Tut’s Fever Movie Palace
Tut’s Fever is a working movie theater and art installation created by Red Grooms and Lysiane Luong, an homage to the ornate, exotic picture palaces of the 1920s
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9 events,
Behind the Screen
The Museum's core exhibition immerses visitors in the creative and technical process of producing, promoting, and presenting films, television shows, and digital entertainment.
The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited
This traveling exhibition explores Jim Henson’s groundbreaking work for film and television and his transformative impact on popular culture.
The Jim Henson Exhibition
This dynamic experience explores Jim Henson’s groundbreaking work for film and television and his transformative impact on culture.
Creatures from the Land of Thra: Character Design for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
This exhibition explores the process of designing the fantastical characters for the Netflix series prequel to the 1982 film.
An Act of Seeing: Barry Jenkins’s The Gaze
In his companion piece installation to The Underground Railroad, Jenkins further engages ideas about visibility, history, and power in moving-image portraits of the show’s background actors.
Living with The Walking Dead
This major new exhibition addresses the origins, production, fandom, and impact of The Walking Dead, one of the most watched shows in the history of cable television. Presented with support from AMC Networks.
LAIKA: Life in Stop Motion
This new exhibition invites visitors of all ages to appreciate the painstaking work of stop-motion animation, with eight animation stations equipped with 2-D LAIKA character figures and environments that visitors can use to experiment with and create their own short films.
Dan Perri and the Art of the Title Sequence
This exhibit explores the art of the title sequence by focusing on designs by one of its most acclaimed practitioners, Dan Perri. His work in the industry spans 50 years, from the early 1970s through the 2010s.
12 events,
Fall Moving Image Workshop for Parents
Fall Moving Image Workshop for Parents
In this free class, parents will explore fun, therapeutic activities using moving image technologies, learning new media and games that are easily teachable to kids.
Day of the Dead Celebration
Day of the Dead Celebration
Celebrate Day of the Dead on November 2 with a performance by Mariachi Nuevo Amanecer Academy, followed by a presentation of Aztec Mexica dance, poetry, music from indigenous dance troupe Yayauhki Tezcatlipoka, and a face-painting session inspired by historical characters from Día de Muertos.
10 events,
Queens World Film Festival 2022
The 12th annual Queens World Film Festival will take place November 1–6, with screenings at Museum of the Moving Image and other venues in Queens.
13 events,
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
A mysterious drifter possesses the last of seven ancient keys that hold the power to stop the forces of darkness and protect all humanity from ultimate evil in this spin-off of Tales of the Crypt.
Smyrna: The Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City, 1900–1922
Smyrna: The Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City, 1900–1922
To commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Smyrna Holocaust, the Hellenic Film Society presents Maria Iliou’s documentary on November 6—its first New York theatrical showing in ten years.
28 Days Later
28 Days Later
Scholar and author Kinitra Brooks presents one of the most influential horror films of the 21st century on November 6.
10 events,
2nd Chance
2nd Chance
Oscar nominee Ramin Bahrani’s new documentary follows the inventor of the modern bulletproof vest, continuing the fascination the filmmaker has shown in his fiction work for the perilous pursuit of the American Dream.
10 events,
Fall Moving Image Workshop for Parents
Fall Moving Image Workshop for Parents
In this free class, parents will explore fun, therapeutic activities using moving image technologies, learning new media and games that are easily teachable to kids.
11 events,
Adapting Stories for the Screen: Chinonye Chukwu’s Till
This new temporary exhibition explores the process of creating the story depicted in Chinonye Chukwu’s acclaimed 2022 feature Till, through storyboards created by Jesse Michael Owen.
13 events,
ParaNorman
ParaNorman
ParaNorman was LAIKA Studios’ second feature after Coraline and combines a handmade stop-motion texture with groundbreaking technical innovation. Screens November 11–20.
The Cotton Club: Encore
The Cotton Club: Encore
Coppola’s directorial vision truly pops in The Cotton Club Encore, painstakingly reconstructed from the director’s found lost negatives and featuring restored sound and image. November 11–12.
What’s Old Is New Again: Confronting the Circumstances of Our Time
What’s Old Is New Again: Confronting the Circumstances of Our Time
On November 11, we present films by Vanessa Renwick and Glenn Belverio, this program spans more than 30 years, presenting a satirical, confrontational approach to coping with the absurd, often backwards political and societal machinations of the modern moment.
15 events,
ParaNorman
ParaNorman
ParaNorman was LAIKA Studios’ second feature after Coraline and combines a handmade stop-motion texture with groundbreaking technical innovation. Screens November 11–20.
