Films Month of Saturday, July 6, 2024-Monday, August 5, 2024


Thomas Demand, Control Room, 2011, chromogenic print
Thomas Demand: The Stutter of History Through September 15, 2024

The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this internationally touring landmark retrospective of Thomas Demand’s work.

06 Sep Fri / 2024

  • Paris Texas Film Poster
    Paris, Texas
    7 p.m.—9:30 p.m.

    Harry Dean Stanton stars in this powerful statement on codes of masculinity and the myth of the American family—an exquisite visual exploration of a vast, crumbling landscape of canyons and neon. 

07 Sep Sat / 2024

  • Paris Texas Film Poster
    Paris, Texas
    7 p.m.—9:30 p.m.

    Harry Dean Stanton stars in this powerful statement on codes of masculinity and the myth of the American family—an exquisite visual exploration of a vast, crumbling landscape of canyons and neon. 

08 Sep Sun / 2024

  • Paris Texas Film Poster
    Paris, Texas
    2 p.m.—4:30 p.m.

    Harry Dean Stanton stars in this powerful statement on codes of masculinity and the myth of the American family—an exquisite visual exploration of a vast, crumbling landscape of canyons and neon. 

13 Sep Fri / 2024

14 Sep Sat / 2024

  • 2024 Sundance Film Festival Shorts Film Poster
    Sundance Short Films
    7 p.m.—9 p.m.

    The 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour features new short films from the 2024 festival, including three of this year’s award winners.

15 Sep Sun / 2024

  • 2024 Sundance Film Festival Shorts Film Poster
    Sundance Short Films
    5 p.m.—7 p.m.

    The 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour features new short films from the 2024 festival, including three of this year’s award winners.

20 Sep Fri / 2024

  • Close Your Eyes Film Poster
    Close Your Eyes (Cerrar los ojos)
    7 p.m.—10 p.m.

    An aging Spanish filmmaker is asked about his final film, during which the lead actor disappeared, leaving a mystery that would haunt the lives of everyone associated with the production.

21 Sep Sat / 2024

  • With Peter Bradley Film Poster
    With Peter Bradley
    7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.

    Filmmaker Alex Rappoport profiles his neighbor in upstate New York: abstract artist Peter Bradley. When the two met in 2020, Bradley had neither sold many paintings nor had a major show in more than four decades. The film captures Bradley on the cusp of gaining well-deserved recognition.

22 Sep Sun / 2024

  • Close Your Eyes Film Poster
    Close Your Eyes (Cerrar los ojos)
    2 p.m.—5 p.m.

    An aging Spanish filmmaker is asked about his final film, during which the lead actor disappeared, leaving a mystery that would haunt the lives of everyone associated with the production.

27 Sep Fri / 2024