2021 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary at Real Art Ways

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2021 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary
Please note:

Due to the anticipated popularity of these films and our Cinema’s decreased capacity, all tickets must be reserved in advance. Ticket purchases will not be permitted at the Real Art Ways Box Office on the day of a particular showing. Tickets may be purchased on our website or by calling us at (860) 232-1006. This event will sell out quickly.

OPENING THURSDAY, April 1, 2021

Every year Real Art Ways brings the Oscar-Nominated Short Films to its cinema so you can enjoy some of the finest film making of the year. All three categories are offered – Animation, Live Action, and Documentary. This is your annual chance to see all of these nominees before the Academy Awards on Sunday, April 25 at 8 PM EST.

A woman in front of flowering trees

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS (Running Time: 146 minutes with a short intermission)

A Love Song for Latasha – Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan (USA, 18 min.)

Do Not Split – Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook (USA/Norway, 36 min.)

Hunger Ward – Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman (USA, 40 min.)

Colette  Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard (France/Germany/USA, 24 min.)

A Concerto Is a Conversation – Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers (USA, 13 min.)

Ratings guidelines:

Documentary: R

A group of people outside in the streets. One person clearly visible is wearing a gas mask.

Safety In Our Cinema:

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– Tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– Masks must be worn at all times while visiting Real Art Ways. Masks may only be removed in the Cinema when eating and drinking in your assigned seat.

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

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Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

2021 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation
Please note:

Due to the anticipated popularity of these films and our Cinema’s decreased capacity, all tickets must be purchased in advance. Ticket purchases will not be permitted at the Real Art Ways Box Office on the day of a particular showing. Tickets may be purchased on our website or by calling us at (860) 232-1006. This event will sell out quickly.

OPENING THURSDAY, April 1, 2021

Every year Real Art Ways brings the Oscar-Nominated Short Films to its cinema so you can enjoy some of the finest film making of the year. All three categories are offered – Animation, Live Action, and Documentary. This is your annual chance to see all of these nominees before the Academy Awards on Sunday, April 25 at 8 PM EST.

Still frame from "Genius Loci" two women are seated next to each other outside

ANIMATED SHORTS (Running Time: 99 minutes)

Burrow – Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat (USA, 6 min.)

Genius Loci – Adrien Mérigeau and Amaury Ovise (France, 16 min.)

Opera – Erick Oh (USA, 9 min.)

If Anything Happens I Love You – Will McCormack and Michael Govier (USA, 12 min.)

Yes-People – Gísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson (Iceland, 8 min.)

PLUS A SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL ANIMATED SHORTS (from the AMPAS shortlist):

Kapaemahu (USA, 8 min.)

The Snail and the Whale (UK/Germany, 26 min.)

To Gerard (USA, 7 min.)

Ratings guidelines:

Animated Shorts: PG-13.

An animated rabbit holding a map and shovel from "Burrow"

Safety In Our Cinema:

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– Tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– Masks must be worn at all times while visiting Real Art Ways. Masks may only be removed in the Cinema when eating and drinking in your assigned seat.

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

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Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

Minari

Starring Steven Yeun. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung

Six Academy Award Nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actress

Grand Jury Prize – 2020 Sundance Film Festival

U.S. Dramatic Audience Award – 2020 Sundance Film Festival

98% on Rotten Tomatoes

NY Times Critic’s Pick

“It feels like a warm hug from someone you’ve known for a long time.” – NPR

“After an exhausting 2020, the gentle ‘Minari’ is the movie we need right now”                – Los Angeles Times

“It will break your heart only to piece it back together stronger than before.”                    – The Boston Globe

A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, Minari shows the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.

A family embraces each other in lush field

Safety in Our Cinema:

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

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Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

Stray

NY Times Critic’s Pick

94% on Rotten Tomatoes

“As simple as its title and as complex as the city it briefly illuminates.” –NY Times

“Lo’s humane film helps us glimpse the lives of those who are often overlooked, whether they walk the streets of Istanbul on four legs or two.” – Los Angeles Times

STRAY explores what it means to live as a being without status or security, following three strays as they embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society.

