• PMA Films: 2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts — Animated

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    By various directors. 83 minutes. Not Rated (Suggested Rating: PG/PG-13). In various languages with English subtitles. Note: Short films that are suitable for general audiences will screen first in this program. An on-screen card will denote when the remaining shorts may not be appropriate for all ages. For the 21th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the...

  • PMA Films: 2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts — Live Action

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    By various directors. 119 minutes. Not Rated (Suggested Rating: R). In various languages with English subtitles.  For the 21th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on February 20. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the...

  • PMA Films: Unless Something Goes Terribly Wrong (with panel discussion)

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Kaitlyn Schwalje and Alex Wolf Lewis. 73 minutes (followed by discussion). Not Rated. Followed by a panel discussion with Greater Portland Council of Governors, filmmaker Alex Wolf Lewis, and Portland Water District. As America’s aging wastewater system begins to fail, one plant does all it can to stay afloat. Plant manager Dustin Price,...

  • Noontime Talk: Youth Art Month 2026: The Impact of Creativity

    In collaboration with the Maine Art Education Association (MAEA), the PMA presents student artwork from across Maine. Join Meghan Quigley Graham, Director of Learning and Teaching, to witness how art transforms young lives—shaping thinking, nurturing self-expression, and opening doors to growth and opportunity.

  • PMA Films: 2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts — Documentary

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    157 minutes. Not Rated (Suggested Rating: R). By various directors. In various languages with English subtitles. DCP. For the 21th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on February 20. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have...

  • PMA Films: 2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts — Animated

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    By various directors. 83 minutes. Not Rated (Suggested Rating: PG/PG-13). In various languages with English subtitles. Note: Short films that are suitable for general audiences will screen first in this program. An on-screen card will denote when the remaining shorts may not be appropriate for all ages. For the 21th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the...

  • PMA Films: Come See Me in the Good Light

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Ryan White. 104 minutes. Rated R. In English. Oscar Nominee - Best Documentary Feature Come See Me in the Good Light is a poignant and unexpectedly funny love story about poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley facing an incurable cancer diagnosis with joy, wit and an unshakable partnership. Through laughter and unwavering love,...

  • PMA Films: 2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts — Live Action

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    By various directors. 119 minutes. Not Rated (Suggested Rating: R). In various languages with English subtitles.  For the 21th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on February 20. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the...

  • Winter Bash 2026

    March 7, 2026 PMA's most vibrant party of the year Tickets on sale now! This year's Bash is inspired by the beauty and power of movement and liminal spaces—those fleeting moments between stillness and motion. little house dance will draw guests into worlds of movement ritual and duration, DJ Ben Spalding spins vinyl providing an...

  • PMA Films: 2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts — Documentary

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    157 minutes. Not Rated (Suggested Rating: R). By various directors. In various languages with English subtitles. DCP. For the 21th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on February 20. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have...

  • PMA Films: The Day Iceland Stood Still (Free screening)

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Pamela Hogan. 70 minutes. Not Rated. In Icelandic and English with English subtitles. With introduction by filmmaker Pamela Hogan! Free screening! When 90% of Iceland’s women walked off their jobs and out of their homes one morning in 1975, they brought the nation to a standstill and ignited a revolution that would shape...

  • PMA Films: 2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts — Animated

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    By various directors. 83 minutes. Not Rated (Suggested Rating: PG/PG-13). In various languages with English subtitles. Note: Short films that are suitable for general audiences will screen first in this program. An on-screen card will denote when the remaining shorts may not be appropriate for all ages. For the 21th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the...

  • PMA Films: 2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts — Live Action

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    For the 21th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on February 20. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world,...

  • PMA Films: 2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts — Documentary

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    157 minutes. Not Rated (Suggested Rating: R). By various directors. In various languages with English subtitles. DCP. For the 21th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on February 20. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have...

  • Director’s Circle Tour of Ming Smith

    Director's Circle members are invited to meet at the Cumberland Club for snacks and drinks, and then participate in a tour of Ming Smith: Jazz Requiem—Notations in Blue with Anjuli Lebowitz, PhD, Judy Glickman Lauder Curator of Photography 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. | Snack and drinks at the Cumberland Club 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. |...

  • PMA Films: 2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts — Documentary

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    157 minutes. Not Rated (Suggested Rating: R). By various directors. In various languages with English subtitles. DCP. For the 21th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on February 20. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have...

  • PMA Films: 2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts — Animated

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    By various directors. 83 minutes. Not Rated (Suggested Rating: PG/PG-13). In various languages with English subtitles. Note: Short films that are suitable for general audiences will screen first in this program. An on-screen card will denote when the remaining shorts may not be appropriate for all ages. For the 21th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the...

  • Noontime Talk: Precious: The Value of Ornament

    Take a deep dive into how museums assign meaning and value to objects. Discover works by Indigenous, Black, queer, and women artists, alongside decorative arts and jewelry historically overlooked in traditional collections. Hear about new acquisitions, including Shane Perley-Dutcher’s Kikehtahsu (Healing) and Kamrooz Aram’s Untitled (Arabesque Composition), and gain insight into the narratives museums preserve,...

  • PMA Films: Sirât

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Oliver Laxe. 120 minutes. Rated R. In Spanish, French, English, and Arabic with English subtitles. A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless...

  • PMA Films: The Voice of Hind Rajab (Encore Screening)

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. 89 minutes. Not Rated. In Arabic with English subtitles. Academy Award Nominee - Best International Feature January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 5-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line,...

  • PMA Films: Sirât

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Oliver Laxe. 120 minutes. Rated R. In Spanish, French, English, and Arabic with English subtitles. A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless...

  • PMA Films: The Voice of Hind Rajab (Encore Screening)

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. 89 minutes. Not Rated. In Arabic with English subtitles. Academy Award Nominee - Best International Feature January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 5-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line,...

  • PMA Films: Sirât

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Oliver Laxe. 120 minutes. Rated R. In Spanish, French, English, and Arabic with English subtitles. A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless...

  • PMA Films: Sirât

    Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    Directed by Oliver Laxe. 120 minutes. Rated R. In Spanish, French, English, and Arabic with English subtitles. A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless...