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  • Oct 23

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    “Ham on Rye has the uncanny echo of a disturbing “Ham on Rye has the uncanny echo of a disturbing real-life dream. A hauntingly off-kilter revision of the end-of-high-school drama.” – Richard Brody, The New Yorker Area Premiere! HAM ON RYE is now showing in our Virtual Screening Room: brattlefilm.org/hamonrye (link in profile) Something like a DIY David Lynch version of Dazed and Confused, Tyler Taormina’s lo-fi, high-concept film examines that ineffable moment when suburban teens either ‘get out’ or stay stuck in their smalltown lives. In HAM ON RYE, it’s the Big Night and the kids are getting restless. Gathering in their cliques to prep for the life-changing evening to come, they gossip and gripe about their classmates; get dressed up in their Sunday Best; cruise the streets on foot or in their friends’ cars; pose for awkward pictures while being smothered by nostalgic relatives; and hypothesize about who they might hook up with. But there is something off about their conversations – they aren’t heading for the usual prom night rite of passage but, rather, a strange ritual that takes place at the local deli. #HamOnRye #TylerTaormina #Eric Berger #CarsonLund #HaleyBodell #ColeDevine #AudreyBoos #GabriellaHerrera #GregoryFalatek #TimothyTaylor #LoriBethDenberg #DannyTamberelli #AaronSchwartz #ClaytonSnyder #suburbia #teens #comingofage #teenagers #allegory #indiefilm #indiemovie #ensemblecast

    Oct 23

    Open
    Heavily censored on its release, the 1951 adaptati Heavily censored on its release, the 1951 adaptation of NATIVE SON starring author Richard Wright is now available in an exciting new restoration. Watch now at brattlefilm.org/nativeson (link in profile) #nativeson #richardwright #jeanwallace #nicholasjoy #pierrechenal #filmnoir #kinolorber #libraryofcongress #restoration #fernandomartinpena #argentinasonofilm

    Oct 23

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    Now Showing! Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte na Now Showing! Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte narrate William Greaves' NATIONTIME, returning in a new 4K restoration. Watch the full trailer & learn more at brattlefilm.org/nationtime (link in profile). #Nationtime #WilliamGreaves #SidneyPoitier #HarryBelafonte #AmiriBaraka #CharlesDiggs #WalterFauntroy #DickGregory #RichardHatcher #IsaacHayes #JesseJackson #CorettaScottKing #QueenMotherMoore #RichardRoundtree #BobbySeale #BettyShabazz #BlackPanthers #PanAfricanism #PUSH #NationalBlackPoliticalConvention #politics #activism #racialequality #equality #reparations

    Oct 23

    Open
    An unsentimental elegy to the American West, SWEET An unsentimental elegy to the American West, SWEETGRASS follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana’s breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture. This astonishingly beautiful yet unsparing film reveals a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, vulnerability and violence are all intimately meshed. SWEETGRASS was one of the first theatrical releases from Harvard’s Sensory Ethnography Lab, an experimental academic lab that explores the intersection of art and ethnography, and remains a remarkable and hauntingly gorgeous film to this day. SWEETGRASS is now showing in our Virtual Screening Room. Learn more at brattlefilm.org/sweetgrass (link in profile) #Sweetgrass #IlisaBarbash #LucienCastaingTaylor #AmericanWest #cowboys #sheep #shepherd #sheepherding #herding #Montana #documentary #sensoryethnography #ethnography

    Oct 22

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    "One of the most blisteringly effective pieces of "One of the most blisteringly effective pieces of urban cinema ever made." – Wendy Ide, Times (UK) Watch Mathieu Kassovitz's explosive LA HAINE, now showing in a stunning new restoration: brattlefilm.org/lahaine (link in profile) #LaHaine #MathieuKassovitz #VincentCassel #HubertKoundé #SaïdTaghmaoui #immigration #racism #BLM #France #Paris #JanusFilms

