Tag: film

“Treasure” Film Screening

“Treasure” Film Screening

A father-daughter road trip set in 1990s Poland, Treasure follows Ruth (Lena Dunham), an American music journalist, and her father, Edek (Stephen...

Formative Films: Kes

Formative Films: Kes

The formative film series highlights heartfelt and nostalgic coming of age stories. Free popcorn will be served, and a discussion will follow the...

“Resistance – They Fought Back” Film Screening

“Resistance – They Fought Back” Film Screening

We’ve all heard of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, but most people have no idea about the widespread and prevalent Jewish resistance to Nazi barbarism....

At the Movies: One With the Whale

At the Movies: One With the Whale

Watch the gripping and emotional tale of an Alaska Native family’s struggle to recover from animal activists’ online assaults against their...

At the Movies: Hey Viktor!

At the Movies: Hey Viktor!

Twenty years removed from childhood fame as Little Viktor in 1998’s indie hit Smoke Signals, Cody Lightning (Cree) has been forced to move home to...

Film Screening and Conversation with Dr. Ming Wang: Sight

Film Screening and Conversation with Dr. Ming Wang: Sight

The film Sight, starring Greg Kinnear, is based on Dr. Ming Wang’s autobiography, From Darkness to Sight, chronicling his journey from childhood in...

Australian New Wave: Long Weekend

Australian New Wave: Long Weekend

This film series focuses on the unique narratives that highlight Australian culture, history, or landscape. In celebration of Earth Month, the Long...

Australian New Wave: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Australian New Wave: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

This film series focuses on the unique narratives that highlight Australian culture, history, or landscape. In The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978,...

Queer History: Notes on a Siren

Queer History: Notes on a Siren

Join the Seaport Museum and Justice Jamal Jones for a captivating screening of their film essay, Notes on a Siren, which intertwines black and...

Australian New Wave: Mad Max

Australian New Wave: Mad Max

This film series focuses on the unique narratives that highlight Australian culture, history, or landscape. The Last Wave (1977, Peter Weir) is a...

Leila’s Violin Screening and Discussion

Leila’s Violin Screening and Discussion

Leila’s Violin tells the story of thirteen-year-old Leila, who, after the loss of her mother, travels from California to her mother’s birthplace...

Eva’s Promise

Eva’s Promise

Directed by the Emmy Award winning documentarian Steve McCarthy, Eva’s Promise tells the story of Eva, who promised her brother, Heinz Geiringer,...