A Message from the Board President:

Dear Brattle Friend:

I first became involved with the Brattle Film Foundation in 2006 and was immediately impressed with the organization’s mission and its strong contribution to the local community. I joined the board of directors very shortly after and recently have accepted the honor to become the organization’s board president.

Annual Reports

Donor Rosters

The Brattle Film Foundation is the 501(c)3 non-profit organization which programs and operates the Brattle Theatre. Our mission is to celebrate film as a fine and popular art form, with important cultural and historical value, through preservation, distribution and exhibition. The Brattle Film Foundation has three main goals: Continue the tradition of repertory film programming at the Brattle Theatre; Preserve films suffering from neglect; Distribute innovative and essential works nationwide.

The Brattle Film Foundation is working toward a time when innovative and essential works of cinema are respected, viewed, and preserved alongside other great works of art. The Foundation is committed to providing audiences access to quality and diverse film presentation, education, and information, in theatres and on-line. With the historic Brattle Theatre as a base, the Foundation seeks to expand the definition of great cinema to include works from all countries and cultures.

At a time when art houses and independent theatres continue to be consumed by large conglomerates, the Brattle Theatre has remained successful and true to its roots as a venue to see innovative and essential films. Starting with the programming of Cy Harvey and Bryant Halliday in 1953, the Brattle has been the unofficial film school for Boston-area residents, showing everything from Casablanca to Breaking the Waves, the works of Buster Keaton to Wong Kar-Wai. The Theater's diverse programming over the years has brought many films to view that might have been forgotten or missed.

Brattle Theatre Highlights

Donnie Darko - This ground-breaking independent film was premiered in Boston exclusively by the Brattle Theatre in January, 2002
Ivan the Terrible, Part 2 - Discovered after being thought lost forever by Brattle programmers Cy Harvey and Bryant Halliday
Humphrey Bogart - brought to cult status through the Bogie Cult at the Brattle Theatre in the 1950s, re-launching his career posthumously
Miss Julie - Brattle operators Bryant Haliday and Cy Harvey fought Cambridge blue laws, and won, in order to be allowed to screen this film
Bugs Bunny Film Festival - programmed and shown at the Brattle Theatre since 1995

Learn about the history of the Brattle Theatre on the Timeline of Brattle History page.

Seat Sale

The Brattle Film Foundation's Seat Sale gave the public an opportunity to support our mission by "purchasing" seats in our theatre. Each participating donor was honored with the installation of a plaque bearing a personal message on the seat of his or her choice. This program was offered from November, 2004 to May, 2010.

Preserve the Brattle Legacy Campaign

The Brattle Film Foundation launched and successfully completed the Preserve the Brattle Legacy Campaign in 2005-06. The support from the community was overwhelmingly positive, making us even more determined to continue to grow the Brattle Theatre and its legacy of repertory film programming for generations to come.

Brattle Film Foundation Board

Julia Ananina - President
President and Founder - Leapforward Solutions, Inc
Boston, MA
Andrea V. Doukas - Clerk
Lawyer - self-employed
Brookline, MA
Susan Flannery
Director of Libraries - City of Cambridge
Cambridge, MA
Roger Fussa
Associate Director - Office of Alumni Relations, Boston University
Cambridge, MA
Abigail Harmon
Consultant - Mersky, Jaffe & Associates
Cambridge, MA
Edward Hinkle - Treasurer
Creative Director/ Co-Founder - Brattle Film Foundation
Steering Committee - Do It Your Damn Self Film Festival
Cambridge, MA
Jerry Murphy
President - Harvard Cooperative Society
Cambridge, MA
Vice-President - Harvard Square Business Association
Cambridge, MA
Scott Mustard
Principal Consultant - Thales Group
Host Committee - Global Voices Film Festival
Boston, MA
Karen Signorelli
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Cambridge, MA
Scott Steward
Director of Publications - New England Historic Genealogical Society
Boston, MA
Philip Weiser
Major Gifts Officer - Oxfam
Medford, MA
Larry Yu
President - Meritage Media LLC
Somerville, MA

Advisory Board

Brad Anderson
Miguel Arteta
Ray Carney
Rudy Franchi
Ted Hope
Megan Hurst
David Lynch
Albert Maysles
Gordon Willis
Mary Yntema