Women Talking

Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave.

The women of an isolated religious colony reveal a shocking secret about the colony's men, and grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.

Academy Award Nominee for Best Picture.

91% positive Rotten Tomatoes

Based on the novel by Miriam Toews.

Written and directed by Sarah Polley. Starring Claire Foye, Frances McDormand, Jessie Buckley, and Rooney Mara.

"A wrenching drama about freedom, faith, abuse, autonomy, responsibility and survival." - The Daily Beast

"The film is beautifully performed and gripping in a chewy, nuanced, contemplative way..." - Daily Telegraph (UK)

Sarah Polley was recently featured on CBS Sunday Morning. Click here for the full interview.

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Documentary

Oscar-Nominated Short Films

Last Days Wednesday (3/1) and Thursday (3/2)!

How Do You Measure

a Year?        

USA

Directed by: Jay Rosenblatt

The Elephant Whispers

India

Directed by: Katiki Gonsalves

Stranger at the Gate

USA

Directed by: Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones

Haulout

UK

Directed by: Evgenia Arbugaeva and

Maxim Arbugaeva

The Martha Mitchell Effect

USA

Directed by: Anne Alvergue and

Beth Levison

Documentary Tickets

Held Over!

Animation

Oscar-Nominated Short Films

The first four films in this program are suitable for kids 10 and up, but the final film, My Year of Dicks, is for adult audiences only.

An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It

Australia

Directed by: Lachlan Pendragon

The Flying Sailor

Canada

Directed by: Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby

Ice Merchants

Portugal/France/UK

Directed by: João Gonzalez and Bruno Caetano

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox,

and the Horse

UK

Directed by: Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud

My Year of Dicks

USA

Directed by: Sara Gunnarsdóttir and Pamela Ribbon

(My Year of Dicks will play last, is intended for adult audiences only, and is not suitable for children. We will have a short break before the start of the film so that our guests, if they choose, can comfortably exit the cinema).

Animation Tickets

Held Over!

Live Action

Oscar-Nominated Short Films

Ivalu

Denmark

Directed by: Anders Walter and

Rebecca Pruzan

Night Ride

Norway

Directed by: Eirik Tveiten and

Gaute Lid Larssen

Le Pupille

Italy

Directed by: Alice Rohrwacher

The Red Suitcase

Luxembourg

Directed by: Cyrus Neshvad

An Irish Goodbye

UK

Directed by: Tom Berkeley and Ross White

Live Action Tickets

Home Again: Carole King Live in Central Park

“Home Again: Carole King Live in Central Park provides an inside view of a generational talent at her prime, performing one of the biggest and most momentous concerts of her career in the city where she was born.” – Goldmine Magazine

This film presents musical icon Carole King’s triumphant May 26, 1973 homecoming concert on The Great Lawn of New York City’s Central Park before an estimated audience of 100,000.

Alongside the complete performance is the behind the scenes story of King’s remarkable transformation from a staff songwriter to an iconic music artist.

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Improvisations Now

Sunday 3/5 2:30pm!

If you love music, please come.

It's an experience.

Outstanding music makers playing, listening and responding.

The most attentive audience.

Connecting.

Present.

In the moment.

Science on Screen

(in which we present a brilliant scientist, then a film)

Tuesday 3/14 6:30pm

The Botany of Desire

Pre-film presentation at 6:30 with organismal biologist

Dr. Nikisha Patel, Trinity College.

Based on Michael Pollan's best-seller, this film presents the history of four plants, each of which found a way to make itself essential to humans. Apples, for sweetness; tulips, for beauty; marijuana, for pleasure; and, potatoes, for sustenance. Each has a story of discovery and adaptation; each has a symbiotic relationship with human civilization.

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Mark Your Calendars for the Rest of the Season!

Attention Lovers of Ballet!

Reading and Discussion with Jennifer Homans

Sunday 3/26 2:30pm

Jennifer Homans' new book is Mr. B: George Balanchine's 20th Century.

"An intricate, meticulously researched biography of the revered and controversial dance icon...engrossing...vivid...the definitive account." - Kirkus Reviews

2:30pm discussion, with a book signing immediately following.

Free Admission. RSVP.

Jennifer Homans is the dance critic for The New Yorker and the bestselling author of Mr. B: George Balanchine’s 20th Century (2022) and Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet (2010). Homans was a professional dancer and performed with the Pacific Northwest Ballet before earning a BA at Columbia University and a PhD in Modern European History at New York University, where she is now a Distinguished Scholar in Residence and the Founding Director of the Center for Ballet and the Arts.

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Rashmi Talpade

Every Little Thing

Intricate photo collages that explore environmental challenges faced by our planet. When you visit, look closely!

Artist Talk with Rashmi Talpade

Friday 3/3 6pm

Rashmi Talpade, whose intricate and detailed collages are stunning, will discuss her artistic practice and her exhibition Every Little Thing. Join us!

More information on Rashmi Talpade.

Howard el-Yasin

Specific Matter

Thousands of baked banana peels hanging from our ceiling sourced from

el-Yasin's community in New Haven.

Artist Talk with Howard el-Yasin

In Conversation with Sarah Fritchey

Thursday 3/9 6pm

Meet the man behind the bananas! Howard el-Yasin is is a New Haven, CT-based interdisciplinary artist, curator and educator. He will join with Sarah Fritchey to discuss his artistic practice.

More information on Howard el-Yasin.

Sarah Fritchey is brilliant. She is an independent curator and writer who works at the intersections of art, justice, civic engagement, memory and belonging. Her projects seek to bring different forms of exhibition making into a shared space, and link object study to storytelling, local history, site, and direct action. She curated the memorable exhibition Statues Also Die at Real Art Ways in the Fall of 2020

More information on Sarah Fritchey.

Kate Bae

A Rite of Passage

Societal barriers and personal relationships, hope, inclusion, uncertainty, and love in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Artist Talk with Kate Bae

Thursday 3/30 6pm

Kate Bae is an independent curator and artist. She is a recipient of a 2021 Real Art Award.

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