119 minutes (followed by panel discussion). Rated PG. Directed by Alanis Obomsawin. In English. DCP.

Alanis Obomsawin’s landmark 1993 documentary begins a day-long festival highlighting modes of resistance within Indigenous and Latino communities. Followed by a panel discussion.

Shorts: approx. 24 minutes (followed by filmmaker Q&A); Harvest of Empire: 90 minutes (followed by panel discussion). Not Rated. Various Directors. In English.

A trio of Wabanaki shorts (with filmmakers in attendance) screen alongside Peter Getzels and Eduardo López’s documentary. Featuring a filmmaker Q&A and panel discussion.

90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Louise Courvoisier. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

After the tragic death of his father, 18 year-old Totone is thrust into the unexpected and very adult role of looking after his younger sister and their failing family farm. He decides to enter a cheesemaking competition in hopes of winning a cash prize.

90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Louise Courvoisier. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

After the tragic death of his father, 18 year-old Totone is thrust into the unexpected and very adult role of looking after his younger sister and their failing family farm. He decides to enter a cheesemaking competition in hopes of winning a cash prize.

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102 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by François Ozon. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

Accidents and simmering resentments build in François Ozon’s twisty, deceptively placid thriller—a compelling exploration of family ties and loyalty set against the stunning backdrop of the Burgundy countryside, anchored by a standout performance from Hélène Vincent.

New Date! "Painting Energy" Members Lecture and Reception

102 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by François Ozon. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

Accidents and simmering resentments build in François Ozon’s twisty, deceptively placid thriller—a compelling exploration of family ties and loyalty set against the stunning backdrop of the Burgundy countryside, anchored by a standout performance from Hélène Vincent.

90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Louise Courvoisier. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

After the tragic death of his father, 18 year-old Totone is thrust into the unexpected and very adult role of looking after his younger sister and their failing family farm. He decides to enter a cheesemaking competition in hopes of winning a cash prize.

90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Louise Courvoisier. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

After the tragic death of his father, 18 year-old Totone is thrust into the unexpected and very adult role of looking after his younger sister and their failing family farm. He decides to enter a cheesemaking competition in hopes of winning a cash prize.

102 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by François Ozon. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

Accidents and simmering resentments build in François Ozon’s twisty, deceptively placid thriller—a compelling exploration of family ties and loyalty set against the stunning backdrop of the Burgundy countryside, anchored by a standout performance from Hélène Vincent.

102 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by François Ozon. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

Accidents and simmering resentments build in François Ozon’s twisty, deceptively placid thriller—a compelling exploration of family ties and loyalty set against the stunning backdrop of the Burgundy countryside, anchored by a standout performance from Hélène Vincent.

90 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Louise Courvoisier. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

After the tragic death of his father, 18 year-old Totone is thrust into the unexpected and very adult role of looking after his younger sister and their failing family farm. He decides to enter a cheesemaking competition in hopes of winning a cash prize.

Deeply connected to Maine, where she lives and works part of the year, Craven finds inspiration in its landscapes, skies, and ever-changing light. Her internationally celebrated work captures fleeting moments with bold color and expressive brushwork, offering a profound connection between observation, imagination, and the passage of time. Spotlight: Ann Craven is part of a statewide collaboration celebrating the artist’s impact and vision.

Reflecting Forward: Learning from American Art Reinstallations This public symposium will bring together scholars, educators, and artists to explore how lessons from reinstallation projects in partnership with Indigenous communities can create sustained change in American art scholarship, exhibitions, and collection stewardship.

111 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Jia Zhangke. In Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles. DCP.

Master filmmaker Jia Zhangke (Ash Is Purest White) observes China’s rapid growth and social transformation in the 21st century through a combination of narrative and documentary footage shot over the past generation.

150 minutes (approximate). Not Rated. Various directors. In English.

The Maine Mayhem Film Festival is held in May of each year and showcases films by second year Communications and New Media students at Southern Maine Community College. Now in its 15th year, this year’s event will contain eight featured short films and 16 micro shorts.

Start your morning with coffee, networking, and art. Join our Business Partners for special access to Painting Energy: The Alex Katz Foundation Collection at the Portland Museum of Art. 

