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Order Concessions Now for Pickup This Weekend, May 7-9

Posted May 6, 2021

Vanyaland: “IFFBoston 2021: Eight films you need to see at the fest”

Posted May 3, 2021

Tickets Now on Sale for IFFBoston 2021

Posted May 3, 2021

Boston Globe: “This year’s IFFBoston shows the virtues of going virtual”

Posted April 29, 2021

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Posted April 28, 2021

Boston Magazine: “Movie Theaters Are Reopening in Boston. Here’s What You Need to Know”

Posted April 23, 2021

Cambridge Day: “Broken coronavirus relief application process keeps venue owners on edge, but reboot is here”

Posted April 22, 2021

Boston Globe: “Love, mortality, and ‘Hope’”

Posted April 21, 2021

IFFBoston Announces 2021 Lineup

Posted April 20, 2021

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Posted April 20, 2021

Cambridge Day Reviews ‘Hope’

Posted April 18, 2021

Boston Herald: “Stellan Skarsgard brings friends’ cancer battle to big screen in ‘Hope’”

Posted April 14, 2021

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Posted April 14, 2021

WBUR The ARTery: “A Woman Stands Up To Sinister Forces Of ‘Progress’ In Film ‘This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection'”

Posted April 9, 2021

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  • May 8

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    Now Showing • The award-winning director of film Now Showing • The award-winning director of film festival favorite Rams, Grímur Hákonarson, returns to his native Iceland for another humanist farmland fable. Bitterly funny and deeply affecting, THE COUNTY plays out a timely political allegory against a jaw-dropping natural landscape, aided by a brainy, tenacious anti-heroine and Hákonarson’s dry Nordic humor. Premiere Run! THE COUNTY is now streaming on The Brattlite: brattlefilm.org/county (link in profile) #TheCounty #TheCountyMovie #GrímurHákonarson #ArndísHrönnEgilsdóttir #SigurðurSigurjónsson #SveinnÓlafurGunnarsson #Iceland #humanism #farm #farming #movie #allegory #dairyfarm #coop #cooperative #community #mafia #milkmafia #socialrealism

    May 8

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    Now Showing • Inspired by the work of the great Now Showing • Inspired by the work of the great Studs Terkel, WORK SONGS is a kaleidoscopic portrait of the United States at work. Interviews with cab drivers, longshorewomen, a farmer, a barista, and many others revolve around threats from automation, the gig economy, and the decline of unions – but also offer stories of hope, aspiration, dedication, innovation, and resilience. Premiere Run! WORK SONGS is available now on The Brattlite: brattlefilm.org/worksongs (link in profile) #WorkSongs #WorkSongsMovie #MarkStreet #StudsTerkel #jobs #work #labor #organizedlabor #union #mayday #internationalworkersday #labour #labourers #workingclass #labormovement #labourmovement #amazon #unionizeamazon #solidarity #economy #portrait #interview #socialgood #satisfaction #ArgotPictures

    May 8

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    Coming Soon • When punk rock erupted in Washingt Coming Soon • When punk rock erupted in Washington DC in the late 1970’s, it was a mighty convergence of powerful music, friendships, and clear minds. PUNK THE CAPITAL is the first documentary to explore the incredible challenges that this subculture faced when it took root in the Nation’s Capital. Featuring musicians such as Bad Brains, Henry Rollins, and Ian MacKaye, this film dives deep into the ideas and sounds that formed the basis of this transformative music scene. Premiere Run! PUNK THE CAPITAL opens Friday, May 14 on The Brattlite: brattlefilm.org/punk (link in profile) #PunkTheCapital #JamesJuneSchneider #PaulBishow #BadBrains #HenryRollins #IanMacKaye #punkrock #punk #bands #documentary #rockdoc #washingtondc #70spunk #diy #diymusic #subculture #dcpunk #rockmusic #rocknroll

    May 8

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    Coming Soon • Channeling the brash exuberance of Coming Soon • Channeling the brash exuberance of the French New Wave, Melvin Van Peebles’s debut feature is both an exploration of the psychology of an interracial relationship and a playful, sarcastic, and stingingly subversive commentary on France’s contradictory attitudes about race. New Restoration! THE STORY OF A THREE DAY PASS opens Friday, May 14 on The Brattlite: brattlefilm.org/story (link in profile) #storyofathreedaypass #MelvinVanPeebles #HarryBaird #NicoleBerger #France #race #interracialrelationships #psychology #racerelations #Europe #NewWave #FrenchNewWave #film #SweetSweetback #SweetSweetbacksBaadasssssSong

