Films
Now Playing
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Destiny
Directed by Yaser Talebi
(Iran, 2022, 71 minutes, in Persian with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium TheaterThis warm and intimate observational documentary captures a young woman caught between traditional gender roles and her desire for self-determination, volleyball, and Instagram.
- Sunday, January 29, 2023
- 2 p.m.
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Alma’s Rainbow
Directed by Ayoka Chenzira
(USA, 1994, 85 minutes, in English)
Lynn Wyatt TheaterAyoka Chenzira’s feature film explores the life of teenager Rainbow Gold, who is entering womanhood and navigating standards of beauty, self-image, and the rights Black women have over their bodies.
- Friday, February 3, 2023
- 7 p.m.
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The African Desperate
Directed by Martine Syms
(USA, 2022, 97 minutes, in English)
Lynn Wyatt TheaterChaos reigns in the riotously funny debut feature from visual artist Martine Syms. This fantastical day-in-the-life of a Black artist is a rollicking satire of art-world pretensions and a rowdy portrayal of sex and drugs in the Internet age.
- Saturday, February 4, 2023
- 3 p.m.
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The Watermelon Woman
Directed by Cheryl Dunye
(USA, 1996, 90 minutes, in English)
Lynn Wyatt TheaterAn investigation into film history that doubles as a romantic comedy, The Watermelon Woman is a dazzlingly inventive landmark of the New Queer Cinema.
- Saturday, February 4, 2023
- 6:30 p.m.
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Compensation
Directed by Zeinabu irene Davis
(USA, 1999, 95 minutes, in English)
Lynn Wyatt TheaterThis unique drama presents parallel African American love stories about a deaf woman and a hearing man who live in Chicago, decades apart.
- Sunday, February 5, 2023
- 5 p.m.
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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Directed by Chantal Akerman
(France, 1975, 201 minutes, in French with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium TheaterA singular work in cinema history, this film was recently named #1 on the BFI’s Sight & Sound 100 Greatest Films list.
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2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films—Animation
(2022)
Brown Auditorium TheaterView the nominated short films in the Animation category from this year’s Academy Awards, and see if your favorite wins when the Oscars are presented on March 12!
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2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films—Live Action
(2022)
Brown Auditorium TheaterView the nominated short films in the Live Action category from this year’s Academy Awards, and see if your favorite wins when the Oscars are presented on March 12!
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2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films—Documentary
(2022)
Brown Auditorium TheaterView the nominated short films in the Documentary category from this year’s Academy Awards, and see if your favorite wins when the Oscars are presented on March 12!
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Dazed and Confused
Directed by Richard Linklater
(USA, 1993, 102 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium TheaterAmong the best teen films ever made, Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused eavesdrops on a group of seniors-to-be and incoming freshmen.
- Saturday, February 25, 2023
- 7 p.m.
Coming Soon
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No Bears (Khers nist)
Directed by Jafar Panahi
(Iran, 2022, 106 minutes, in Persian, Azerbaijani, and Turkish with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium TheaterNo Bears follows parallel love stories about two couples thwarted by traditional beliefs and society’s expectations.
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