On the Road: A Document
On the Road: A Document
On November 12, MoMI kicks off its rare Noriaki Tsuchimoto retro with this stunning and explorative adventure in cinematography and docufiction.
Exchange Student Chua Swee-Lin
Exchange Student Chua Swee-Lin
Tsuchimoto’s first independently produced film focuses on a captivating Malaysian expatriate student (seeking refuge at Japan’s Chiba University) whose political outspokenness has raised the specter of deportation.
The Cotton Club: Encore
The Cotton Club: Encore
Coppola’s directorial vision truly pops in The Cotton Club Encore, painstakingly reconstructed from the director’s found lost negatives and featuring restored sound and image. November 11–12.
The World of the Siberians
The World of the Siberians
In 1967, Tsuchimoto embarked on a five-month journey from the Soviet port city of Nakhodka (on the coast of the Sea of Japan) to Moscow, documenting life amidst the 50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution.
14 events,
Prehistory of the Partisans
Prehistory of the Partisans
A remarkably lived-in and focused document of the era of student revolutions that swept Japan and the world toward the end of the 1960s.
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver
On November 13, title designer Dan Perri—the subject of a new exhibition at MoMI—will join us to discuss his work on Scorsese’s dark, savage view of New York. Perri will also appear that day with a screening of the iconic New York adventure The Warriors by Walter Hill.
The Shiranui Sea
The Shiranui Sea
On November 26, scholar Aaron Gerow will introduce the film, widely regarded as Tsuchimoto’s supreme masterpiece.
The Warriors
The Warriors
Walter Hill’s vividly violentand giddily sensationalist vision of ’70s New York stirred up controversy upon release and endures as a beloved cult classic.
11 events,
Good Night Oppy
Good Night Oppy
Featuring photo-real special visual effects and animation by Industrial Light & Magic and the voice of Angela Bassett, Good Night Oppy charts Oppy’s unforgettable journey and an indescribable bond that formed as the rover searched for life on Mars.
13 events,
ParaNorman
ParaNorman
ParaNorman was LAIKA Studios’ second feature after Coraline and combines a handmade stop-motion texture with groundbreaking technical innovation. Screens November 11–20.
Minamata: The Victims and Their World
Minamata: The Victims and Their World
Noriaki Tsuchimoto's film, screening November 18 and 27, is a monumental achievement in documentary history.
Donnie Darko: The Director’s Cut
Donnie Darko: The Director’s Cut
Richard Kelly’s horror-tinged drama about a suburban kid (Jake Gyllenhaal) plagued by apocalyptic visions is one of the true cult classics of the 21st century. November 18–19.
14 events,
Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays
On November 19 and 25, join us for Jodie Foster's rollicking yet immensely moving comic drama, one of the most perceptive of all American films about the often unbearable dynamics of family.
Umitori: Robbing the Sea at Shimokita Peninsula
Umitori: Robbing the Sea at Shimokita Peninsula
A rich encapsulation of Tsuchimoto’s work: clear-headed in its staredown of corporations and government, transcendent in its lighthearted openness to people.
Donnie Darko: The Director’s Cut
Donnie Darko: The Director’s Cut
Richard Kelly’s horror-tinged drama about a suburban kid (Jake Gyllenhaal) plagued by apocalyptic visions is one of the true cult classics of the 21st century. November 18–19.
Minamata Revolt: A People’s Quest for Life
Minamata Revolt: A People’s Quest for Life
he second and most rarely screened entry in Tsuchimoto’s Minamata Trilogy remains a gripping indictment of modern industry and a testament to human resilience.
16 events,
ParaNorman
ParaNorman
ParaNorman was LAIKA Studios’ second feature after Coraline and combines a handmade stop-motion texture with groundbreaking technical innovation. Screens November 11–20.
My Town, My Youth
My Town, My Youth
A soul-stirring reflection on art’s relation to what Susan Sontag called “the kingdom of the sick.”
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Afghan Spring
Afghan Spring
Tsuchimoto’s last major feature reaffirms his undying allegiance to the global struggles of humanity.
The Northman
The Northman
On November 20, join us for Robert Eggers's fierce adaptation of the Norse legend that inspired Shakespeare’s Hamlet featuring an intro and book signing by Simon Abrams, author of The Northman: A Call to the Gods, and a prerecorded intro by Robert Eggers.
The Minamata Mural
The Minamata Mural
A rich depiction of art-making and a mature meditation on the limits of art, featuring a wrenching strings-and-shakuhachi score from Toru Takemitsu.
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
The great Armenian filmmaker Parajanov had been laboring in obscurity for a decade or more by the time he made his breakout film, a visionary folk romance.
