MFAH Virtual Cinema
#MFAHatHome Virtual Experience
Now screening in your living room: this season’s selections from MFAH Films. Curated by the film department, the lineup features new offerings along with movies originally scheduled for Brown Auditorium Theater at the Museum. Your ticket purchase supports the film program. Need any help with the streaming process? Virtual Cinema FAQs
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Comprehensive List
• Alphabetical Movie Guide
New French Shorts 2021
Travel from the heart of Paris to the beaches of North Africa through seven innovative short films that are romantic, funny, sexy, enigmatic, provocative, and tender. This year’s edition of the popular annual showcase features animation and supernatural live-action along with favorites from the international festival circuit. For mature audiences.
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New French Shorts 2021 is made available through Young French Cinema, a program of UniFrance and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy.
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
Virtual Cinema Celebrates Pride Month
This revelatory “encounter between two lifelong friends in their own words” looks at the enduring relationship between legendary writers Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.
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Against the Current
Virtual Cinema Celebrates Pride Month
Follow the journey of Veiga Grétarsdóttir through her attempt to kayak more than 1,200 miles around Iceland, intertwined with the story of her decision to have gender-reassignment surgery.
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Asia
Israel’s selection for 2021 Oscar consideration, the universal mother-daughter story Asia has been an audience favorite at film festivals worldwide.
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There Is No Evil
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s new drama examines the universal issue of capital punishment through four powerful stories..
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Hope
Norway’s selection for 2021 Oscar consideration, Hope tells an authentic and moving tale about incurable cancer and the resilience of love.
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Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris and the Vaughn Foundation. Generous funding is provided by Nina and Michael Zilkha; The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Lois Chiles Foundation; ILEX Foundation; L’Alliance Française de Houston; and The Foundation for Independent Media Arts.