Join artist Bhasha Chakrabarti as she explores artmaking as a process of mending—both literally and metaphorically. Challenging the traditional view of mending as a mundane act, Chakrabarti transforms it into a creative gesture that confronts fragility, vulnerability, and impermanence.

Join Anjuli Lebowitz, Judy Glickman Lauder Curator of Photography at PMA, for an engaging gallery talk on Jo Sandman: Skin Deep, exploring the artist’s profound connection to materiality and form. 

111 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Jia Zhangke. In Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles. DCP.

Master filmmaker Jia Zhangke (Ash Is Purest White) observes China’s rapid growth and social transformation in the 21st century through a combination of narrative and documentary footage shot over the past generation.

99 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Miranda Yousef. In English. DCP.

Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America.

99 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Miranda Yousef. In English. DCP.

Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America.

111 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Jia Zhangke. In Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles. DCP.

Master filmmaker Jia Zhangke (Ash Is Purest White) observes China’s rapid growth and social transformation in the 21st century through a combination of narrative and documentary footage shot over the past generation.

111 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Jia Zhangke. In Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles. DCP.

Master filmmaker Jia Zhangke (Ash Is Purest White) observes China’s rapid growth and social transformation in the 21st century through a combination of narrative and documentary footage shot over the past generation.

124 minutes. Rated PG. Directed by David Lynch. In English. DCP.

David Lynch’s anguished and sensitive portrait of John Merrick, nominated for eight Academy Awards, continues our retrospective of feature films by the late director.

99 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Miranda Yousef. In English. DCP.

Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America.

99 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Miranda Yousef. In English. DCP.

Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America.

Join artist Tom Burckhardt for an informal conversation in the galleries about his work featured in Painting Energy: The Alex Katz Foundation Collection at the Portland Museum of Art.

99 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Miranda Yousef. In English. DCP.

Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America.

Visit the museum for drop-in drawing sessions in the galleries during Free Friday hours!  

Get creative! Join us every 2nd Friday for Drawing in the Galleries during Free Friday. We’ll provide the materials—you bring the inspiration! No experience needed, just drop in and sketch surrounded by art. 

99 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Miranda Yousef. In English. DCP.

Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America.

99 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Miranda Yousef. In English. DCP.

Thomas Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. After his shocking death, his family discovers a vault of unseen paintings that reveal a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America.

201 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Chantal Akerman. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

Named the “greatest film of all time” in Sight & Sound’s 2022 poll of film critics, Chantal Akerman’s endlessly engaging feminist masterpiece kicks off a series of landmark films from 1975.

201 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Chantal Akerman. In French with English subtitles. DCP.

Named the “greatest film of all time” in Sight & Sound’s 2022 poll of film critics, Chantal Akerman’s endlessly engaging feminist masterpiece kicks off a series of landmark films from 1975.

112 minutes. Rated G. Directed by David Lynch. In English.

Lynch’s most surprising feature, about a man who drives his lawnmower to visit his estranged brother, continues our retrospective of feature films by the late director.

Director’s Circle Members Tour and Reception celebrating Painting Energy: The Alex Katz Foundation Collection at the Portland Museum of Art  

Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.

116 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Constance Tsang. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. DCP.

Constance Tsang’s debut feature is a humane and stirring story of belonging centered around a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens about two migrants navigating romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home.

The PMA and Opera Maine's prestigious Studio Artist Program present a special summer engagement. Tenor Jack Hicks will perform a diverse repertoire spanning multiple genres in response to artworks in the PMA collection.

92 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Eva Soltes. In English.

An intimate portrait of Lou Harrison, artist, writer and activist who followed his own dreams for over seven decades. Screens as part of “Black Mountain Artists in Film,” a series of films accompanying “Jo Sandman: Skin Deep,” about artists who attended Black Mountain College.

88 minutes. Rated R. Directed by Sean Baker. In English. DCP.

Oscar phenom Sean Baker’s (Anora) breakthrough film is a hilarious and trenchant one-crazy-night odyssey through various subcultures of Los Angeles. A free screening for Portland Pride.

116 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Constance Tsang. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. DCP.

Constance Tsang’s debut feature is a humane and stirring story of belonging centered around a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens about two migrants navigating romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home.