    Oct 22

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    Area Premiere! HAM ON RYE opens Friday in our Virt Area Premiere! HAM ON RYE opens Friday in our Virtual Screening Room: brattlefilm.org/hamonrye (link in profile) Something like a DIY David Lynch version of Dazed and Confused, Tyler Taormina’s lo-fi, high-concept film examines that ineffable moment when suburban teens either ‘get out’ or stay stuck in their smalltown lives. In HAM ON RYE, it’s the Big Night and the kids are getting restless. Gathering in their cliques to prep for the life-changing evening to come, they gossip and gripe about their classmates; get dressed up in their Sunday Best; cruise the streets on foot or in their friends’ cars; pose for awkward pictures while being smothered by nostalgic relatives; and hypothesize about who they might hook up with. But there is something off about their conversations – they aren’t heading for the usual prom night rite of passage but, rather, a strange ritual that takes place at the local deli. #HamOnRye #TylerTaormina #Eric Berger #CarsonLund #HaleyBodell #ColeDevine #AudreyBoos #GabriellaHerrera #GregoryFalatek #TimothyTaylor #LoriBethDenberg #DannyTamberelli #AaronSchwartz #ClaytonSnyder #suburbia #teens #comingofage #teenagers #allegory #indiefilm #indiemovie #ensemblecast

    Oct 22

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    “WHITE RIOT left me with a sense of hope that I “WHITE RIOT left me with a sense of hope that I haven’t felt for a long time." – Stephanie Phillips, British Film Institute WHITE RIOT focuses on the birth of Rock Against Racism (RAR) and their early successes leading up to the landmark Carnival Against Racism on April 30, 1978, when 100,000 people marched six miles from Trafalgar Square to the East End of London (a National Front hotspot) for an outdoor concert at Victoria Park featuring The Clash, Steel Pulse, X-Ray Spex, and more. WHITE RIOT is about a moment in time when music changed the world… when a generation challenged the status quo. It’s Woodstock meets the March on Washington, punk-style! WHITE RIOT is now showing in our Virtual Screening Room: brattlefilm.org/whiteriot (link in profile) #WhiteRiot #whiteriotdocumentary #musicdocumentary #punk #punkrock #antiracism #rockagainstracism #TheClash #SteelPulse #XRaySpex #RubikaShah #RedSaunders #DennisBovell #MykaellRiley #Sham69

    Oct 22

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    Opening Friday! Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte Opening Friday! Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte narrate William Greaves' NATIONTIME, returning in a new 4K restoration. Learn more at brattlefilm.org/nationtime (link in profile). #Nationtime #WilliamGreaves #SidneyPoitier #HarryBelafonte #AmiriBaraka #CharlesDiggs #WalterFauntroy #DickGregory #RichardHatcher #IsaacHayes #JesseJackson #CorettaScottKing #QueenMotherMoore #RichardRoundtree #BobbySeale #BettyShabazz #BlackPanthers #PanAfricanism #PUSH #NationalBlackPoliticalConvention #politics #activism #racialequality #equality #reparations

    Oct 22

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    Today is your last opportunity to see MYTH OF A CO Today is your last opportunity to see MYTH OF A COLORBLIND FRANCE in our Virtual Screening Room! Watch now at brattlefilm.org/myth (link in profile) As a companion piece to the new restoration of NATIVE SON (1951) we present this new documentary that explores the reputation of France, and specifically Paris, as a haven for Black artists and intellectuals – specifically those fleeing the oppression and racism experienced in the US. What made these artistic innovators choose France? Why were the French fascinated by the newcomers? And to what extent was and is France truly colorblind? MYTH OF A COLORBLIND FRANCE investigates these questions and examines the ways that racism has plagued not only African Americans fleeing the United States, but all people of color in France today. The film explores the lives and careers of renowned artists who emigrated to Paris, including Josephine Baker, James Baldwin, Richard Wright, Beauford Delaney, Augusta Savage, Lois Mailou Jones, and Henry Ossawa Tanner. It also features interviews with contemporary scholars, artists, poets, filmmakers, and musicians to weave a tapestry of voices illuminating the individual experiences of Black intellectual expats living in France today. #mythofacolorblindfrance #france#documentary #expatriates #racism#society #poc #peopleofcolor#french

    Oct 22

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    Based on the best-selling novel by Bonnie Jo Campb Based on the best-selling novel by Bonnie Jo Campbell, ONCE UPON A RIVER is the story of Native American teenager Margo Crane in 1970s rural Michigan. After enduring a sexual assault by her neighbor and the subsequent murder of her father, Margo (remarkable newcomer Kenadi DelaCerna) sets out on an odyssey on the Stark River in search of her estranged mother. On the water, Margo encounters friends, foes, wonders, and dangers; navigating life on her own, she comes to understand her potential, all while healing the wounds of her past. Written and directed by Haroula Rose, this midwestern gothic Americana story is, in the words of Jane Smiley for The New York Times, “an excellent American parable about the consequences of our favorite ideal, freedom.” Area Premiere! ONCE UPON A RIVER is now showing in our Virtual Screening Room: brattlefilm.org/once (link in profile). #onceuponariver #HaroulaRose #KenadiDelaCerna #JohnAshton #TatankaMeans #AjuawakKapashesit #KennEHead #LindsayPulsipher #BonnieJoCampbell #NativeAmerican #MargoCrane #Michigan #midwesterngothicamerican #gothicamericana #freedom

    Oct 22

    Open
    "Some major movies debuting in theaters and VOD th "Some major movies debuting in theaters and VOD this week, but the one that gave me the purest pleasure to write about was the gently surreal small-town dreamscape of HAM ON RYE, playing virtually at the @BrattleTheatre." – Ty Burr, Boston Globe (via Twitter) Read Ty Burr's full review on our website or visit bostonglobe.com. HAM ON RYE opens Friday in our Virtual Screening Room: brattlefilm.org/hamonrye #HamOnRye #TylerTaormina #Eric Berger #CarsonLund #HaleyBodell #ColeDevine #AudreyBoos #GabriellaHerrera #GregoryFalatek #TimothyTaylor #LoriBethDenberg #DannyTamberelli #AaronSchwartz #ClaytonSnyder #suburbia #teens #comingofage #teenagers #allegory #indiefilm #indiemovie #ensemblecast

    Oct 22

    Open
    "A free-floating and distinctly Altmanesque tapest "A free-floating and distinctly Altmanesque tapestry… Ham on Rye’s aesthetic is breathtaking." – Chuck Bowen, Slant Magazine Area Premiere! HAM ON RYE opens Friday in our Virtual Screening Room: brattlefilm.org/hamonrye (link in profile) Something like a DIY David Lynch version of Dazed and Confused, Tyler Taormina’s lo-fi, high-concept film examines that ineffable moment when suburban teens either ‘get out’ or stay stuck in their smalltown lives. In HAM ON RYE, it’s the Big Night and the kids are getting restless. Gathering in their cliques to prep for the life-changing evening to come, they gossip and gripe about their classmates; get dressed up in their Sunday Best; cruise the streets on foot or in their friends’ cars; pose for awkward pictures while being smothered by nostalgic relatives; and hypothesize about who they might hook up with. But there is something off about their conversations – they aren’t heading for the usual prom night rite of passage but, rather, a strange ritual that takes place at the local deli. #HamOnRye #TylerTaormina #Eric Berger #CarsonLund #HaleyBodell #ColeDevine #AudreyBoos #GabriellaHerrera #GregoryFalatek #TimothyTaylor #LoriBethDenberg #DannyTamberelli #AaronSchwartz #ClaytonSnyder #suburbia #teens #comingofage #teenagers #allegory #indiefilm #indiemovie #ensemblecast

    Oct 22

    Open
    Opening Friday! Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte Opening Friday! Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte narrate William Greaves' NATIONTIME, returning in a new 4K restoration. Watch the full trailer & learn more at brattlefilm.org/nationtime (link in profile). #Nationtime #WilliamGreaves #SidneyPoitier #HarryBelafonte #AmiriBaraka #CharlesDiggs #WalterFauntroy #DickGregory #RichardHatcher #IsaacHayes #JesseJackson #CorettaScottKing #QueenMotherMoore #RichardRoundtree #BobbySeale #BettyShabazz #BlackPanthers #PanAfricanism #PUSH #NationalBlackPoliticalConvention #politics #activism #racialequality #equality #reparations

    Oct 21

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    New episode landing soon! Subscribe now in your fa New episode landing soon! Subscribe now in your favorite podcatcher or tune in at brattlefilm.org/podcast (link in profile). #moviepodcast #movies #filmpodcast #film #moviereview #movie #filmreview #movienerd #filmnerd #cinema #moviestagram #filmstagram #films #podcasts #podcast #podcasting #podcastlife #podcaster #podcastersofinstagram #podcasters #podcastshow #applepodcasts #newpodcast #applepodcast #podcastnetwork #podcastsofinstagram #spotifypodcast #moviebuff #moviegeek #cinephile

    Oct 21

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    Connecting with our audience is more important now Connecting with our audience is more important now than ever. We want to hear your Brattle stories! What was the first film you saw here? Did you go on a first date? Worst date? Propose to your now partner? Have an "ah-ha" moment? Share your story with us: brattlefilm.org/yourstory (link in profile) #brattletheatre #brattlestories @bittertalker

    Oct 21

    Open
    An unsentimental elegy to the American West, SWEET An unsentimental elegy to the American West, SWEETGRASS follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana’s breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture. This astonishingly beautiful yet unsparing film reveals a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, vulnerability and violence are all intimately meshed. SWEETGRASS was one of the first theatrical releases from Harvard’s Sensory Ethnography Lab, an experimental academic lab that explores the intersection of art and ethnography, and remains a remarkable and hauntingly gorgeous film to this day. SWEETGRASS opens Friday in our Virtual Screening Room. Learn more at brattlefilm.org/sweetgrass (link in profile) #Sweetgrass #IlisaBarbash #LucienCastaingTaylor #AmericanWest #cowboys #sheep #shepherd #sheepherding #herding #Montana #documentary #sensoryethnography #ethnography

    Oct 21

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    ENDS THURSDAY! Watch Tsai Ming-liang's THE HOLE no ENDS THURSDAY! Watch Tsai Ming-liang's THE HOLE now at brattlefilm.org/hole (link in profile) A prizewinner at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, THE HOLE is set in Taipei slightly in the future – just prior to the dawn of the 21st century. The vaguely sci-fi story follows two residents of a quickly crumbling building who refuse to leave their homes in spite of a bizarre virus that has forced the evacuation of the area. As rain pours down relentlessly, a single man is stuck with an unfinished plumbing job and a hole in his floor. This results in a very odd relationship with the woman who lives in the apartment below. Combining deadpan humor with an austere view of loneliness and several unexpected musical numbers, Tsai Ming-liang crafted one of the most original films of the 1990s – and one that seems oddly appropriate for today’s circumstances. #TheHole #TsaiMingliang #KueimeiYang #KangshengLee #Taipei #Taiwan #2000seenby #蔡明亮 #洞 #楊貴媚 #李康生

    Oct 21

    Open
    Heavily censored on its release, the 1951 adaptati Heavily censored on its release, the 1951 adaptation of NATIVE SON starring author Richard Wright is now available in an exciting new restoration! NATIVE SON is now showing in our Virtual Screening Room: brattlefilm.org/nativeson (link in profile) #nativeson #richardwright #jeanwallace #nicholasjoy #pierrechenal #filmnoir #kinolorber #libraryofcongress #restoration #fernandomartinpena #argentinasonofilm

    Oct 20

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    Area Premiere! Kenadi Delacerna stars in ONCE UPON Area Premiere! Kenadi Delacerna stars in ONCE UPON A RIVER, the highly anticipated new film based on the bestselling novel by Bonnie Jo Campbell. Watch now at brattlefilm.org/once (link in profile). #onceuponariver #HaroulaRose #KenadiDelaCerna #JohnAshton #TatankaMeans #AjuawakKapashesit #KennEHead #LindsayPulsipher #BonnieJoCampbell #NativeAmerican #MargoCrane #Michigan #midwesterngothicamerican #gothicamericana #freedom

    Oct 20

    Open
    “Magnificent… Wonderful… Nature overwhelms t “Magnificent… Wonderful… Nature overwhelms the screen and even minds.” – Manohla Dargis, New York Times SWEETGRASS opens Friday in our Virtual Screening Room. Learn more at brattlefilm.org/sweetgrass (link in profile) #Sweetgrass #IlisaBarbash #LucienCastaingTaylor #AmericanWest #cowboys #sheep #shepherd #sheepherding #herding #Montana #documentary #sensoryethnography #ethnography
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