Amplifying Your Auditorium Experience
There’s a whole new immersive experience happening at the PMA...






If you’re one of the hundreds who watched the Joan Baez documentary, I Am Noise, recently, you were among the first to witness the first digital cinema offerings in PMA’s storied history.
This past summer, with assistance from a friend of the museum, we made major upgrades to the Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium, with a goal to improve visitor experience during films, lectures, ceremonies, and the multitudes of events that take place in the PMA’s auditorium. We are thrilled to say that we are now able to offer a better, more engaging experience for all at PMA Films and beyond.
The most notable change is the addition of a new projector for the museum to exhibit modern Digital Cinema Compliant feature films and lecture images in high resolution and full color. This work allowed for the integration of a Dolby Sound Processor, the restoration of the theater’s center channel, and the infrastructure to provide calibrated multichannel sound performance (Dolby 5.1).
Our auditorium is not only better than ever with updated stage and podium microphones, but now supports wireless hearing-assistance devices. Over the next few weeks, we will make further improvements to audio and will add high-definition television cameras to record presentations and enable live-streaming.
Check out what’s coming up and enjoy the improvements yourself!
99 minutes. Rated PG-13. Directed by Rungano Nyoni. In Bemba and English with English subtitles. DCP.
On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.
99 minutes. Rated PG-13. Directed by Rungano Nyoni. In Bemba and English with English subtitles. DCP.
On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.
155 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Philippe Lesage. In French with English subtitles. DCP.
A getaway at a secluded log cabin in the forest becomes the site of escalating, multigenerational tensions and anxieties in this disquieting, impeccably mounted coming-of-age drama from Quebecois filmmaker Philippe Lesage.
96 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor. In Arabic, Hebrew, and English with English subtitles. DCP.
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight. Winner of Best Documentary Feature at this year’s Academy Awards!
155 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Philippe Lesage. In French with English subtitles. DCP.
A getaway at a secluded log cabin in the forest becomes the site of escalating, multigenerational tensions and anxieties in this disquieting, impeccably mounted coming-of-age drama from Quebecois filmmaker Philippe Lesage.
155 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Philippe Lesage. In French with English subtitles. DCP.
A getaway at a secluded log cabin in the forest becomes the site of escalating, multigenerational tensions and anxieties in this disquieting, impeccably mounted coming-of-age drama from Quebecois filmmaker Philippe Lesage.
146 minutes. Rated R. Directed by David Lynch. In English. DCP.
Widely considered one of the great films of the 21st century and rescued from the remains of a failed TV pilot, Lynch’s masterpiece is an uncanny vision of Hollywood as dream factory. Proceeds from this screening will benefit Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts.
155 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Philippe Lesage. In French with English subtitles. DCP.
A getaway at a secluded log cabin in the forest becomes the site of escalating, multigenerational tensions and anxieties in this disquieting, impeccably mounted coming-of-age drama from Quebecois filmmaker Philippe Lesage.
155 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Philippe Lesage. In French with English subtitles. DCP.
A getaway at a secluded log cabin in the forest becomes the site of escalating, multigenerational tensions and anxieties in this disquieting, impeccably mounted coming-of-age drama from Quebecois filmmaker Philippe Lesage.
105 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Rebecca Harrell Tickell and Josh Tickell. In English. DCP.
This documentary mixes journalistic expose with personal stories from the front lines of modern agriculture, revealing unjust practices in our farm system and its social consequences. Followed by a panel discussion with Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and Maine Farmland Trust.
105 minutes. Rated PG. Directed by Lee Unkrich. In English.
Aspiring young musician Miguel embarks upon an extraordinary journey to the magical land of his ancestors. A free family screening for Art in Bloom!
97 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Leonardo van Dijl. In Dutch and French with English subtitles. DCP.
Executive produced by Naomi Osaka, this taut and beautifully controlled drama follows a star player at an elite tennis academy as she processes the sudden, controversial dismissal of her coach.
97 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Leonardo van Dijl. In Dutch and French with English subtitles. DCP.
Executive produced by Naomi Osaka, this taut and beautifully controlled drama follows a star player at an elite tennis academy as she processes the sudden, controversial dismissal of her coach.
