Start your morning surrounded by art. Join Greener Postures Yoga for a gentle session designed for all levels, blending mindful movement with the peaceful atmosphere of the museum’s galleries. This program is designed to be welcoming and accessible to participants of all ages and abilities. No prior experience with yoga or meditation is required. Water...
Join Maine-based artists Brian Smith and Lauren Fensterstock for a conversation about their work in Precious: The Value of Ornament. Both artists work sculpturally, using intricate materials like beads, glass, and crystal to explore profound themes through the language of ornament. Smith's Gay Bar (2024) bejewels a conch shell to reflect on queer sanctuary and...
Directed by Nadav Lapid. 149 minutes. Not Rated. In Hebrew with English subtitles. One of international cinema's most fearless and provocative filmmakers, Nadav Lapid has long been an outspoken critic of his birth country's government policies, channeling a lifetime of fury and frustration into vital films like Synonyms and Ahed's Knee that brim with righteous...
Directed by Christian Petzold. 86 minutes. Not Rated. In German with English subtitles. During a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura, a young piano student from Berlin, miraculously survives a shocking car crash. Awakening in a nearby house, Laura finds herself in the care of a local woman, who tends to her with motherly devotion....
Directed by Satyajit Ray. 116 minutes. Not Rated. In Bengali with English subtitles. Featuring an introduction by Wes Anderson! Adapted from Sunil Gangopadhyay's celebrated 1968 novel, Days and Nights in the Forest is one of director Satyajit Ray's greatest achievements, a modern search for connection that conjures the timeless resonance of a folktale. Desperate to flee Calcutta's...
Directed by Nadav Lapid. 149 minutes. Not Rated. In Hebrew with English subtitles. One of international cinema's most fearless and provocative filmmakers, Nadav Lapid has long been an outspoken critic of his birth country's government policies, channeling a lifetime of fury and frustration into vital films like Synonyms and Ahed's Knee that brim with righteous anger, spite, and shame....
An encore screening of the film will be screened on Saturday, May 9 at the PMA. Note this is a screening only, no discussion. Tickets available here What happens when humor becomes a tool for history and resistance? Join historian Heather Cox Richardson and writer/cartoonist Liza Donnelly for a screening of Donnelly’s new documentary, Women...
Directed by Pamela Hogan. 70 minutes. Not Rated. In Icelandic and English with English subtitles. 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 Iceland into a global leader in gender equality...
Directed by Julia Ducournau. 128 minutes. Rated R. In French with English subtitles. Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.
Recommended Ages: 2+ Families are invited to play with shape, color, and light by creating their own abstract window collages inspired by the production design of the Pixar film, Soul. Build an imagined landscape or improvise your own design by layering transparent shapes of various colors to create a colorful addition to hang in any...
Directed by Pete Docter. 100 minutes. Rated PG. In English. What is it that makes you...YOU? Pixar Animation Studios’ feature film Soul introduces Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx) – a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. But one small misstep takes...
Join Scott Nash, the creative illustrator behind Flat Stanley, for a family-friendly and hands-on workshop to learn Scott's drawing tricks he uses to design new characters. With Scott's live drawing demonstrations, participants will have an opportunity to design a character alongside the artist! This workshop is appropriate for ages 7+ (guardian required)Pre-registration is required. Scott...
93 minutes. Directed by Valentina Ganeva. Not Rated. In English. This screening is presented with Architalx and will be followed by a discussion with filmmaker Valentina Ganeva. Austrian-born and educated, R.M. Schindler laid the foundation for what now is considered California lifestyle of indoor-outdoor living. This documentary explores his richly complex work, with its influences...
Directed by Nadav Lapid. 149 minutes. Not Rated. In Hebrew with English subtitles. One of international cinema's most fearless and provocative filmmakers, Nadav Lapid has long been an outspoken critic of his birth country's government policies, channeling a lifetime of fury and frustration into vital films like Synonyms and Ahed's Knee that brim with righteous anger, spite, and shame....
Directed by Christian Petzold. 86 minutes. Not Rated. In German with English subtitles. During a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura, a young piano student from Berlin, miraculously survives a shocking car crash. Awakening in a nearby house, Laura finds herself in the care of a local woman, who tends to her with motherly devotion....
Start your morning surrounded by art. Join Greener Postures Yoga for a gentle session designed for all levels, blending mindful movement with the peaceful atmosphere of the museum’s galleries. This program is designed to be welcoming and accessible to participants of all ages and abilities. No prior experience with yoga or meditation is required. Water...
Take a midday pause with a closer look at highlights from the museum’s collection of art, artists, and themes of France. View works by artists including Camille Pissarro, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Mary Cassatt. Led by Museum Educator Joanne Sterling.
Directed by Frederick Wiseman. 89 minutes. Not Rated. In English. Screening as part of "Social Studies: A Tribute to Frederick Wiseman." Essene is about daily life in a Benedictine monastery and the resolution of conflict between personal needs and the institutional and organizational priorities of the community. In the Order, where the focus of life...
Join The Maine Outdoor Film Festival, The Maine Seaweed Council and The Maine Farmed Seafood Coalition and kick off Maine Seaweed Week with an evening of short films followed by a panel discussion. Doors: 6PM, Film: 6:15PM Panel Discussion: 6:45PM Tickets available here: maineoutdoorfilmfestival.com/maines-seaweed-moment/ FILM PROGRAM – Several short films about seaweed including the *Maine Premiere*...
Directed by Adrián Suar. 97 minutes. Not Rated. In Spanish with English subtitles. Followed by opening night reception. When Dario Roitman returns from the U.S. to Argentina for a family wedding and Bat Mitzvah, he anticipates the usual family drama. But his carefully laid plans for a family reunion are suddenly upended when he learns,...
Directed by Paula Eiselt. 104 minutes. Not Rated. In English. We Met at Grossinger’s is an immersive journey through the Jewish Catskills—once known as the Borscht Belt—reviving the iconic resort that inspired Dirty Dancing and defined an era of Jewish American life. Throughout decades of prejudice stifling the integration of Jewish immigrants in America, the...
Directed by Sam Feder. 89 minutes. Not Rated. In English. Amid the surge in anti-trans legislation that Chase Strangio battles in the courtroom, he must also fight against media bias, exposing how the narratives in the press influence public perception and the fight for transgender rights.
Directed by Elena Neuman. 72 minutes. Not Rated. In English. Looking Up is the inspiring story of Eitan Armon, a young man facing encroaching blindness who takes on the challenge of climbing the world’s most epic granite wall. While in military service at age 20, Eitan is diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a rare and incurable...
Directed by Dan Sturman. 100 minutes. Not Rated. In English. Part detective story, part heist film, part untold history, “The Stamp Thief” investigates a tale dating back to the Holocaust: that a mysterious Nazi stole priceless stamp collections from concentration camp victims and buried the stolen stamps in a small town in Poland. Embarking on...