To June 13. Naguala is an immersive video and sound installation that explores the rich Mexican tradition of nagualismo—a spiritual and cultural worldview rooted in communication, transformation, and interconnection. The installation reimagines the boundaries between the human and non-human, inviting viewers into the realm of the Naguala, where animals, plants, earth, cosmos, and ancestral spirits intertwine.
Arts Documentary – two matinees only, April 11 & 12
Since his death in 2007, the renown of Canadian painter E.J. Hughes has only continued to grow. For decades, his extraordinary works highlighting the landscapes of British Columbia have captivated the public, but his personal life is less well known. A solitary man dedicated to his art, Hughes led a fascinating life, struggling to make ends meet until a discovery of his work led to its acclaim. Having attempted to work as a fisherman during the Depression, he became a war artist during the Second World War and never gave up his passion for painting, even when devotedly caring for his ailing wife.
USA 2024, 119 min, Drama
Director: Scott McGehee
Starring: Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, Cloé Xhauflaire
What’s going to happen to the dog? That becomes the central question in this gently paced exploration of friendship and grief, both human and canine. The film stars Naomi Watts in a nuanced performance as Iris, with a supporting role from Bill Murray as Walter.
When Walter dies, he bequeaths the care of his Great Dane, Apollo, to his friend Iris, who tries to resist caring for this very large dog, partly due to her small New York apartment but also due to her need to work from home as a writer. Apollo is disruptive to her life and her work. As the story progresses, both woman and dog create a bond that resists separation and each finds comfort in this new relationship.
Canada 2024, 88 min, Documentary
Director: Neil Diamond, Joanne Robertson
A fascinating film documenting the search for Indigenous Northwest artifacts that were taken from their places of origin by trade, sale, and theft. Some items travelled long journeys, ending up in New York antique stores or in the studios and homes of European Surrealists, such as Max Ernst and others, whose works distinctly reveal the influence of these masks.
Cree director Neil Diamond, accompanied by a team of interested parties including cultural preservation workers and art experts, embarks on an investigative journey that illuminates the efforts to repatriate Indigenous art. The film is as engaging as a detective story and is enhanced by vivid imagery and interviews with the compassionate searchers
France 2024, 103 min, Drama
Director: Emmanuel Courcol
Starring: Banjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin, Sarah Suco
French with English subtitles
Thibaut is a world-renowned conductor who travels the globe. Being diagnosed with leukemia, he finds that he needs a bone marrow transplant and learns that he was adopted. He then discovers the existence of a brother, Jimmy, a factory worker who plays the trombone in a brass band, and seeks him out. On the surface, everything seems to separate them, except for their love of music. Detecting his brother’s exceptional musical talent, Thibaut takes it upon himself to rectify the injustice of fate.
The story provides a look into contrasting musical cultures, and how they may be both different and yet the same.
Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin, who realizes his affection for her all too late. The Met’s evocative production, directed by Tony Award–winner Deborah Warner, “offers a beautifully detailed reading of … Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance” (The Telegraph).
3h 45m.
Philippa Langley (an effervescent Sally Hawkins), an amateur historian who refused to be ignored, defied the UK’s most eminent academics in her efforts to find the remains of King Richard III, lost for over 500 years. Her unrelenting research (met with incomprehension by friends and skepticism by experts) led to an undistinguished Leicester car park in 2012, and startling results.
