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Greetings Film-lovers,

Thank you to our many participants at this year's 8th annual MV Environmental Film Festival that concurred last Sunday.

Cheers to the filmmakers that joined us in-person and virtually: Nadine Pequeneza, Pamela Tanner Boll, Rachel Lears and our local speakers: Jennifer Blum, Peter Norris, Andrew Woodruff, Noli Taylor, Nelson Sigelman, and Susan Hobart. Our community partners: MV Garden Club, Island Grown, Bluedot Living Magazine, and our long-time collaborator, Vineyard Conservation Society for their support and curating its Climate Action Student Art Show.

We also wish to thank our Festival Sponsors: Blüedot Living Magazine, Martha's Vineyard Community Services, MV Bank, and Visit Massachusetts, who supported us financially. 

Opening this Friday two new documentaries -- one will bring you inside the world of classical music and the other to the mountains of Tibet.  

¡VIVA MAESTRO!, the uplifting and timely new film from acclaimed director Ted Braun, follows conductor Gustavo Dudamel around the world as he responds to unexpected and imposing obstacles with stirring music-making that celebrates the power of art to renew and unite people.

THE VELVET QUEEN — In the heart of the Tibetan highlands, multi-award-winning nature photographer Vincent Munier guides writer Sylvain Tesson on his quest to document the infamously elusive snow leopard. Munier introduces  Tesson to the subtle art of waiting from a blind spot, tracking animals, and finding the patience to catch sight of this cat. Through their journey in the Tibetan peaks, inhabited by invisible presences, the two men ponder humankind's place amongst the magnificent creatures and glorious landscapes they encounter along the way.

Our last MET Opera Live of the season is this Saturday at 12:55pm -- HAMLET — When Australian composer Brett Dean’s "Hamlet" had its world premiere at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017, The Guardian declared, “New opera doesn’t often get to sound this good … Shakespeare offers a gauntlet to composers that shouldn’t always be picked up, but Dean’s Hamlet rises to the challenge.”  

CONTINUING THIS WEEK, FINAL SHOWS...

THE DUKE — In 1961, Kempton Bunton (Jim Broadbent), a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly -- he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television. What happened next became the stuff of legend. The only truth was that he was a good man, determined to change the world and save his marriage (to Helen Mirren) -- how and why he used the Duke to achieve that is a wonderfully uplifting tale.

"It’s a daft, lovely story, and it opens up like a flower – the final half hour is deeply and unexpectedly moving.” — Ty Burr, Boston Globe

EMERGENCY is a hilarious love story trapped in the real world tragedy of America. Directed by Carey Williams from a screenplay by KD Dávila. It premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. After an epic night of partying, three college students of color return home to find a white woman unconscious in their apartment. Worried the police will suspect them of wrongdoing, they try to get the woman to safety without drawing suspicion.

ART EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: PISSARRO: FATHER OF IMPRESSIONISM — Born in the West Indies, Pissarro found his passion in painting as a young man in Paris, and by the age of 43 had corralled a group of enthusiastic artists into a new collective. Their first show was scorned by the critics, but the group had acquired a new name: the Impressionists. For the next 40 years, Pissarro was the driving force behind what has today become the world’s favorite artistic movement, Impressionism. This program is also available online virtually.

In our virtual cinema, FILM CENTER AT HOME, explore newly released films from the comforts of your living room. We are partnering with Eventive to offer these films streaming to your home. Click here to see our current at home offerings, or scroll down for those titles. Your rental of these films online does help support the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society and its staff during this unprecedented time in the movie exhibition business.

Thank you for your your memberships, donations, and/or purchases of movies online. Your support has meant we've been able to keep our staff together and continue to deliver on our mission during these uncertain times.

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We miss you, and we all look forward to welcoming you again to the Film Center for a movie or event in the coming weeks, months!

Richard Paradise, Founder/ Executive Director

P.S. Renewing or becoming a member of the Film Society, help sustain us year-round!