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Global Lens Film Series:Ocean of an Old Man

07/06/2010 by Emilyyyy

Thursday, July 8 | 7pm Want insight into the lives of the people who experience nature and its consequences? Come to the Brooks to see yet another unique and magnificent film from around the world. Written, directed, and produced by Indian filmmaker Rajesh Shera, Ocean of an Old Man canvases a smooth and calming scenery amongst a gripping narrative about loss. Set in India post-Tsunami, a school teacher suffers internally as he travels between reality and delusion as he searches […]

Categories: Collection, Film & Video, People, Special Exhibitions, The Brushmark, Wine • Tags: Children, Date Night Idea, India, Indian Ocean, Loss and Grief, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Rajesh Shera, Teacher, The Brushmark, Thursday Nights, Tsunami

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Global Lens Series: Gods

06/29/2010 by Emilyyyy

Directed by Josué Méndez, a Harvard Film School graduate, Gods (2008) places the viewer in a tumultous relationship between new family and old and all of the process and personalities involved. Gods is an ironic story about the classic ebb and flow of wealth versus poverty. The film follows Elisa, a poor yet pretty and polished young woman who captures the heart of an older, wealthier man. Her excitement for a better life and nicer things becomes sidelined by her […]

Categories: Film & Video, People, The Brushmark • Tags: Date Idea, film, Gods, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Thursday Nights

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Reel to Real: Eric Jambor Presents

06/15/2010 by Emilyyyy

Thursday, June 17 | 7 pm Come to the Brooks this Thursday for two great films: Leo’s Room, the next Global Lens installment, at 2pm and Reel to Real: Eric Jambor at 7pm! Jambor, executive director for Indie Memphis and local filmmaker, will be showing his 1996 short film, “Gamalost,” which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival and was awarded the Gold Award for best original dramatic short at WorldFest Charleston. Afterwards, Jambor will screen his choice for the […]

Categories: Education, Events, Film & Video, Music, People, Special Exhibitions, The Brushmark, Wine • Tags: art, Date Night Idea, Eric Jambor, film, Indie Memphis, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Reel to Real, Thursday Nights

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Global Lens Film Series:Masquerades (Algeria)

05/10/2010 by Emilyyyy

Thursday, May 13 | 7pm Thursday, May 20 | 2pm The Brooks and Indie Memphis are teaming up again in a collaboration with The Global Film Initiative to bring you diverse films that cross borders and break barriers. Come see Masquerades, a romantic comedy from Algeria and the first in the Global Lens Series. Directed and written by Lyes Salem, Masquerades tells the story of Mounir (played by the director), a young, hardworking man who struggles to find success and […]

Categories: Education, Film & Video, People, Special Exhibitions, The Brushmark • Tags: Algeria, Great Date Idea, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Mounir, Narcolepsy, Romantic Comedy, Thursday Nights

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Essential Art House Cinema at the Brooks!

10/31/2009 by Emilyyyy

Don’t miss our next two films! Thursday, November 5 | 1 pm and 7:30pm La Strada Directed by the famous Frederico Fellini, La Strada, meaning “The Road”, is a film about a young girl who is sold out of poverty by her family to an evil man who uses and abuses her while she works as his helper. Made in 1954, and winner of the Academy Award for Best Film in 1956, La Strada is a tale about struggle, family, […]

Categories: Education, Film & Video, People, The Brushmark • Tags: 1950's, film, La Strada, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Rashomon, Thursday Nights

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