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  1. New Documentary “Film About a Father Who” Explores Intriguing Family Dynamics

    Mar 3, 2021 - —Lynne Sachs • Film About a Father Who / WATCH HERE Your ticket ($12) supports the MFAH and provides a 3-day pass to the film. For filmmaker Lynne Sachs, the action of reflecting, recording, and editing a film about her family produces a pretty crazy personal narrative: the new documentary feature Film About a Father Who. —a colorful personality and resident of Park City, Utah—made a living as a hotel developer and enjoyed partying with women on and off the ski slopes. He fathered nine children by five women, creating this dynamic story.

  2. “Museum Diary” Episode 1

    Feb 24, 2021 - Virtual Learning & Interpretation programs are generously underwritten by the Jerold B. Katz Foundation. The MFAH presents “Museum Diary,” a documentary series assembled entirely from selfies, cell-phone videos, and Zoom calls. These short videos provide a collage portrait of MFAH staff members who talk about their daily work and share art that is meaningful to them.

  3. Virtual Cinema | Houston Jewish Film Festival | February 28–March 11

    Feb 17, 2021 - Unique and compelling, it's a story about having the courage to live one’s dreams and find meaning in life at any age. Your ticket includes a live musical performance and Q&A following the movie! MFAH audiences may recall meeting his daughter, Catherine Wyler, in November 2019 when she presented a Veterans Day screening of The Memphis Belle: The Story of a Flying Fortress, a 1944 documentary about B-17 bomber pilots. A sensation at Israel’s Ophir Awards, the film was named Best Picture. Shira Haas (from Netflix’s Unorthodox, a Golden Globe nominee) plays the daughter.

  4. Virtual Cinema | French Film Festival | March 3–28

    Feb 16, 2021 - Your ticket ($10 per film / $80 for a 10-film pass) supports the MFAH and provides a 2-day window to view each film. My Donkey, My Lover & I is a female-directed comedy about a schoolteacher (Laure Calamy) spontaneously deciding to secretly follow her married lover and his family on a hiking vacation. In Perfumes, Emmanuelle Devos plays a temperamental “nose” for a perfumery who develops an unlikely friendship with her chauffeur. • French Film Festival / WATCH HERE March 3–28.

  5. Virtual Cinema | Hungary’s Pick for Oscar Consideration: “Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time”

    Feb 9, 2021 - “I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead. (I think I made you up inside my head). I should have loved a thunderbird instead.” in a police car in the opening scene. an Unknown Period of Time / WATCH HERE Your ticket ($9.99) supports the MFAH and provides a 3-day pass to the film.

  6. Virtual Cinema | Thought-Provoking “Test Pattern”

    Feb 8, 2021 - Films about sexual assault do not make for light viewing, yet talented filmmaker Shatara Michelle Ford, with a thoughtful touch, a political commitment to the subject matter, and an unconventional style offers a gift with Test What is possible for a young Black woman, a couple of years into a Trump presidency, as police violence continues with impunity? “Black people are prey,” the protagonist’s best friend articulates. Home GrownIt’s unusual to find a film so specifically Texas in its aesthetic, let alone one that centers on a Black female character.

  7. Virtual Cinema | New Documentary on Mysterious Convict Musician Ike White

    Feb 6, 2021 - Your ticket ($8) supports the MFAH and provides a 5-day pass to the film. A Cautionary TaleThe film at times plays as a cautionary tale around rock ’n’ roll excess, with vestiges of redemption. Musical EnigmaStrikingly handsome with a magnetic personality, White—a musical prodigy—was serving a life sentence for murder in a California prison when record producer Jerry Goldsmith, who worked with the likes of Jimi Hendrix

  8. Virtual Art Encounters “Texture”

    Feb 4, 2021 - Virtual Learning & Interpretation programs are generously underwritten by the Jerold B. Katz Foundation. Texture encourages curiosity and a desire to interact. This edition of “Virtual Art Encounters” explores the topic of texture in art—both visual and physical. You’re invited to capture the textures that draw you in.

  9. Virtual Cinema Highlight | Live Q&A with Iranian Filmmaker Mona Zandi Haghighi

    Feb 2, 2021 - Join a free Q&A with “African Violet” director Mona Zandi Haghighi, live from Tehran. The discussion takes place on Saturday, February 6, at 1:30 p.m. A highlight of closing weekend is the Q&A with Iranian writer/director Mona Zandi Haghighi on Saturday, February 6, at 1:30 p.m. A Unique PremiseAfrican Violet is a tender story about a married, middle-aged woman who brings her ex-husband home from rehab to live with her and her current husband. Not surprisingly, there are complications!

  10. Virtual Cinema | See the Re-release of Beloved Music Documentary “Heartworn Highways”

    Feb 1, 2021 - Before They Called It AmericanaHeartworn Highways is more a hodgepodge than an actual film—but it is a glorious hodgepodge that feels like a warm blanket and a cup of hot soup. Because I spent personal time with them, I gained a unique perspective, not only about the artists, but also the times and places from which they emerged.  I wish we could go back in time and be there with them in that room again. • Heartworn Highways WATCH HERE Your ticket ($10) supports the MFAH and provides a 5-day pass to the film.