180 minutes. Rated R. Directed by David Lynch. In English and Polish with English subtitles. DCP.

David Lynch’s final feature film – the great work of early digital cinema – is an epic tumble through the rabbit hole, featuring a career-best performance by Laura Dern.

116 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Constance Tsang. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. DCP.

Constance Tsang’s debut feature is a humane and stirring story of belonging centered around a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens about two migrants navigating romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home.

116 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Constance Tsang. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. DCP.

Constance Tsang’s debut feature is a humane and stirring story of belonging centered around a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens about two migrants navigating romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home.

116 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Constance Tsang. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. DCP.

Constance Tsang’s debut feature is a humane and stirring story of belonging centered around a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens about two migrants navigating romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home.

116 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Constance Tsang. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. DCP.

Constance Tsang’s debut feature is a humane and stirring story of belonging centered around a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens about two migrants navigating romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home.

Contemporaries Members Tour and Reception celebrating Painting Energy: The Alex Katz Foundation Collection at the Portland Museum of Art  

Hear from artist Marcus Leslie Singleton as he discusses his work in Painting Energy: The Alex Katz Foundation Collection at the Portland Museum of Art. Singleton shares his influences and how his work connects everyday moments with vivid color and energy that radiates from canvas to viewer.

Multidisciplinary artist Chase Hall explores race, identity, and history through narratives of power, earning him recognition as an essential voice in American contemporary art today.

126 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. In English, German, Spanish, and French with English subtitles. DCP.

Michelangelo Antonioni’s stunning existentialist travelogue and romantic thriller, starring a rarely-better Jack Nicholson, screens as part of a series of landmark films from 1975.

126 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. In English, German, Spanish, and French with English subtitles. DCP.

Michelangelo Antonioni’s stunning existentialist travelogue and romantic thriller, starring a rarely-better Jack Nicholson, screens as part of a series of landmark films from 1975.

124 minutes. Rated R. Directed by David Lynch. In English. DCP.

Edgy and controversial, David Lynch’s road-tripping neo-noir fantasia, starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern, concludes our retrospective of the director’s work.

92 minutes. Rated PG. Directed by Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones. In English. DCP.

Monty Python’s first original feature film, an irreverent and classic riff on Arthurian legend, screens as part of a series of landmark films from 1975.

92 minutes. Rated PG. Directed by Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones. In English. DCP.

Monty Python’s first original feature film, an irreverent and classic riff on Arthurian legend, screens as part of a series of landmark films from 1975.

Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.

60 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Cathryn Davis Zommer, Neeley House. In English.

A documentary film that explores the college's progressive pedagogy and radical approach to arts education. Screens as part of “Black Mountain Artists in Film,” a series of films accompanying “Jo Sandman: Skin Deep,” about artists who attended Black Mountain College.

Artists Ann Craven and Jay Stern come together for a conversation on their creative processes and inspirations. Craven, known for her vibrant, emotive paintings, explores themes of nature, memory, and repetition. Stern’s expressive oil paintings delve into memory, time, and transformation, offering a layered perspective on artistic expression.

123 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Ousmane Sembène. In French and Wolof with English subtitles. DCP.

A brilliant and unsparing satire of patriarchy and political corruption, Ousmane Sembène’s masterpiece screens as part of a series of landmark films from 1975.

94 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer. In English. DCP.

An enormously influential (and entertaining) verité documentary as notable for its fashion as its singular view into an American dynasty, Grey Gardens screens as part of a series of landmark films from 1975.

94 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer. In English. DCP.

An enormously influential (and entertaining) verité documentary as notable for its fashion as its singular view into an American dynasty, Grey Gardens screens as part of a series of landmark films from 1975.

Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.

125 minutes. Rated R. Directed by Sidney Lumet. In English. DCP.

Sidney Lumet’s inimitably comic, electric, and humane take on the heist film screens as part of a series of landmark films from 1975.

Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.

185 minutes. Rated PG. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. In English. DCP.

Both arch and emotionally crushing, Stanley Kubrick’s singular, immaculately crafted epic screens as part of a series of landmark films from 1975.

Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.

Visit the museum for free all day with an ever-changing monthly party.