The Brattle Film Foundation celebrates film as a popular and fine art form with cultural and historic importance that excites, educates, and inspires community.
As the premier destination for repertory film in Greater Boston, the Brattle Film Foundation uses an international view of cinema to:
Enhance the movie-going experience through curated programming, community building, education, and the shared large-screen experience;
Recognize film as both popular and fine art with important cultural and historic value;
Show a diverse range of films that cannot and will not be shown anywhere else;
Ensure cinema is respected, viewed, and recognized alongside other great works of art; and
Enrich our audience’s understanding of cinema through diverse film programming, education, and information in the theater and online.
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. Over the years, the Brattle’s diverse programming has brought many films to view that might otherwise have been forgotten or missed.
Brattle Film Foundation Board
Kendra Gahagan
Producer, Writer
Somerville, MA
Girard Healy – President
Managing Director – Accenture
Newton, MA
Edward Hinkle
Creative Director, Co-Founder – Brattle Film Foundation
Cambridge, MA
B. Blake Howard
Vice President, Marketing – National Financial at Fidelity Investments
Cambridge, MA
Rob Larsen
Senior Technology Architect – Eaton Vance
Roslindale, MA
William Mendelsohn
Vice President, Contract Negotiations – Skillsoft
Littleton, MA
Charles Merzbacher
Associate Professor and Director, Film Production Programs – Boston University
Cambridge, MA
Maxwell D. Solet – Clerk
Cambridge, MA
John A. Sten – Vice President
Partner – Pierce Atwood
Needham, MA
Christy Taylor – Treasurer
Tax Managing Director – Deloitte Tax LLP
Boston, MA
About the Foundation
As the premier destination for repertory film in Greater Boston, the Brattle Film Foundation uses an international view of cinema to:
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. Over the years, the Brattle’s diverse programming has brought many films to view that might otherwise have been forgotten or missed.
Brattle Film Foundation Board
Producer, Writer
Somerville, MA
Managing Director – Accenture
Newton, MA
Creative Director, Co-Founder – Brattle Film Foundation
Cambridge, MA
Vice President, Marketing – National Financial at Fidelity Investments
Cambridge, MA
Senior Technology Architect – Eaton Vance
Roslindale, MA
Vice President, Contract Negotiations – Skillsoft
Littleton, MA
Associate Professor and Director, Film Production Programs – Boston University
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA
Partner – Pierce Atwood
Needham, MA
Tax Managing Director – Deloitte Tax LLP
Boston, MA
Advisory Council