Films
Now Playing
-
Memoria
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
(Various Countries, 2021, 136 minutes)
Lynn Wyatt TheaterIn Colombia, a woman (Tilda Swinton) plagued by insomnia after hearing a mysterious loud bang finds herself on a journey across mountains and the jungle.
-
Rock Bottom Riser
Directed by Fern Silva
(USA, 2021, 70 minutes)
Brown Auditorium TheaterThis sparkling experimental documentary addresses the worldview of Indigenous Hawaiians, touching on ethnography, geology, and the mysteries of the cosmos.
-
Odds Against Tomorrow
Directed by Robert Wise
(USA, 1959, 95 minutes)
Brown Auditorium TheaterHarry Belafonte stars in this crime thriller that serves as an allegory about racism, greed, and humankind’s propensity for self-destruction.
-
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
Directed by Robert Mugge
(USA, 1980, 60 minutes)
Brown Auditorium TheaterPerformances by free-jazz innovator Sun Ra and his Arkestra are intercut with footage of band members and Ra relaying his poetic proclamations.
- Sunday, June 5, 2022
- 5 p.m.
-
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant)
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
(West Germany, 1972, 124 minutes)
Brown Auditorium TheaterThis unforgettable melodrama from Rainer Werner Fassbinder portrays the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion designer and a beautiful but icy ingenue.
- Friday, June 10, 2022
- 7 p.m.
-
The Jazz Baroness
Directed by Hannah Rothschild
(UK, 2009, 83 minutes)
Brown Auditorium TheaterBaroness Pannonica Rothschild began a lifelong obsession with New York’s jazz scene in the 1950s and developed a passionate friendship with Thelonious Monk.
- Saturday, June 11, 2022
- 7 p.m.
-
Passing Through
Directed by Larry Clark
(USA, 1977, 115 minutes)
Brown Auditorium TheaterA jazz musician (Nathaniel Taylor) just released from prison searches for his musical mentor and refuses to participate in the exploitative music industry.
- Sunday, June 12, 2022
- 5 p.m.
-
’Round Midnight
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
(USA/France, 1986, 136 minutes)
Brown Auditorium TheaterJazz performances by Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, and others highlight this drama about an alcoholic saxophonist who goes to Paris in the late 1950s.
- Friday, June 17, 2022
- 7 p.m.
Coming Soon
-
Neptune Frost
Directed by Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman
(USA/Rwanda, 2021, 105 minutes)
Brown Auditorium TheaterIn this Afrofuturist sci-fi punk musical, escaped miners in an otherworldly e-waste dump attempt a takeover of the authoritarian regime exploiting the region.
Street Address
1001 Bissonnet Street Houston, TX 77005Mailing Address
MFAH Films P.O. Box 6826 Houston, TX 77265-6826MFAH Films Information
Accessibility Questions or Requests?
If you have any questions about accessibility resources in the Museum’s auditoriums, email accessibility@mfah.org or call 713.639.7300.