    May 7

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    Channeling the brash exuberance of the French New Channeling the brash exuberance of the French New Wave, Melvin Van Peebles’s debut feature is both an exploration of the psychology of an interracial relationship and a playful, sarcastic, and stingingly subversive commentary on France’s contradictory attitudes about race. New Restoration! THE STORY OF A THREE DAY PASS opens Friday, May 14 on The Brattlite: brattlefilm.org/story (link in profile) #storyofathreedaypass #MelvinVanPeebles #HarryBaird #NicoleBerger #France #race #interracialrelationships #psychology #racerelations #Europe #NewWave #FrenchNewWave #film #SweetSweetback #SweetSweetbacksBaadasssssSong

    May 7

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    Premiere Run! Partners Anja and Tomas (Andrea Bræ Premiere Run! Partners Anja and Tomas (Andrea Bræin Hovig and Stellan Skarsgård) are thrown into a crash course in mutual trust following a terminal cancer diagnosis. By getting to know each other anew, they unconsciously become principal characters in a love story, finally learning to truly love each other after a long life spent together. HOPE is still available on The Brattlite: brattlefilm.org/hope (link in profile). #Hope #HopeMovie #MariaSødahl #StellanSkarsgård #AndreaBræinHovig #cancer #family #drama #love

    May 7

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    Coming Soon • When punk rock erupted in Washingt Coming Soon • When punk rock erupted in Washington DC in the late 1970’s, it was a mighty convergence of powerful music, friendships, and clear minds. PUNK THE CAPITAL is the first documentary to explore the incredible challenges that this subculture faced when it took root in the Nation’s Capital. Featuring musicians such as Bad Brains, Henry Rollins, and Ian MacKaye, this film dives deep into the ideas and sounds that formed the basis of this transformative music scene. Premiere Run! PUNK THE CAPITAL opens Friday, May 14 on The Brattlite: brattlefilm.org/punk (link in profile) #PunkTheCapital #JamesJuneSchneider #PaulBishow #BadBrains #HenryRollins #IanMacKaye #punkrock #punk #bands #documentary #rockdoc #washingtondc #70spunk #diy #diymusic #subculture #dcpunk #rockmusic #rocknroll

    May 7

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    Using historical and cultural context, BILL TRAYLO Using historical and cultural context, BILL TRAYLOR: CHASING GHOSTS brings the spirit and mystery of Traylor’s incomparable art to life. Making dramatic and surprising use of tap dance and evocative period music, the film balances archival photographs and footage, insightful perspectives from his descendents, and Traylor’s striking drawings and paintings to reveal one of America’s most prominent artists to a wide audience. Premiere Run! BILL TRAYLOR: CHASING GHOSTS is still available on The Brattlite: brattlefilm.org/brattlite (link in profile) #BillTraylor #ChasingGhosts #documentary #JeffreyWolf #art #artist #painting #drawing #slavery #CivilWar #Reconstruction #JimCrow #segregation #GreatMigration #Alabama #visuallanguage #oralculture #selftaught #outsiderart #outsiderartist

    May 7

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    Put a smile on your face with take-out concessions Put a smile on your face with take-out concessions from The Brattle! Order now for pickup today thru Sunday: brattlefilm.org/popup (link in profile). Thanks to @ljs39 for the pic!

    May 7

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    New Restoration! Maggie Cheung (In the Mood for Lo New Restoration! Maggie Cheung (In the Mood for Love) embodies tragic screen siren Ruan Lingyu, known as the ‘Greta Garbo of China,’ in this unconventional biopic by Hong Kong New Wave master Stanley Kwan. CENTER STAGE is still available on The Brattlite: brattlefilm.org/centerstage (link in bio) #CenterStage #StanleyKwan #MaggieCheung #RuanLingyu #GretaGarbo #China #biopic #HongKong #HongKongNewWave #perioddrama #archivalfootage

    May 6

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    Join Ned & Ivy for their weekly update on all thin Join Ned & Ivy for their weekly update on all things Brattle, Friday at 11:30am on Instagram Live!

    May 6

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    Don't miss the filmmaker Q&A, Wed 5/12 at 7pm, pre Don't miss the filmmaker Q&A, Wed 5/12 at 7pm, presented by @thedocyard. Learn more and RSVP now at thedocyard.com. A poetic, experimental debut feature circling the origin of the death myth from the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwest, MALNI – TOWARDS THE OCEAN, TOWARDS THE SHORE follows Jordan Mercier and Sweetwater Sahme as they wander through their surrounding nature, the spirit world, and something much deeper. Premiere Run! MALNI – TOWARDS THE OCEAN, TOWARDS THE SHORE is still available on The Brattlite: brattlefilm.org/malni (link in profile) #Malni #MalniTowardTheOceanTowardsTheShore #SkyHopinka #JordanMercier #SweetwaterSahme #ChinookTribe #Chinook #ChinookJargon #ChinookMythology #myth #deathmyth #pnw #nature #spiritworld #afterlife #rebirth #death #ethnography #documentary #indigenous #criticspick #movie #film