97 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Leonardo van Dijl. In Dutch and French with English subtitles. DCP.
Executive produced by Naomi Osaka, this taut and beautifully controlled drama follows a star player at an elite tennis academy as she processes the sudden, controversial dismissal of her coach.
116 minutes. Rated R. Directed by William Friedkin. In English. DCP.
A cop spirals into amorality while pursuing a criminal mastermind in Friedkin’s kinetic and richly stylized crime thriller. Proceeds from this screening benefit Los Angeles wildfire relief.
56 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Henry Ferrini. In English.
Featuring John Malkovich, Polis Is This wrestles with the six-foot, eight-inch, colossus of Postmodern poetry. Screens as part of “Black Mountain Artists in Film,” a series of films accompanying “Jo Sandman: Skin Deep,” about artists who attended Black Mountain College.
97 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Leonardo van Dijl. In Dutch and French with English subtitles. DCP.
Executive produced by Naomi Osaka, this taut and beautifully controlled drama follows a star player at an elite tennis academy as she processes the sudden, controversial dismissal of her coach.
96 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor. In Arabic, Hebrew, and English with English subtitles. DCP.
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight. Winner of Best Documentary Feature at this year’s Academy Awards!
110 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Billy Wilder. In English. DCP.
Billy Wilder’s masterpiece, about a struggling screenwriter whose life becomes entangled with that of an aging silent film star, screens as part of a series of great films set in Los Angeles. Proceeds from this screening benefit Los Angeles wildfire relief.
103 minutes. Rated G. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. In English (dubbed). DCP.
Perfect for audiences of all ages, Ponyo centers on the friendship between five-year-old Sosuke and a magical goldfish named Ponyo, the young daughter of a sorcerer father and a sea-goddess mother.
103 minutes. Rated G. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. In English (dubbed). DCP.
Perfect for audiences of all ages, Ponyo centers on the friendship between five-year-old Sosuke and a magical goldfish named Ponyo, the young daughter of a sorcerer father and a sea-goddess mother.
103 minutes. Rated G. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. In English (dubbed). DCP.
Perfect for audiences of all ages, Ponyo centers on the friendship between five-year-old Sosuke and a magical goldfish named Ponyo, the young daughter of a sorcerer father and a sea-goddess mother.
80 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Charles Burnett. In English. DCP.
Made in Watts on a $10,000 budget, Charles Burnett’s masterpiece of American neorealism is the century’s great cinematic rediscovery. Proceeds from this screening benefit Los Angeles wildfire relief.
80 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Charles Burnett. In English. DCP.
Made in Watts on a $10,000 budget, Charles Burnett’s masterpiece of American neorealism is the century’s great cinematic rediscovery. Proceeds from this screening benefit Los Angeles wildfire relief.
169 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Thom Anderson. In English. DCP.
A stunning cinematic essay on how filmmakers represent (and misrepresent) the City of Angels, Thom Anderson’s film is a wildly entertaining and informative piece of film criticism. Proceeds from this screening benefit Los Angeles wildfire relief.
80 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Charles Burnett. In English. DCP.
Made in Watts on a $10,000 budget, Charles Burnett’s masterpiece of American neorealism is the century’s great cinematic rediscovery. Proceeds from this screening benefit Los Angeles wildfire relief.
80 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Charles Burnett. In English. DCP.
Made in Watts on a $10,000 budget, Charles Burnett’s masterpiece of American neorealism is the century’s great cinematic rediscovery. Proceeds from this screening benefit Los Angeles wildfire relief.
104 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Alain Guiraudie. In French with English subtitles. DCP.
An out-of-work baker returns to his native French village with suspicious motives in Alain Guiraudie’s superb exploration of desire, violence, and the ties that bind them.
104 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Alain Guiraudie. In French with English subtitles. DCP.
An out-of-work baker returns to his native French village with suspicious motives in Alain Guiraudie’s superb exploration of desire, violence, and the ties that bind them.
100 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Gary Hustwit. In English. DCP.
The groundbreaking generative documentary about visionary musician and artist Brian Eno, a film that’s different every time it’s shown.