Stray dog from movie STRAY in the streets of Istanbul

Updates to Our Cinema:

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– Tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– Masks must be worn at all times while visiting Real Art Ways. Masks may only be removed in the Cinema when eating and drinking in your assigned seat.

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

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Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

A Glitch in the Matrix

“Fascinating, mind-expanding, infuriating and bewildering…” – Screen International

“Engrossing” – Hollywood Reporter

Synopsis:

What if we are living in a simulation, and the world as we know it is not real?

To tackle this mind-bending idea, acclaimed filmmaker Rodney Ascher (ROOM 237, THE NIGHTMARE) uses a noted speech from Philip K. Dick to dive down the rabbit hole of science, philosophy, and conspiracy theory.

From "A Glitch in the Matrix" a green graphed computer simulation of a neighborhood

 

Updates to Our Cinema:

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– Tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– You must wear a mask at all times except when eating and drinking in your seat. 

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

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Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

MLK/FBI

NY Times Critic’s Pick

99% on Rotten Tomatoes

“An exemplary historical documentary.” The NY Times 

“[W]hat “MLK/FBI” drives home: The more we see King as a human and not an icon, the greater his accomplishments become.” – Chicago Sun Times

“MLK/FBI is a perceptive reminder that this uphill struggle is ongoing and nothing new.” – A.V. Club

MLK/FBI performs the vital task of examining J. Edgar Hoover’s relentless campaign of surveillance and harassment against Martin Luther King, Jr. Today when King is celebrated across political spectrums as a moral hero, it’s jolting to confront the years when US agents targeted him as a villain.

Inspired by the work of historian David Garrow, the film uses recently declassified files to study the FBI’s motives and methods. In the 1950s and ’60s, when Black people started mobilizing to fight racial discrimination, Hoover saw the movement as a communist plot. Rather than support equality, the FBI sought to undermine King through wiretapping and blackmail, in what former FBI director James Comey calls “the darkest part of the bureau’s history.”

black and white portrait of Martin Luther King Jr.

Updates to Our Cinema:

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– Tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– You must wear a mask at all times except when eating and drinking in your seat. 

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

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Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

The Dig

Starring Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan.

As WWII looms, a wealthy widow (Mulligan) hires an amateur archaeologist (Fiennes) to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain’s past are illuminated in the face of its uncertain future.

Two actors from "The Dig" outside in an open field

Updates to Our Cinema:

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– Tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– You must wear a mask at all times except when eating and drinking in your seat. 

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

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Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

One Night In Miami

Starring Leslie Odom Jr.

Directorial debut by Regina King.

On the night of Feb. 25, 1964, in Miami, Cassius Clay joins Jim Brown, Sam Cooke, and Malcom X, and they discuss the responsibility of being successful black men during the civil rights movement.

“The fact that everything they discuss is still so relevant-if not more urgent than ever-makes this more than a mere exercise in re-creating history. The language crackles and the performances shine.” – Leonard Maltin

“Regina King makes an assured feature directing debut with “One Night in Miami,” an engrossing adaptation of Kemp Powers’s 2013 stage play.” – Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

“Full of memorable performances and thought-provoking speeches and arguments.” RogerEbert.com

Movie portrayals of Malcom X, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown, and Muhammad Ali together in a bar in "One Night in Miami"

Updates to Our Cinema:

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– Tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– You must wear a mask at all times except when eating and drinking in your seat. 

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

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Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

The Eagle Huntress

“Soaring. An enchanting tale.” – Los Angeles Times

“Thrilling! A movie that expands your sense of what is possible.” – NY Times

” A breathtaking documentary that shows when we encourage our daughters, amazing things happen.” – VICE

The Eagle Huntress follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries.

Set against the breath-taking expanse of the Mongolian steppe, it features some of the most awe-inspiring cinematography ever captured in a documentary, giving this intimate tale of a young girl’s quest the dramatic force of an epic narrative film.

Eagle Huntress with an arm outstretched and an eagle flying away.

