First Look Shorts: Emerging Artists Showcase
Four films by recent and current student filmmakers, including two documentaries by Slovakian filmmaker Marek Moučka and two narrative works by students from the SVA BFA Film department.
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Black Level
On the cusp of his fiftieth birthday, Kostya, a wedding photographer who earns his living capturing others’ happiest moments, finds his life has fallen apart.
A New Old Play
On March 26, see a First Look encore screening of Qiu Jiongjiong's hand-crafted masterwork, an homage to classical Chinese opera.
Crepuscule + Counterclockwise (Against the Sun)
Two personal documentary portraits from director Valentyn Vasyanovych.
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
Indonesian auteur Edwin’s exhilarating whatsit blends grindhouse exploitation with meet-cute romance and magical realism in the form of a shaggy dog road movie.
First Look Shorts: Nonfiction Showcase
Four films from First Look 2022 that exemplify the diversity of the nonfiction short form.
King Otto
On March 27, witness the improbable underdog story of the Greek national soccer team, led by legendary German coach “King” Otto Rehhagel. Special event featuring discussion and audience Q&A with players Giorgos Karagounis and Antonios Nikopolidis of the 2004 Greek National Championship Team, and coaches Otto Rehhagel and Ioannis Topaldis!
Reflection
Ukrainian filmmaker Valentyn Vasyanovych's latest is a grim and bloody tour de force of long-take cinema, obliterating the imaginary line between states of peace and states of war.
You Won’t Be Alone
Free ScreeningA free preview screening of Goran Stolevski's upcoming period horror film from Focus Features.
West Side Story
On April 1 and 3, see Spielberg’s masterful, Oscar-nominated update of the epochal 1957 stage musical on the big screen. Part of See It Big: Sondheim.
Fractured Syntax: The Films of Zachary Epcar with Bruce and Norman Yonemoto’s Vault
On April 1, a mid-career retrospective of Bay Area filmmaker Zachary Epcar for the ongoing Persistent Visions program.
Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler
On April 2 and 3, in celebration of its 100th anniversary, MoMI is pleased to present Fritz Lang’s silent, early crime masterpiece.
West Side Story
The original West Side Story won ten Oscars including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress (Moreno), and has stood the test of time as one of the greatest film musicals.