    May 6

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    WORK SONGS is a kaleidoscopic portrait of hourly w WORK SONGS is a kaleidoscopic portrait of hourly workers across the United States, including interviews with cab drivers, longshorewomen, farmers, baristas, and many others, touching on the threat of automation, the gig economy, and the decline of unions. WORK SONGS offers stories of hope, aspiration, dedication, innovation, and resilience. Watch now at brattlefilm.org/worksongs (link in profile) #WorkSongs #WorkSongsMovie #MarkStreet #StudsTerkel #jobs #work #labor #organizedlabor #union #mayday #internationalworkersday #labour #labourers #workingclass #labormovement #labourmovement #amazon #unionizeamazon #solidarity #economy #portrait #interview #socialgood #ArgotPictures

    May 6

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    Movie Night isn't the same without delicious snack Movie Night isn't the same without delicious snacks, so why not enjoy some buttery popcorn, refreshing adult beverages, and yummy candy from The Brattle! Order now for pick up Thursday thru Sunday: brattlefilm.org/popup (link in profile)

    May 6

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    Reposted from @iffboston • Turn it up 🎛️ It Reposted from @iffboston • Turn it up 🎛️ It's opening night of #IFFBoston2021, and we're thrilled to be starting with Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson's powerful and transporting documentary SUMMER OF SOUL! Ticketholders will be able to stream the film starting tonight at 7:00pm, and limited ticket are still available to purchase. But that's just the start—have you browsed the schedule for the rest of the week? Visit the link in our bio to see all the other incredible films screening between now and May 16.

    May 6

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    FINAL DAY • Maya Da-Rin's award winning feature, FINAL DAY • Maya Da-Rin's award winning feature, THE FEVER, follows an indigenous man’s struggle to choose between the life he once knew and an existence without place. Watch Now: brattlefilm.org/brattlite (link in profile) #TheFever #MayaDaRin #RegisMyrupu #RosaPeixoto #JohnatanSodré #KaisaroJussaraBrito #Manaus #Brazil #Amazon #rainforest #Desana #Desano #Kusibi #Tucanoan #Tukanoan #TiquieRiver #UaupesBasin #native #indigenous #indigenouspeoples #assimilation #culture #oppression #culturaloppression #nature #fever #ethnology #indigenoushistoricaltrauma

    May 5

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    Now Showing • Using historical and cultural cont Now Showing • Using historical and cultural context, BILL TRAYLOR: CHASING GHOSTS brings the spirit and mystery of Traylor’s incomparable art to life. Making dramatic and surprising use of tap dance and evocative period music, the film balances archival photographs and footage, insightful perspectives from his descendents, and Traylor’s striking drawings and paintings to reveal one of America’s most prominent artists to a wide audience. Premiere Run! BILL TRAYLOR: CHASING GHOSTS is now showing on The Brattlite: brattlefilm.org/brattlite (link in profile) #BillTraylor #ChasingGhosts #documentary #JeffreyWolf #art #artist #painting #drawing #slavery #CivilWar #Reconstruction #JimCrow #segregation #GreatMigration #Alabama #visuallanguage #oralculture #selftaught #outsiderart #outsiderartist

    May 5

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    Watching movies this weekend? Order our delicious Watching movies this weekend? Order our delicious popcorn, candy favorites, and refreshing beverages now for pick up later this week! Your purchase helps support The Brattle until it's safe to reopen to the public. Place your order now at brattlefilm.org/popup (link in profile)

    May 5

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    The latest episode of The Brattle Film Podcast wil The latest episode of The Brattle Film Podcast will arrive soon! Catch up on recent episodes or subscribe with your favorite podcatcher at brattlefilm.org/podcast (link in profile)

    May 5

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    Now Showing • The award-winning director of film Now Showing • The award-winning director of film festival favorite Rams, Grímur Hákonarson, returns to his native Iceland for another humanist farmland fable. Bitterly funny and deeply affecting, THE COUNTY plays out a timely political allegory against a jaw-dropping natural landscape, aided by a brainy, tenacious anti-heroine and Hákonarson’s dry Nordic humor. Premiere Run! THE COUNTY is now streaming on The Brattlite: brattlefilm.org/county (link in profile) #TheCounty #TheCountyMovie #GrímurHákonarson #ArndísHrönnEgilsdóttir #SigurðurSigurjónsson #SveinnÓlafurGunnarsson #Iceland #humanism #farm #farming #movie #allegory #dairyfarm #coop #cooperative #community #mafia #milkmafia #socialrealism
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