Film/Video

Enjoy an expertly curated moviegoing experience for cinephiles and casual film fans alike.

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Tobi (April Barnett), a young Black woman wearing a denim outfit, stands on the side of a Jeep talking to two Black men seated inside the vehicle.
New Restoration
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Drylongso

(Cauleen Smith, 1998)

Film/Video | Classics

Fri, Jun 2, 2023, 7:00 Pm
Multiple Dates/Times Available
Black-and-white film still featuring Silvio (Italian actor Alberto Sordi), who has a pencil in his mouth and holds up an Italian newspaper.
New Restoration
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Una vita difficile

(A Difficult Life, Dino Risi, 1961)

Film/Video | Classics

Fri, Jun 9, 2023, 7:00 Pm
Multiple Dates/Times Available
A group of Brazilians ride mud-covered motorcycles down a muddy favela street, led by a woman and carry flags with her face and Portuguese text on them.
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Dry Ground Burning

(Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós, 2022)

Film/Video | Contemporary Screen

Fri, Jun 16, 2023, 7:00 Pm
Multiple Dates/Times Available
A man looks at a billboard, painted by David Hammons, that depicts Reverend Jesse Jackson with pale skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes. “How Ya Like Me Now?” is painted across Jackson’s blue suit.
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The Melt Goes on Forever: The Art and Times of David Hammons

(Judd Tully and Harold Crooks, 2022)

Film/Video | Documentaries

Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 12:20 Pm
Multiple Dates/Times Available
Two men, one tall and one shorter with a gray beard, are standing in the middle of the street at night, turning back to look over their shoulders.
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The Night of the 12th

(La nuit du 12, Dominik Moll, 2022)

Film/Video | Contemporary Screen

Thu, Jun 29, 2023, 7:00 Pm
Multiple Dates/Times Available
Concentric white circles are superimposed over a microscopic image of big bluestem seeds. A hand holds a paintbrush, which hovers over the center of the circles.
Artist Residency
Now Film/Video

Cadine Navarro

Seed Songs for a New Earth (2023)

Film/Video | The Box | Exhibitions

Now Through July 15, 2023
Multiple Dates/Times Available

About the Film/Video Program

Our Film/Video program celebrates the art of cinema past and present through all genres and formats. With 200 screenings per year, you'll find a stellar program of independent filmmaking, international cinema, documentaries, and classics from the familiar to the forgotten. With a frequent calendar of filmmaker appearances at the Wex, we offer audiences personal insights from today’s most significant directors, whether emerging or renowned. And our dedicated video exhibition space, The Box; features provocative new work throughout the year.

The Wex is also the only contemporary art center in the country to provide year-round professional and financial support to working filmmakers through our Film/Video Studio Residency program.

Film Lives Here.

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