p.m.

  Sunday, February 13, 2022

  5 p.m.

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  To Catch a Thief

  Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  (USA, 1955, 106 minutes)
  Lynn Wyatt Theater

  Grace Kelly and Cary Grant star in Alfred Hitchcock’s lively thriller, set on the sunny French Riviera. 

  Friday, February 18, 2022

  7 p.m.

  Saturday, February 19, 2022

  2 p.m.

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  Truly Texas Mexican

  Directed by Aníbal Capoano
  (Mexico, 2021, 84 minutes)
  Lynn Wyatt Theater

  Food, culture, and history come together in this documentary from chef Adán Medrano.

  Saturday, February 19, 2022

  7 p.m.

  Sunday, February 20, 2022

  2 p.m.

Coming Soon

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  Oscar-Nominated Short Films | Animation

  Directed by Various Directors
  (Various Countries, 2021, 90 minutes)
  Brown Auditorium Theater

  The MFAH presents the Oscar nominees for Best Animated Short Film. 

  Friday, February 25, 2022

  7 p.m.

  Sunday, March 6, 2022

  5 p.m.

  Friday, March 11, 2022

  7 p.m.

  Thursday, March 17, 2022

  1 p.m.

  Sunday, March 27, 2022

  2 p.m.

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  Oscar-Nominated Short Films | Live Action

  Directed by Various Directors
  (Various Countries, 2021, 90 minutes)
  Brown Auditorium Theater

  The MFAH presents the Oscar nominees for Best Short Film: Live Action. 

  Saturday, February 26, 2022

  7 p.m.

  Saturday, March 12, 2022

  7 p.m.

  Thursday, March 17, 2022

  3 p.m.

  Sunday, March 27, 2022

  4 p.m.

  Thursday, March 31, 2022

  2 p.m.

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  Oscar-Nominated Short Films | Documentary

  Directed by Various Directors
  (Various Countries, 2021, 90 minutes)
  Brown Auditorium Theater

  The MFAH presents the Oscar nominees for Best Documentary (Short Subject). 

  Sunday, February 27, 2022

  1 p.m.

  Thursday, March 3, 2022

  6 p.m.

  Sunday, March 13, 2022

  3 p.m.

  Thursday, March 17, 2022

  6 p.m.

  Sunday, March 20, 2022

  2 p.m.