Amplifying Your Auditorium Experience
There’s a whole new immersive experience happening at the PMA...
If you’re one of the hundreds who watched the Joan Baez documentary, I Am Noise, recently, you were among the first to witness the first digital cinema offerings in PMA’s storied history.
This past summer, with assistance from a friend of the museum, we made major upgrades to the Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium, with a goal to improve visitor experience during films, lectures, ceremonies, and the multitudes of events that take place in the PMA’s auditorium. We are thrilled to say that we are now able to offer a better, more engaging experience for all at PMA Films and beyond.
The most notable change is the addition of a new projector for the museum to exhibit modern Digital Cinema Compliant feature films and lecture images in high resolution and full color. This work allowed for the integration of a Dolby Sound Processor, the restoration of the theater’s center channel, and the infrastructure to provide calibrated multichannel sound performance (Dolby 5.1).
Our auditorium is not only better than ever with updated stage and podium microphones, but now supports wireless hearing-assistance devices. Over the next few weeks, we will make further improvements to audio and will add high-definition television cameras to record presentations and enable live-streaming.
Check out what’s coming up and enjoy the improvements yourself!
113 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Ken Loach. In English and Arabic with English subtitles. DCP.
The final film by Britain’s bard of the working class, Ken Loach’s (Kes) swan song is a complex and touching tale of hope and resentment about the arrival of Syrian refugees to an English mining village.
88 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Babak Jalali. In English, Dari, and Cantonese with English subtitles.
Recalling Jim Jarmusch and Aki Kaurismäki with each cool monochrome vignette, this Sundance darling is threaded through with deadpan humor and performances of glimmering insight. All BFF screenings are free and open to the public!
124 minutes. Rated R. Directed by Nancy Savoca. In English. Preceded by Renata, directed by Nancy Savoca (16 minutes). Followed by Q&A with Nancy Savoca, Richard Guay, and Marianne Leone.
Nancy Savoca's star-studded indie gem is a chronicle of a spirited Italian-American New York family that perfectly balances humor, tragedy, and pathos. All BFF screenings are free and open to the public!
106 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Charlie Sadoff. In English. Followed by filmmaker Q&A.
Documentary producer Charlie Sadoff makes his directorial debut with Against All Enemies: an inside look at how military veterans become radicalized through groups like the Proud Boys. All BFF screenings are free and open to the public!
135 minutes. Rated R. Directed by John Sayles. In English. Followed by Q&A with John Sayles, Maggie Renzi, and Chris Cooper.
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds (Chris Cooper) unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town. All BFF screenings are free and open to the public!
Running Time: 105 minutes. Followed by Q&A with Jared Lank, Connie Shi, Matthew Tyler, Marianne Leone, Mariah Hernandez-Fitch, and Chris Cooper.
A lovingly curated selection of short films from the Bates Film Festival, followed by a Q&A with some of the filmmakers. All BFF screenings are free and open to the public!
151 minutes. Rated R. Directed by Justine Triet. In English and French with English subtitles.
A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness. All BFF screenings are free and open to the public!
103 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Ethan Hawke. In English. DCP.
Directed and co-written by four-time Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke, WILDCAT invites the audience to weave in and out of celebrated Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor’s mind as she ponders the great questions of her writing.
90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Bickerstaff. In English. DCP.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, this documentary examines how John Singer Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.
103 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Ethan Hawke. In English. DCP.
Directed and co-written by four-time Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke, WILDCAT invites the audience to weave in and out of celebrated Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor’s mind as she ponders the great questions of her writing.
90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Bickerstaff. In English. DCP.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, this documentary examines how John Singer Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.
90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Bickerstaff. In English. DCP.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, this documentary examines how John Singer Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.
103 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Ethan Hawke. In English. DCP.
Directed and co-written by four-time Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke, WILDCAT invites the audience to weave in and out of celebrated Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor’s mind as she ponders the great questions of her writing.
90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Bickerstaff. In English. DCP.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, this documentary examines how John Singer Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.
90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Bickerstaff. In English. DCP.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, this documentary examines how John Singer Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.
90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Bickerstaff. In English. DCP.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, this documentary examines how John Singer Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.
90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Bickerstaff. In English. DCP.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, this documentary examines how John Singer Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.
90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Bickerstaff. In English. DCP.
Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, this documentary examines how John Singer Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion.