Fort Worth Sister Cities International, in partnership with the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, invites you on a captivating virtual tour of Collezione Maramotti in Reggio Emilia, Italy. This immersive lecture explores the rich history and visionary architecture that define this renowned collection.
Joel and Ethan Coen, 1996
R; 98 minutes
“[The] Coen brothers’ snowbound noir is still a work of gleaming brilliance.” –Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
The multi-award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen.
As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colorful life is in danger of spiraling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic, and soul-searching.
When a child can’t read, their chances of incarceration, homelessness, and unemployment increase.
“A heart-in-mouth thriller. Agnieszka Holland‘s bruisingly powerful new refugee drama ultimately comes from a place of optimism.” – Jessica Kiang, Variety
Come for the vibe, stay for a celebration of art and culture!
The Modern is proud to commemorate, in partnership with Hotel Dryce, the successful run of the latest exhibition, Surrealism and Us, on view at the museum through Sunday, July 28.
Space is the Place by John Coney
Avant-jazz visionary Sun Ra’s Afrofuturist vision comes to the screen in this film adaptation of his concept album. It’s a wild, kaleidoscopic whirl of science fiction, incisive social critique, playful pseudo-blaxploitation stylistics, and electrifying concert sequences, as Sun Ra and his Arkestra spearhead an intergalactic mission to relocate the Black community to their utopian space colony.
85 minutes, 1974
Touki Bouki by Djibril Diop Mambéty
The film, set in Senegal in the early 1970s, offers a striking mix of the surreal and the naturalistic. Influenced by the French New Wave, Mambéty’s narrative follows two young lovers who dream of escaping Dakar for France but face both tangible and mystical obstacles. Known for its dazzling imagery and music, the film is widely considered a cornerstone of African cinema.
95 minutes, 1973
Too Bright to See (Part I) by Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich
This film blends archival materials and cinematic narrative scenes, portrayed by an unconventional cast. Drawing inspiration from Caribbean aesthetics and Surrealist art, the film highlights new aspects of Suzanne Roussi Césaire’s legacy that are undocumented in the public arena, while confronting the ongoing erasure of women from historical accounts.
22 minutes, 16mm film, 2023–24
An introductory video with Hunt-Ehrlich will play before the film.
