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  • Film: Get in the Way: The Journey of John Lewis

    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 1001 Bissonnet, Houston

    In 1965, the historic Selma March known as Bloody Sunday was a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. John Lewis—now a U.S. Congressman, then a young student—co-led hundreds of peaceful marchers seeking voting rights for African Americans in the South. When they came face to face with a wall of Alabama state troopers, Lewis took a steadfast, nonviolent stand and encouraged his followers to do the same. Seventy-six-year-old Lewis is a respected legislator and elder statesman who continues to practice nonviolence in his determined fight for justice. The film is a riveting portrayal of Lewis’s personal journey of courage, searing disappointments, and hard-won triumphs. Over the decades—including on the House floor this past June—he inspires others to “get in the way.”

    Free

  • On the Side of the Road film with former Israeli settler Lia Tarachansky

    Emerson UU Church 1900 Bering Drive, Houston

    Former West Bank settler Lia Tarachansky looks at Israeli’s collective amnesia of the fateful events of 1948 when the state of Israel was born and most of the Palestinians (700,000+) became refugees. Lia covers attempts by aware Israelis to educate their fellow Israelis. She follows the transformation of Israeli veterans trying to uncover their denial of the war that changed the region forever. Tarachansky then turns the camera on herself and travels back to her settlement where that historical erasure gave birth to a new generation, blind and isolated from its surroundings.

  • Transition Houston Meeting: Creating Resilience and Hope in Extraordinary Times

    Haven's Center 1827 W Alabama St, Houston, TX, United States

    What is Transition? Creating Resilience and Hope in Extraordinary Times We invite you to our first gathering of 2017 on Tuesday, February 7th. We'll be viewing a short film focused on inspiring ways to find and create resilience and hope in extraordinary times. During our follow-up discussion, we'll be asking for your input to guide […]

  • Dialogue: Racism

    Dialogue: Racism
    Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United States

    The Center for the Healing of Racism presents Dialogue: Racism, a two-day intensive workshop that educates participants about racism and facilitates the process by which individuals can begin to counter the affects of racism on their lives and become empowered to interrupt the cycle of racist attitudes. The workshop provides a safe, respectful, and loving atmosphere for individuals to learn new information, share experiences, dispel fears and guilt, and get to know each other.

    Donations encouraged

  • “Vincent Who?” – Birth of the Asian American Civil Rights Movement

    Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United States

    In commemoration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Center for the Healing of Racism will screen the documentary “Vincent Who?” on Thursday, May 18, 2017 from 7 to 9 PM. The film will be followed by a dialogue. Location: 3412 Crawford Street (at Holman), Houston, TX 77004. The event is free and open to the public (first 45 to RSVP). Donations are encouraged. Registration required by emailing cfhr1@juno.com or calling (713) 520-8226. Space is limited to the first 45 reservations. Free parking is available across the street at Houston Community College lot #9.

    Free. Donations encouraged.

  • Meet filmmaker Regis Tremblay 11:59:30-Thirty Seconds to Midnight

    Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room Dominican Sisters of Houston, 6501 Almeda Rd, Houston, TX, United States

    Reception with Regis Tremblay

    My new documentary, Thirty Seconds to Midnight, is ready and we will show it in Houston, TX

    This has been a very long, three year project that began with my first feature documentary, The Ghosts of Jeju. It was then that I realized the U.S. plan for full spectrum dominance of the planet. My research and interest since then has focused on the trajectory of Manifest Destiny since the white, European explorers came to the Americas in the 15th Century.

    And so it is, America’s destiny has all life on the planet on the very brink of extinction. As Dr. Caldicott wonders at the end of the film, “Are we an evolutionary aberration designed in an evolutionary sense not to survive? I wonder.”

    Donations accepted

  • John Pilger’s The coming war on China

    Bering Memorial United Church of Christ 1440 Harold St., Houston, TX, United States

    IT’S no secret that Beijing has been building up its military might in the South China Sea.

    But there’s another superpower making an even bigger play to stay top dog and many of us wouldn’t event realize. The United States has surrounded China with 400 military bases in an almost perfect “noose”.

    In a new documentary set to air on Sunday night, The Coming war on China, award-winning journalist and filmmaker John Pilger challenges the notion of the world’s newest, biggest trading nation as an enemy.  He also reveals the build-up to war taking place right on Beijing’s doorstep.

  • Race: Power of an Illusion

    Houston Baha'i Center 2419 Fannin Street, Houston, United States

    The Center for the Healing of Racism presents "Race: The Power of an Illusion," a powerful three-part documentary series that explores the phenomenon we call Race.  Each weekly session begins with the screening of one of the three episodes of the series, originally aired by PBS in 2003.  Each week’s screening will be followed by […]

    Free

  • Solidarity with Anti-fascist Prisoners & J20 Defendants

    Solidarity Houston 6733 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston, TX, United States

    Solidarity with Anti-fascist Prisoners & J20 (Inaugural Protest) Defendants Tuesday, July 25th, 7pm Solidarity Houston 6733 Harrisburg Blvd hosted by Houston Anarchist Black Cross https://www.facebook.com/events/1568923629818647/ Join us for short films, snacks, and discussion – and send cards to folks behind bars. July 25 is the annual International Day of Solidarity with Anti-Fascist Prisoners! July 20-27 […]

    Free

  • On The Beach (1959 Movie)

    Dominican Sisters of Houston Spirituality Center Meeting Room Dominican Sisters of Houston, 6501 Almeda Rd, Houston, TX, United States

    On the Beach is a 1959 American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama film from United Artists, produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, that stars Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins. This black-and-white film is based on Nevil Shute's 1957 novel of the same name depicting the aftermath of a nuclear war. Unlike the novel, no blame is placed on whoever started the war; it is hinted in the film that the threat of annihilation may have arisen from an accident or misjudgment.

