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 […]

Part of MFAH's "Jazz on Film" series In the 1950s, Chet Baker’s jazz trumpeting, intimate crooning, and pretty-boy good looks epitomized West Coast cool. When photographer Bruce Weber caught up with him three decades later, time and drug addiction had ravaged Baker’s life and angelic beauty. Shown here in a new 4K digital restoration, the […]

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 […]

D28 Productions Home of the four-time award-winning internationally recognized docuseries Reclaiming the Throne PRESENTS: A JUNETEENTH WEEKEND CELEBRATION FINALE!!! Sunday June 23, 2024 Located at The Cullen Performance Hall, University Of Houston Campus Doors Open @ 2pm BLACK HISTORY THROUGHOUT THE AGES" RECLAIMING THE THRONE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE! Join D28 Productions for an incredible night of […]

The charismatic Franz Rogowski (Passages; Transit) stars as a Belarusian immigrant haunted by his actions while serving in the French Foreign Legion. Giacomo Abbruzzese’s stylish debut feature won the Berlin Film Festival’s Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution. The Guardian calls Disco Boy “a visually thrilling, ambitious, and distinctly freaky adventure into the heart of […]