Mami Wata
Encore ScreeningIn the waters off the coast of West Africa swims the powerful mermaid goddess Mami Wata. Nigerian filmmaker C.J. "Fiery" Obasi's closing night selection for First Look 2023, on Sunday, March 19, electrifies the eye.
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A Frog’s Life: From Sam and Friends to Stardom
Celebrate Kermit the Frog's 60+ years on the scene with a compilation of Jim Henson’s most memorable performances as Kermit. Join us 3/25 and 3/26, both events hosted by Craig Shemin, President of The Jim Henson Legacy.
Ewelina Rosińska (First Look Shorts 1)
The films of Ewelina Rosińska are ecstatically impressionistic diary works whose rhythmic montages create expansive connections between sounds and images that fuse disparate spaces, feelings, and moments in time.
Neither Here nor There (First Look Shorts 2)
A selection of shorts from this year's First Look 2023.
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Join us for a special guided tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition! The tour costs $5.00 per visitor (on top of admission ticket).
New Strains
Encore ScreeningShaw and Kamalakanthan’s film is at once a depressingly accurate evocation of the city’s first few months of lockdown and an endearing display of cinematic ingenuity under extreme duress.
Dreamed Works (First Look Shorts 3)
A selection of shorts from First Look 2023, including films by Lucrecia Martel, Robert Greene, Anthony Ing, and others.
A Frog’s Life: From Sam and Friends to Stardom
Celebrate Kermit the Frog's 60+ years on the scene with a compilation of Jim Henson’s most memorable performances as Kermit. Join us 3/25 and 3/26, both events hosted by Craig Shemin, President of The Jim Henson Legacy.
The Taste of Mango
Encore ScreeningThis tender and poetic love letter from daughter to mother expresses a complexity of feeling and affinity that only cinema might approach.
Patchwork
On 3/26, our Greek film series presents a gripping drama exploring female contentment and fulfillment with Angeliki Papoulia.
Three Women
Encore ScreeningThe opposite of a detached portrait, Three Women freely engages and communes with the village, capturing the warmth of the place and its people.
Tokyo Story
Ozu's quiet and haunting masterpiece, following an aging couple on a journey from their rural village to visit their married children in bustling postwar Tokyo, screens 3/24 and 3/26.
Art Talent Show
Encore ScreeningEvery year the Academy of Arts (AVU) in Prague receives hundreds of applications. Art Talent Show observes every step in the arduous process for three studios.