Updates to Our Cinema:

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– Tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– You must wear a mask at all times except when eating and drinking in your seat. 

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

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Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

A Man Called Ove
3,644 people came to see Ove in 2016 and now one of Real Art Ways’ most beloved films is back!

“Cinematic comfort food.” – NY Times

“Manages to fuse melodrama with dark comedy and — no small feat — make it work.” – Washington Post

Stepping from the pages of Fredrik Backman’s international best-selling novel, A Man Called Ove is the quintessential angry old man next door. An isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, who spends his days enforcing block association rules that only he cares about, and visiting his wife’s grave, Ove has given up on life.

Enter a boisterous young family next door who accidentally flattens Ove’s mailbox while moving in and earning his special brand of ire. Yet from this inauspicious beginning an unlikely friendship forms and we come to understand Ove’s past happiness and heartbreaks.

What emerges is a heartwarming tale of unreliable first impressions and the gentle reminder that life is sweeter when it’s shared.

A man and woman walking while in conversation, from "A Man Called Ove."

Updates to Our Cinema:

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– Tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– You must wear a mask at all times except when eating and drinking in your seat. 

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

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Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

The Weasels’ Tale

“Argentine showbiz stars in a remote mansion battle with two real estate hustlers in Juan José Campanella’s crowd-pleasing comedy.” – NY Times

A retired actress from the golden age of Argentine cinema shares a mansion with her husband, a screenwriter, and a director. They will do anything to preserve the world they created for themselves.

Graciela Borges smiling and holding an award, in “The Weasels’ Tale.”

Updates to Our Cinema:

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– Tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– You must wear a mask at all times except when eating and drinking in your seat. 

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

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Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Starring Oscar winner Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman.

99% on Rotten Tomatoes

Four black stars in a row –  Associated Press

Four black stars in a row – Boston Globe

Four black stars in a row – Washington Post

“It goes without saying [Chadwick Boseman’s] performance is brilliant, and yes, electric, but it’s also heroic. If there had to be a final role, what a gift that it was this, an exclamation point to a career that seems ever more momentous.” – Associated Press

“There aren’t enough words to describe just how breathtaking Davis’s performance is as Ma Rainey.” – Washington Post

“transcendent…” – RogerEbert.com

Viola Davis’ Ma bursts through the screen and confinements of Rainey’s era, standing tall and vibrant in each buttery frame of the film.” – NBC News

Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey (Davis), her ambitious horn player (Boseman), and the white management determined to control the legendary “Mother of the Blues.” Based on Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s play.

Viola Davis dancing on stage in a blue dress in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Updates to Our Cinema:

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– Tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– You must wear a mask at all times except when eating and drinking in your seat. 

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

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Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

The Prom
Tickets must be purchased online in advance and seating will be assigned.
11/15 Update: Due to recent adjustments to health and safety guidelines in response to COVID-19, we are unable to sell concessions to Real Art Ways guests.
Synopsis:

A star-studded musical led by Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Kerry Washington, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, and newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman.

A troupe of hilariously self-obsessed theater stars swarm into a small conservative Indiana town in support of a high school girl who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom.

It’s a wondrously entertaining and big-hearted musical comedy guaranteed to crowd-please.” – Us Weekly

James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, and Keegan-Michael Key in The Prom

 

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– Tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– You must wear a mask at all times except when eating and drinking in your seat. 

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

Cinema safe logo which has a theatre chair with a green check mark

Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

2020 Global Health Film Festival

 

Real Art Ways is proud to partner with Connecticut Children’s to present the 2020 Global Health Film Festival.

Join us for free live screenings at the times below. No registration is necessary for online screenings (11/30, 12/1 & 12/2). Registration is necessary for in-person screening (12/6) at Real Art Ways. Instructions below.

Festival Schedule:
Monday, November 30, 2020, Online at 8 pm

UnMasked: We All Breath
Hosted by Juan Salazar MD

UnMasked tells the story of three young South African doctors who contract multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB). These women endured years of harrowing side effects caused by the MDR TB treatment and narrowly escape death from a disease that is as old as the plague. This documentary follows these brave, resilient women as they claw their way up from the depths of despair to create new lives for themselves.