  • Progressive Movie Night

    Join the Houston Communist Party for our monthly Progressive Movie Night! This month our feature film will be Sergei Eisenstein's classic, "Battleship Potemkin". When they are fed rancid meat, the sailors on the Potemkin revolt against their harsh conditions. Led by Vakulinchuk (Aleksandr Antonov), the sailors kill the officers of the ship to gain their […]

    Free

  • Latinx History Month

    Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, United States

    In celebration of Latinx History Month, the Center for the Healing of Racism will present a screening and discussion of “Latino Americans” on Thursday, September 28, 2017 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.  “Latino Americans” is the first major documentary series for television to chronicle the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos and Latinas, […]

    Free. Donations encouraged. Registration required.

  • Journey of the Universe screenings

    Journey of the Universe screenings
    University of St. Thomas 3800 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX, United States

    You are invited to go on the Journey of the Universe in October, with three opportunities to be awe-struck by this Emmy-award winning documentary which narrates the 14 billion year story of the universe's development in a single hour. The film tells this story in a way that is accessible to everyone: drawing on astronomy and physics to explain the emergence of galaxies and stars, geology and chemistry to understand the formation of Earth, biology and botany to trace life's evolution, and anthropology and history to see the rise of humans. Journey weaves science and humanities in a new way that allows for a comprehensive sense of awe and wonder to arise. This approach expands the human perspective to one that values life's complexity and sees the role of humans as critical to the further flourishing of the Earth community. An open facilitated discussion will follow each film screening.

    Free

  • Conversations on Journey of the Universe

    Conversations on Journey of the Universe
    online not applicable, not applicable, United States

    Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to join them for conversations on Journey of the Universe, an Emmy-award-winning documentary of the 14 billion year history of the universe. The first half of these conversations go into detail on the history of the universe with top scientists. The second half of these conversations are interviews with change-makers in many areas, inspired by our knowledge of this history.

    Free

  • Ai Weiwei’s THE HUMAN FLOW

    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 1001 Bissonnet, Houston

    Over 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change, and war in the greatest human displacement since World War II. Human Flow, an epic documentary by the internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei, gives a powerful visual expression to the massive human migration. Captured over the course of one year in 23 countries, the film witnesses its subjects and their desperate search for safety, shelter, and justice. A visceral work of cinema that begs the question: Will our global society emerge from fear, isolation, and self-interest and choose a path of openness, freedom, and respect for humanity?

    $8 – $10

  • Sacred

    Sacred
    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 1001 Bissonnet, Houston

    “Directed by Academy Award–winner Thomas Lennon and shot around the world by 40 filmmaking teams, Sacred immerses the viewer in an exploration of spirituality across cultures and religions. This nomadic film explores faith as primary human experience and shows how people turn to ritual and prayer to navigate the milestones and crises of life.

    $7 – $9

  • Faces, Places

    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 1001 Bissonnet, Houston

    On the Oscar short list for this year's Best Documentary Feature!

    Agnès Varda, who turned 89 in May 2017 and received an honorary Academy Award the following November, is one of the leading figures of the French New Wave. She codirects this enchanting documentary/road movie with acclaimed 33-year-old French photographer and muralist JR. Kindred spirits, Varda and JR share a lifelong passion for images and how they are created, displayed, and shared. In Faces Places, they travel together around the villages of France in JR’s photo truck—meeting locals, learning their stories, and producing epic-size portraits. The photos are prominently displayed on houses, barns, storefronts, and trains, revealing the humanity in their subjects and themselves. Faces Places records the heartwarming encounters as well as the unlikely, tender friendships created along the way.

    “Magnificently moving, funny, and altogether wonderful! Agnès Varda and JR are a screen duo for the ages!” —indiewire.com

    $7 – $9

  • The Other Side of Hope (Toivon tuolla puolen)

    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 1001 Bissonnet, Houston

    This wry, melancholic comedy from Aki Kaurismäki—whose films the MFAH has premiered for more than three decades—speaks to the current refugee situation. Khaled (Sherwan Haji), a displaced Syrian, lands in Helsinki as a stowaway. Meanwhile, middle-aged salesman Wikström (Sakari Kuosmanen) leaves behind his wife and job and improbably buys a seafood restaurant. Despite being denied asylum, Khaled remains in Finland, and the paths of the two men cross fortuitously. A bittersweet tale of human kindness, The Other Side of Hope is as deadpan as the best of the director’s work, with a deep well of empathy for its down-but-not-out characters—many of them played by members of Kaurismäki's ever-reliable stock company.
    A bittersweet tale of human kindness, The Other Side of Hope is as deadpan as the best of the director’s work, with a deep well of empathy for its down-but-not-out characters—many of them played by members of Kaurismäki's ever-reliable stock company.

    $7 – $9