El Planeta
Directed by Amalia Ulman, 2021
NR; 79 Minutes
Thursday, April 24
Happy Hour, 5 pm
Film, 7 pm
Post-film Discussion
Amidst the devastation of post-financial-crisis Spain, a mother (Ale Ulman) and daughter (Amalia Ulman) bluff and grift to keep up the lifestyle they think they deserve, bonding over common tragedy and an impending eviction.
Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, 2022
NR, 102 minutes
Quietly and seemingly out of sight, governments, private investors and mercenaries are working to seize food and water resources at the expense of entire populations. These groups are establishing themselves as the new OPEC, where the future world powers will be those who control not oil, but food. And it’s all beginning to bubble to the surface in real time. Global food prices have hit an all-time high, threatening chaos and violence.
Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth presents Solo Chamber Music as part of its 2024–2025 season Journey Through Textural Colors.
Pre-Concert Lecture at 1:15 pm
Performance at 2 pm
Baya Kakouberi, piano; Avi Nagin, violin; Gary Levinson, violin; Michael Klotz, viola; Allan Steele, cello
Program includes:
Amy Beach: Piano Trio A minor, Op. 150
Zoltán Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Piano Quintet in E major, Op.15
Directed by Daniel Minahan
R; 117 minutes
“A cinematic love story that unfolds with the kind of beautiful uncertainty that its gambling heroes face every day.” —Christian Zilko, IndieWire
Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her husband Lee (Will Poulter) are about to begin a bright new life, which is upended by the arrival of Lee's brother, Julius (Jacob Elordi). Muriel embarks on a secret life, gambling on racehorses and discovering a love she never thought possible.
Directed by Farah Nabulsi
NR; 115 minutes; English and Arabic
“[Director] Farah Nabulsi hits the dramatic beats with confidence and [Saleh] Bakri has genuine distinction.” —The Guardian
A Palestinian schoolteacher (Bakri) struggles to reconcile his risky commitment to political resistance with the chance of a new relationship with volunteer-worker Lisa (Imogen Poots), and his emotional support for one of his students, Adam (Muhammad Abed Elrahman).
Directed by Roshan Sethi
NR; 99 minutes
“A Nice Indian Boy delights in defying expectations, even as it follows a traditional love story structure.” —Proma Khosla, IndieWire
When Naveen (Karan Soni) brings his fiancé Jay (Jonathan Groff) home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams.
Directed by Tracie Laymon
PG-13; 102 minutes
“Like its heroine, the comedy can be bright and bouncy and frequently funny. But also like her, it’s secretly a tearjerker, and never more effectively than when it’s at its very sweetest.” —Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter
When lonely 20-something Lily Trevino (Barbie Ferreira) accidentally befriends a stranger online who shares the same name as her own self-centered father (French Stewart), encouragement and support from this new Bob Trevino (John Leguizamo) could change her life.
Join artist instructors Eli Ruhala and Rima Shrestha from 10 am–3 pm as we explore the special exhibition Alex Da Corte: The Whale and its connections to fashion design. This free gallery and studio program invites high school artists to participate in figure drawing sessions as a means to understand the fundamentals of garment design. Lunch and materials are provided.
Special Music Performance in conjunction with the special exhibition Feeling Color: Aubrey Williams and Frank Bowling
April 4, 2025, 6–8 pm
May 2, 2025, 6–8 pm
May 16, 2025, 6–8 pm
ROY G BIV, 2022/2025, the special exhibition’s only video, directly explores the performative act and art-historical legacy of painting. At intervals throughout the exhibition, the cubic structure that houses the video is regularly repainted, each time in a different hue from the rainbow color spectrum: ROYGBIV stands for red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
