Join us on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at DoubleTree by Hilton, 10609 Westpark Dr, Houston, TX 77042, for an enriching day of literary discussions and compelling cinema. Starting at 1:30 PM, dive into a thought-provoking Book Talk featuring Curtis Chin's "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant" and Amy Yip's "Unfinished Business." Later, […]
Part of MFAH's "Jazz on Film" series Houston premiere In 1974, one of the prime architects of bossa nova, Antonio Carlos Jobim (Tom), and popular Brazilian singer Elis Regina came together to record what would become one of the most iconic albums in the history of Brazilian music. Through extensive, long-unseen film footage shot at […]
In conjunction with the Menil Collection's foyer installation: “Moon Landing, 1969” by Japanese-born Conceptual artist On Kawara (1932–2014), this 2022 animated coming of age film is set in Houston in 1969 during the events preceding the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Maturity Rating: PG-13. 1h 38m. The screening will take place on the Menil's front lawn […]
Join us on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 10609 Westpark Drive, Houston, Texas, 77042, for a day filled with captivating films and interactive experiences. From 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, immerse yourself in a diverse lineup starting with the short film FOLDTASTIC followed by an Origami Activity led by Kyle Fu. […]
70th Anniversary Revival of Dial M for Murder An ex-tennis pro (Ray Milland) wants to have his wealthy wife (Grace Kelly) murdered so he can get her inheritance. When he learns she is having an affair, he comes up with the perfect plan to kill her: blackmail an old acquaintance into carrying out the murder. […]
50th Anniversary Calling planet Earth! Jazz on Film is pleased to present a special 50th-anniversary screening of the Afrofuturist classic Space Is the Place. Avant-garde jazz mystic Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Myth-Science Arkestra land their yellow spaceship in Oakland offering an alter-destiny to Black youth, including battling the FBI, NASA, and a supernatural pimp […]
This screening presents two short documentaries by filmmakers Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss that spotlight often unsung women of jazz. International Sweethearts of Rhythm tells the fascinating story of the seriously swinging, multiracial, all-women jazz big band of the 1940s. Maxine Sullivan: Love to Be in Love is a portrait of the largely forgotten jazz […]
Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) will be hosting a three-week intensive workshop for young creatives throughout the duration of June 17 - July 3. This program will provide young teens the opportunity to experience hands-on work with pre-production, production, and post-production. Campers will also gain an in-depth understanding of filmmaking through lectures/workshops from professionals. The […]
SWAMP presents the 2024 Young Filmmakers Bootcamp, a three-week intensive workshop designed for creatives age 12 and up. Through a combination of lectures, hands-on exercises, guest speakers, discussions, and workshops, campers will form a basic understanding of the production process, from conceptualization to post-production, and transform their ideas into proper screenplays and short films of […]
Between the 1950s and 1970s, animators John and Faith Hubley made their own independent films with intelligence, passion, humor, and great music. Their poetic sensibility and whimsical, impressionistic visual style fit perfectly with jazz music. “There’s something about jazz’s bending of time within a rigid format that also applies to animation,” Faith Hubley once observed. […]
Join us for the screening of 3D animated short film, The Man from Oghuz: The Judgment, directed by Houston native indie filmmaker Murad Aliyev. The story follows a young warrior from Oghuz who is captured by city guards for allegedly breaking the law. He faces a powerful and intelligent judge and must find a way […]
ONE NIGHT ONLY Join us for Second Peak Film's Houston Premiere of Frozen Shoulder, directed by Dat Peter Ton and Joseph Vranas, starring Melissa Molano, with Briana Resa, Mai Le, and Sloane Teagle. While unable to turn her head, a self-isolated woman recovering from a debilitating condition is tormented from her blind-spot by a mysterious […]
