Author Andrew Solomon will be in attendance and available for questions following the screening on Friday, August 24 at 6 pm.

Far from the Tree follows families meeting extraordinary challenges through love, empathy, and understanding. This life-affirming documentary encourages us to cherish loved ones for all they are, not who they might have been. Based on Andrew Solomon's award-winning, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling non-fiction book Far from the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity.

“Turtletaub does have a hard time finding a way to conclude Agnes' story, but he ends Puzzle on such a delightful note of simplicity, that this near-perfect movie nevertheless stuns.” Jordan Ruimy, The Playlist.

Agnes, taken for granted as a suburban mother, discovers a passion for solving jigsaw puzzles that unexpectedly draws her into a new world where her life unfolds in ways she could never have imagined.

R; 103 minutes

1891. Gauguin has exiled himself to Tahiti to rediscover his painting as a free, wild man, far from the moral, political, and aesthetic codes of civilized Europe. Deep in the jungle, coping with solitude, poverty, and sickness, he encounters Tehura, who will become his wife and the subject of his greatest paintings.

NR; 102 minutes; French with English subtitles

“Once again, Granik [director of Winter’s Bone] introduces us to a kind of family that cinema rarely captures believably, and she does so with a style that's both lyrical and realistic at the same time, anchored by a pair of unforgettable performances.” Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com.

Take a break from the Texas heat for Modern Kids — Summer Flicks! Share the art of the screen with your children as they watch stories unfold and ideas form in delightful and innovative films. The bonus for seeing these films at the Modern is the opportunity to visit the galleries before or after and experience the wonder of the paintings, sculptures, installations, and videos throughout the museum, including those in the special exhibition Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg. 

Mary and the Witch’s Flower (2017)
A film by Hiromasa Yonebayashi
PG, 102 minutes

From Academy Award-nominated Hiromasa Yonebayashi – animator on Studio Ghibli masterpieces Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Ponyo, and director of When Marnie Was There and The Secret World of Arrietty – comes a dazzling new adventure about a young girl named Mary, who discovers a flower that grants magical powers, but only for one night.

Anime Vanguard / Japan Society (2017)
R, 73 minutes

This exciting selection of experimental animated works from Japan, selected and compiled by the Japan Society for Japan Cuts 2016, represents a broad range of contemporary avant-garde practice. The titles range from 3 to 14 minutes, adopting the full breadth of styles in new animation, from visual music to raunchy music videos, digital processes to analogue filmmaking, and minimalist atmospheric shorts to narratively rich miniature epics. All evoke completely unique worlds.

September 2, 11 am
In This Corner of the World (2016)
A film by Sunao Katabuchi
PG-13, 130 minutes

Your Name (2016)
A film by Makoto Shinkai
PG, 112 minutes

Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
A film by Hayao Miyazaki
PG, 114 minutes