In December, Museum Films celebrates the season with a series of classic holiday films from the 1940s. This month’s lineup also features festival award-winners, immersive art documentaries, new cult classics, and a look back at the most innovative films of the decade. Our Kiarostami retrospective continues with a selection of fascinating shorts and features produced in the years following the Iranian revolution.
Click here to view the printable December film schedule + calendar.
MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS: CLASSIC HOLIDAY FILMS FROM THE 1940s | December 3-31
Join us every Saturday afternoon in the Noble Theater for a series of timeless classics from the golden age of the Hollywood Christmas film!
THE BISHOP’S WIFE | Henry Koster | 1947 | In English | 109 minutes | NR | Sat., Dec. 10 @ 2 pm
REMEMBER THE NIGHT | Mitchell Leisen | 1940 | In English | 94 minutes | NR | Sat., Dec. 31 @ 2 pm
AFTERSUN | Charlotte Wells | 2022 | In English | 99 minutes | R
Fri., Dec. 2 @ 5:30 pm | Sat., Dec. 3 @ 8 pm | Sun., Dec. 4 @ 12:30 pm
One of the best reviewed films of the year, Scottish writer-director Charlotte Wells’ remarkable feature debut recalls a father and daughter’s journey to a Turkish seaside resort.
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS | Ruben Östlund | 2022 | In English | 143 minutes | R
Fri., Dec. 2 @ 8 pm | Encore screening!
Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, Ruben Östlund’s bold satire sets a group of ultra-wealthy vacationers adrift on a doomed luxury cruise.
UTAMA | Alejandro Loayza Grisi | 2022 | subtitled | 87 minutes | NR
Sat., Dec. 3 @ 5:30 pm | Sun., Dec. 4 @ 3 pm | Awards Season Preview
Winner of Best International Feature at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, this visually striking drama follows an elderly Bolivian couple whose traditional way of life is threatened by a severe drought.
HOPPER: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY | Phil Grabsky | 2022 | In English | 94 minutes | NR
Fri., Dec. 9 @ 5:30 pm | Sat., Dec. 10 @ 5:30 pm | Sun., Dec. 11 @ 12:30 & 3 pm
This acclaimed and immersive new documentary from Exhibition on Screen explores the life and art of the influential American painter Edward Hopper.
LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE | Martika Ramirez Escobar | 2022 | subtitled | 101 minutes | NR
Fri., Dec. 9 @ 8 pm | Sat., Dec. 10 @ 8 pm | The New Cult Classics
Martika Ramirez Escobar’s surreal, award-winning first feature transports a retired screenwriter of Filipino action films into the story of one of her own unfinished scripts.
Fri., Dec. 16 @ 5:30 pm | Sat., Dec. 17 @ 8 pm | Sun., Dec. 18 @ 3 pm | Awards Season Preview
This powerful new documentary from Oscar–winning director Laura Poitras chronicles the life and work of famed artist Nan Goldin, including her protests against the makers of OxyContin.
EO | Jerzy Skolimowski | 2022 | subtitled | 86 minutes | NR
Fri., Dec. 16 @ 8 pm | Sat., Dec. 17 @ 5:30 pm | Sun., Dec. 18 @ 12:30 pm | Awards Season Preview
Winner of the Cannes Film Festival’s Jury Prize, Polish master Jerzy Skolimowski’s mesmerizing, Bresson-inspired drama follows a donkey named EO as he journeys across contemporary Europe.
RRR | S.S. Rajamouli | 2022 | subtitled (Telugu) | 182 minutes | NR
Fri., Dec. 23 @ 7 pm | The New Cult Classics
A record-setting blockbuster, S.S. Rajamouli’s joyously over-the-top three-hour epic imagines a meeting between two real-life revolutionaries who helped lead India’s fight for independence.
THE STORY OF FILM: A NEW GENERATION | Mark Cousins | 2021 | In English | 167 minutes | NR
Fri., Dec. 30 @ 7 pm | One night only!
The new installment of Mark Cousins’ epic cine-essay offers an astute and inspiring look back at the films that pushed the boundaries of cinematic style, narrative and technology over the past decade.
KIAROSTAMI FILM RETROSPECTIVE | October 15-April 6
Presented in conjunction with OKCMOA’s multimedia exhibition Kiarostami: Beyond the Frame, this retrospective film series spans award-winning Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami’s nearly five-decade career. | Tickets to Kiarostami Film Retrospective screenings are FREE for OKCMOA members and with same-day museum or Art After 5 admission.
SHORTS PROGRAM 2 |1978-1982 | subtitled | approx. 90 minutes | NR | Thurs., Dec. 1 @ 7:30 pm
FIRST GRADERS | 1984 | subtitled | 85 minutes | NR | Thurs., Dec. 15 @ 7:30 pm
WHERE IS THE FRIEND’S HOUSE? | 1987 | subtitled | 83 minutes | NR | Thurs., Dec. 22 @ 7:30 pm
HOMEWORK | 1989 | subtitled | 86 minutes | NR | Thurs., Dec. 29 @ 7:30 pm
As always, OKCMOA Film Society Members (including Fellow, Friend, and Sustainer members) receive $5 tickets to Museum Films screenings. To learn more about joining the Film Society, visit: https://www.okcmoa.com/filmsociety
Tickets to Kiarostami Film Retrospective screenings are free for OKCMOA members and with same-day museum or Art After 5 admission. Visit the admissions desk or the theater box office to purchase tickets.
