Elia Kazan, 1954
108 minutes

Deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny, Mission: JOY is a documentary with unprecedented access to the unlikely friendship of two international icons who transcend religion: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu. In their final joint mission, these self-described mischievous brothers give a master class in how to create joy in a world that was never easy for them. They offer neuroscience-backed wisdom to help each of us live with more joy, despite circumstances.

David Tennant (Doctor Who) makes a much-anticipated return to the West End in a blistering reimagining of one of Britain’s most powerful, political plays.

As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences.

Olivier Award-winner Dominic Cooke (Follies) directs C.P. Taylor’s timely tale, with a cast that also features Elliot Levey (Coriolanus) and Sharon Small (The Bay). Filmed live at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London.

This film follows rock legend Carlos Santana’s journey from 14-year-old street musician to a 10-time Grammy-winning global sensation. The documentary features unseen archival materials, including home video recordings made by Santana himself, concert footage, and behind-the-scenes moments.

R, 87 minutes

Two Short Films by Pedro Almodóvar

Strange Way of Life
“Pedro Almodovar’s richly acted, sumptuously photographed Strange Way of Life lives up to its title as a revisionist Western that embraces its classical genre roots while also carving out a very modern way of looking at the past.” —Stephen Garret, Observer.
A short Western drama written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, Strange Way of Life starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal as two gunslingers who reunite after many years.
31 minutes

Jeremy Thomas, producer of Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor (1987), makes a yearly land-and-sea pilgrimage to the Cannes Film Festival, traveling from London in an old sports car, often with one or two close friends in tow. This time director Mark Cousins is along for the ride, filming as they go. Their off-beat grand tour takes in landmarks and people connected to the producer's life and films—from the locations in Paris used in Bertolucci’s The Dreamers (2003) to Lyon, the birthplace of cinema, and on to the festival on the French Riviera.

94 minutes

This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat in a working-class suburb of London following the death of her mother. Out of nowhere, her estranged father Jason (Harris Dickinson) arrives and forces her to confront reality. As they adjust to their new circumstances, Georgie and Jason find that they both still have a lot of growing up to do.

Join us for a free film screening immediately followed by a panel discussion moderated by former Chief Curator Michael Auping with Film Director Michael Flanagan and Artists Sedrick Huckaby and Linda Ridgway.

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in partnership with Lone Star Film Festival and the Fort Worth Film Commission presents Breaking the Code a biographical documentary film about the life of Fort Worth-based artist Vernon Fisher. 

MANHATTAN SHORT is not a touring Festival; rather, it is an instantaneous celebration that occurs simultaneously across the globe, bringing great films to great venues and allowing the audiences to select their favorites.

Tickets available at the Museum's admission desk. Tickets are $10; $8 for Friend-level Modern members; $7 for Associate-level Modern members and above.