October 13, 2019 – January 12, 2020
Presented in conjunction with Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal, a major solo exhibition at the Portland Art Museum on view October 12-January 12, artist Hank Willis Thomas has selected a wide-ranging series of films that grapple with mass media, race, and representation in the contemporary United States. “These films impacted my life and whole understanding of the power of art to shape our notions of the truth and therefore reality.”—Hank Willis Thomas.
Screenings are free admission to members of the Portland Art Museum and same-day museum ticket holders.
Screenings in January 2020 include: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, Michel Gondry) and An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012, Terence Nance).
A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde
Directed by Ada Gay Griffin, Michelle Parkerson
This incisive portrait-doc about the radical black lesbian poet and activist Audre Lorde traces her involvement in and leadership of …
American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs
Directed by Grace Lee
American Revolutionary poignantly charts the life and legacy of Asian-American activist and writer Grace Lee Boggs, noted for her barrier-breaking …
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Directed by Terence Nance
Visionary filmmaker Terence Nance wrote, produced, directed, and stars in this kaleidoscopic film about an artist exploring the notions of …
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Directed by Michel Gondry
From a Charlie Kaufman script, Gondry’s fantastical vision finds an estranged couple (Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey) meeting again after …
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Directed by Karen Thorsen
An emotionally stirring journey through famed writer and intellectual James Baldwin’s life, The Price of the Ticket compiles rare archival …
Koyaanisqatsi
Directed by Godfrey Reggio
Reggio’s must-see visual symphony—set to an unforgettable Philip Glass score—juxtaposes urban environments with the natural world, linking structures together through …
Life and Debt
Directed by Stephanie Black
Chronicling the severe impacts of International Monetary Fund and World Bank policies on the small Caribbean island of Jamaica, this …
Malcolm X: Make it Plain
Directed by Orlando Bagwell
Produced for PBS’s American Experience series and narrated by actress Alfre Woodard, this trenchant, eye-opening doc traces the radical civil …
The Corporation
Directed by Mark Achbar
Based on a book with the revealing subtitle “the pathological pursuit of profit and power,” this chilling and never-irrelevant doc …
They Live
Directed by John Carpenter
John Carpenter—absolutely a master filmmaker by 1988, with such key films as Assault on Precinct 13, Escape from New York, …