12 events,
Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays
On November 19 and 25, join us for Jodie Foster's rollicking yet immensely moving comic drama, one of the most perceptive of all American films about the often unbearable dynamics of family.
The New World (Limited Release Version)
The New World (Limited Release Version)
Terence Malick's brilliant reimagining of the story of John Smith and Pocahontas as a transcendental reverie screens November 25–26.
15 events,
The Shiranui Sea
The Shiranui Sea
On November 26, scholar Aaron Gerow will introduce the film, widely regarded as Tsuchimoto’s supreme masterpiece.
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas: 45th Anniversary Screening
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas: 45th Anniversary Screening
On November 26 and December 3, Jim Henson Legacy President Craig Shemin will appear in person with special outtakes and excerpts.
The New World (Limited Release Version)
The New World (Limited Release Version)
Terence Malick's brilliant reimagining of the story of John Smith and Pocahontas as a transcendental reverie screens November 25–26.
The Act of Killing (Director’s Cut)
The Act of Killing (Director’s Cut)
In this landmark, deeply unsettling film, director Joshua Oppenheimer exposes a contemporary Indonesian society formed from a brutal, harrowing, and still unexamined civil war. November 26 & December 17.
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
Lloyd Kaufman will appear in person on November 26 to introduce his underrated underground gem, a perfect blend of trademark Troma madness and Kaufman’s cynical, crude black humor.
15 events,
Minamata: The Victims and Their World
Minamata: The Victims and Their World
Noriaki Tsuchimoto's film, screening November 18 and 27, is a monumental achievement in documentary history.
Ishtar (Director’s Cut)
Ishtar (Director’s Cut)
Wildly underrated at the time of its release, Elaine May’s deceptively screwball comedy is a cross between a Hope and Crosby road movie and a trenchant satire about the Middle East that feels as relevant as it ever was. November 27 & December 4.
I Didn’t See You There
I Didn’t See You There
Filmmaker Reid Davenport appears in person November 27 to present his groundbreaking, Sundance-awarded work of nonfiction, which offers a uniquely transporting cinematic experience.
What We Leave Behind
What We Leave Behind
Iliana Sosa’s film is a marvel of presence, filled with gorgeously attentive images and casually revelatory moments born of patience and loving complicity. With director in person.
11 events,
Elvis with Baz Luhrmann in Person
Elvis with Baz Luhrmann in Person
On November 29 at 7 p.m., join us for a very special free screening of Elvis with director Baz Luhrmann in person!
11 events,
2022 Moving Image Awards
2022 Moving Image Awards
On December 1, join us for the Museum's annual winter fundraising event, honoring directors Sarah Polley and Laura Poitras, novelist and screenwriter Kazuo Ishiguro, and composer Michael Abels.
12 events,
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas: 45th Anniversary Screening
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas: 45th Anniversary Screening
On November 26 and December 3, Jim Henson Legacy President Craig Shemin will appear in person with special outtakes and excerpts.
The Balcony Movie
The Balcony Movie
Filmed before the pandemic, Pawel Lozinski’s revelatory documentary was shot entirely from his balcony in Warsaw. Director in person—December 2!
15 events,
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas: 45th Anniversary Screening
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas: 45th Anniversary Screening
On November 26 and December 3, Jim Henson Legacy President Craig Shemin will appear in person with special outtakes and excerpts.
Birthplace + Sisters
Birthplace + Sisters
Lozinski’s first major work, following Henryk Greenberg, a Polish-born American who lost much of his family in the Holocaust, plus a celebrated, delicate short study of familial love.
Ishtar (Director’s Cut)
Ishtar (Director’s Cut)
Wildly underrated at the time of its release, Elaine May’s deceptively screwball comedy is a cross between a Hope and Crosby road movie and a trenchant satire about the Middle East that feels as relevant as it ever was. November 27 & December 4.
The Way It Is + The Ukrainian Cleaning Lady
The Way It Is + The Ukrainian Cleaning Lady
In and around his own apartment in Warsaw, Łoziński explores a year in the lives of his neighbors; plus an intimate portrait of the filmmaker’s own cleaning lady, a single mother who left her native Ukraine seeking a better life.
How It’s Done
How It’s Done
A political media advisor puts out a call for neophyte applicants for political candidacy, and hundreds apply in this dynamic, entertaining, and implicitly damning snapshot of opportunistic populism in action.
16 events,
Father and Son
Father and Son
On 12/4, Paweł Łoziński introduces the touching film he made with his father, Marcel, documenting a road trip from Warsaw to Paris.
You Have No Idea How Much I Love You
You Have No Idea How Much I Love You
Lozinski’s unwaveringly intimate work documents a triangular psychotherapeutic encounter between a daughter, a mother, and a therapist.