Attend the film screening HERE (at the scheduled time)

 

Tuesday, December 1, 2020, Online at 8 pm

In the Name of Your Daughter
Hosted by the film’s director, Giselle Portenier

In The Name Of Your Daughter is the inspiring and intimate verité story about some of the bravest girls in the world, children like feisty 12-year old Rosie Makori who ran away from her home in Northern Tanzania to save herself from female genital mutilation (FGM) and the child marriage her parents had planned for her. Set in the stunning landscape of East Africa’s Serengeti district, this is ultimately an inspiring and hopeful story of brave young girls standing up for their human rights and fighting for change in their community.

Attend the film screening HERE (at the scheduled time)

 

Wednesday, December 2, 2020, Online at 8 pm

For Sama
Hosted by Hareem Park MD

Prix L’Œil d’Or for Best Documentary at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. 

Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary at the SXSW Film Festival 

FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her.

Attend the film screening HERE (at the scheduled time)

 

Sunday, December 6, 2020, In Real Art Ways Cinema at 3 pm

City of Joy
Hosted by Adam Silverman MD

CITY OF JOY follows the first class of women at a revolutionary leadership center in eastern Congo called City of Joy, from which the film derives its title, and weaves their journey as burgeoning leaders with that of the center’s founders (Dr. Denis Mukwege, 2016 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, women’s rights activist Christine Schuler-Deschryver and radical feminist Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues) – three individuals who imagined a place where women who have suffered horrific rape and abuse can heal and become powerful voices of change for their country.

Admission is free. Email Maureen Kenna at mkenna@realartways.org to reserve seats

 

Connecticut Children’s Center for Global Health team is dedicated to improving the physical and emotional health of children around the world by supporting our staff and faculty in their activities to build the capacity of nurses, physicians and other healthcare providers in developing countries.
Coded Bias

 

A new documentary that explores the implications of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini’s startling discovery that racial bias is written into the code of facial recognition algorithms.

The new critically acclaimed documentary will be available to rent through our Virtual Cinema starting Wednesday, November 18.

Free Online Q&A Event:

Thursday, November 19 at 8:30pm EST, join the livestreamed discussion hosted by the Coolidge Theatre and moderated by CNN Commentator Van Jones. The discussion is available on the Coolidge Theatre YouTube Channel.

The panel will feature:

Joy Buolamwini, Founder, Algorithmic Justice League

Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble, Author, Algorithms of Oppression

Clare Garvie, Researcher, The Perpetual Lineup

Shalini Kantayya, director of Coded Bias

Kade Crockford, Director, Technology for Liberty Program, ACLU

Alvaro Bedoya, Founding Director, Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown Law

A face covered by a white mask with the text "Coded Bias"

Coded Bias Synopsis:

Modern society sits at the intersection of two crucial questions: What does it mean when artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly governs our liberties? And what are the consequences for the people AI is biased against? When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that most facial-recognition software does not accurately identify darker-skinned faces and the faces of women, she delves into an investigation of widespread bias in algorithms. As it turns out, AI is not neutral, and women are leading the charge to ensure our civil rights are protected.

“This clear-eyed documentary explores how machine-learning algorithms can perpetuate society’s existing class-, race- and gender-based inequities.” – Devika Girish, New York Times

“Shalini Kantayya’s Coded Bias effectively brings to light a modern civil rights issue that can be proven with data.” – Nick Allen, RogerEbert.com

Mank
 Tickets must be purchased online in advance and seating will be assigned. 
11/15 Update: Due to recent adjustments to health and safety guidelines in response to COVID-19, we are unable to sell concessions to Real Art Ways guests.

Synopsis:

Starring Academy Award Winner Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Arliss Howard, Tom Pelphrey, Sam Troughton, Ferdinand Kingsley, Tuppence Middleton, Tom Burke, and Charles Dance. Directed by David Fincher.

1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish “Citizen Kane.”

