Upcoming Films
Directed by Mary Fishman. With Chris Schenk, CSJ. This new documentary profiles Catholic nuns who have worked tirelessly for social justice and gender equality during the 50 years since Vatican II. Filmmaker Mary Fishman will answer audience questions after each screening. Cleveland premiere.
Directed by Roberta Grossman. With Harry Belafonte, Leonard Nimoy, et al. This new documentary traces the remarkable, colorful history of the ubiquitous Jewish party song—from the shtetls of Eastern Europe to Israel, the Catskills, New York City, and Hollywood. “Infectiously high-spirited.” –NPR.
Directed by Roberta Grossman. With Harry Belafonte, Leonard Nimoy, et al. This new documentary traces the remarkable, colorful history of the ubiquitous Jewish party song—from the shtetls of Eastern Europe to Israel, the Catskills, New York City, and Hollywood. “Infectiously high-spirited.” –NPR.
Directed by Molly Bernstein. The life and legerdemain of master magician Ricky Jay are explored in this new documentary that lifts the curtain on the man but not on his tricks. Filmmaker Molly Bernstein will answer audience questions after each screening. “Here’s a movie with magic.” –Village Voice. Cleveland premiere.
Directed by Molly Bernstein. The life and legerdemain of master magician Ricky Jay are explored in this new documentary that lifts the curtain on the man but not on his tricks. Filmmaker Molly Bernstein will answer audience questions after each screening. “Here’s a movie with magic.” –Village Voice. Cleveland premiere.
Directed by Michel Gondry. The new film from the director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a snapshot of black, Latino, Asian, and mixed-race high school students from the South Bronx as they take a city bus home on the last day of school. “Idiosyncratic, funny, unexpectedly poignant…Has a scrappy charm.” –Hollywood Reporter. Cleveland premiere.
Directed by Goro Miyazaki. In this gentle and nostalgic new Studio Ghibli animated feature co-written by Hayao Miyazaki, high school students in 1963 Yokohama rally to try to save a dilapidated mansion set for demolition before the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics. “Shows a different side of the Japanese animation house, one that finds equal wonder in comparatively mundane affairs.” –Time Out New York. Cleveland premiere of the original language version.
Directed by Goro Miyazaki. In this gentle and nostalgic new Studio Ghibli animated feature co-written by Hayao Miyazaki, high school students in 1963 Yokohama rally to try to save a dilapidated mansion set for demolition before the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics. “Shows a different side of the Japanese animation house, one that finds equal wonder in comparatively mundane affairs.” –Time Out New York. Cleveland premiere of the original language version.
Here are three videos made by photographer Carrie Mae Weems, whose retrospective exhibition remains on view through September 29. These poetic, nonlinear films reiterate Weems’ themes of relationships and identity, and show the influence of filmmakers Maya Deren, Federico Fellini, and Chris Marker. CMA Curator of Photography Barbara Tannenbaum will introduce the program, which includes Afro-Chic (2009–10); Italian Dreams (2006); and Coming Up for Air (2003–04).
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The new film from the director of Cannes Palme d’Or winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is a self-reflexive reverie set in a hotel on the Mekong River, where director Apichatpong rehearses a movie about a vampire-like mother and her daughter and the spirit world impinges upon the real world. Cleveland premiere.