“Mank is a miracle.” – Daily Telegraph U.K.

“Mank is a gorgeous dive into film history — and a sharp reflection on our political present.” – Los Angeles Times

Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried in "Mank"

Amanda Seyfried and Gary Oldman in “Mank”

Event Details:

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– Tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– You must wear a mask at all times except when eating and drinking in your seat. 

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

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Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

 

Ammonite

 

Tickets must be purchased online in advance and seating will be assigned.  
11/15 Update: Due to recent adjustments to health and safety guidelines in response to COVID-19, we are unable to sell concessions to Real Art Ways guests.

Synopsis:

1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea (Saoirse Ronan) develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever.

“A passionate love story nourished by the salty sea air and the blissful absence of men; it’s also a sharp reflection on how the artistic, scientific and intellectual contributions of women have been systematically written out of history.” – Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times

“It is a story of connection, something we all seek, even after our lives seem to have made it impossible to find.” – Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan in Ammonite

photograph by Agatha A. Nitecka/RÅN studio courtesy of NEON

Event Details:

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– Tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– You must wear a mask at all times except when eating and drinking in your seat. 

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

Cinema safe logo which has a theatre chair with a green check mark

Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

 

A Call To Spy

 

Tickets must be purchased online in advance and seating will be assigned. 

Synopsis:

At the dawn of World War II, Winston Churchill orders his new spy agency to train women for covert operations. Together, these female agents help undermine the Nazi regime in France, leaving an unmistakable legacy in their wake.

“An engrossing and often thrilling spy drama, and a tribute to this courageous and diverse group of women.” – Sheila O’Malley, RogerEbert.com

Two people on the street exchanging a newspaper

Event Details:

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– Tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– You must wear a mask at all times except when eating and drinking in your seat. 

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

Cinema safe logo which has a theatre chair with a green check mark

Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

 

Martin Eden

 

Tickets must be purchased online in advance and seating will be assigned. 

Synopsis:

A feature film based on Jack London’s autobiography

The film is a masterpiece… see it any way you can.”- Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture

“Hopefulness and rawness, much like society and the self, are ultimately inextricable in “Martin Eden,” a work of art that abounds in its own beautiful contradictions.”- Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times

 

Martin Eden outdoors in a group of people

Luca Marinelli in a scene from Martin Eden, photo by Francesca Errichiello, courtesy Kino Lorbe

Event Details:

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– Tickets must be purchased in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– You must wear a mask at all times except when eating and drinking in your seat. 

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

Cinema safe logo which has a theatre chair with a green check mark

Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE

 

The Donut King

 

Tickets must be purchased online in advance and seating will be assigned. 

Synopsis:

Ted’s story is one of fate, love, survival, hard knocks, and redemption. It’s the rags to riches story of a refugee escaping Cambodia, arriving in America in 1975, and building an unlikely multi-million-dollar empire baking America’s favorite pastry, the donut.

Donut King poster illustration of a man in front of donut shop.

Event Details:

We have learned and been informed by participating in online presentations with Sten H. Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, to plan all aspects of welcoming people back into our spaces.

We have taken great care to make sure the physical space is as safe as it can be.

Please Keep In Mind:

If you are not feeling well, stay home.

Once You Get Here:

– You must purchase your tickets in advance and tickets will be scanned at the cafe upon arrival. (Members will need to sign in to access member privileges.)

– You must wear a mask at all times except when eating and drinking in your seat. 

– We have significantly reduced our theatre’s capacity to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between parties.

– We have reduced our showtimes.

– Our theater will be disinfected after each showing and each seat will be cleaned thoroughly.

– We have maximized the air from outdoors circulating into the theatre and we have increased the air filtration in our system. 

– Our staff will check-in prior to each shift to ensure everyone is healthy.

As you return to our physical space, your health and safety is our top priority. To learn about all the steps we have taken to prepare and our new procedures visit our Welcoming You Back page.

Cinema safe logo which has a theatre chair with a green check mark

Real Art Ways Cinema is designated Cinema Safe. Learn more about Cinema Safe HERE