ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES ANNOUNCES 2024 SUMMER PROGRAMS
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announces its new film series, public events, and education programs for the summer season.
Programs include Summer in the City: Los Angeles, Block by Block, celebrating neighborhoods around the Southland; Full of Pleasure: The Beginnings of New Queer Cinema , exploring the explosion of queer themes in ‘90s cinema; Damas de la Pantalla: The Women of Mexico’s Época de Oro , paying homage to influential female stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema; Tellers of Tales: The Films of Powell & Pressburger ; Pride Month activities featuring Drag Queen Story Hour, a book signing, and Puppets and Pride with Bob Baker Marionette Theater; a full day of workshops, screenings, performances, and conversations celebrating Disabilities, Representation, and Film; a screening of La Bamba (1987) featuring a conversation with actor Lou Diamond Phillips; a 25th anniversary cast and filmmaker reunion screening of Jawbreaker (1999); a presentation of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) with Cassandra Peterson; free home movie screenings from the Academy Film Archive; and more.
“This summer’s programming celebrates the art of moviemaking and the many ways it commemorates and impacts diverse communities, ” said Chief Audience Officer Amy Homma. “Visitors can join us for programs and activities that range from Pride Month festivities, the anniversary of the signing of the historic Americans with Disabilities Act, a film series showcasing the diversity and beauty of Los Angeles neighborhoods, and more with our slate of interactive workshops, screenings, and events.”
WEEKEND SHORT CUTS
As a part of the on-going Weekend Short Cuts series the Academy Museum will be screening Around Los Angeles: Home Movies from the Academy Film Archive, a spirited tour of the Southland through home movies drawn from the collections at the Academy Film Archive most Saturdays and Sundays June 1 through August 31 at 3pm in the David Geffen Theater (DGT). Entry to this program is free with the purchase of a general admission ticket.
SPOTLIGHT FILM SCREENINGS
Summer Spotlights include the North American Restoration Premiere of Gilda (1946) in 4K on June 13; The Thief and the Cobbler: A Moment in Time (1992/2013) on June 16; a screening of Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) in DCP presented by the Academy Museum’s Teen Council on June 29; a 25th anniversary screening of Jawbreaker (1999) in 35mm preceded by a conversation with filmmaker Darren Stein and members of the cast including Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, and Judy Greer, moderated by Trixie Mattel on July 12; a Midnight Mass live podcast conversation with hosts Peaches Christ and Michael Varrati with Cassandra Peterson followed by a screening ofPeterson’s personal 35mm print of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) from the Academy Film Archive on July 19; and a screening of Hackers (1995) on July 20, in advance of the Academy Museum’s participation in PST ART: Art & Science Collide this fall.
LIMITED FILM SERIES
Throughout the summer, the Academy Museum presents Summer in the City: Los Angeles, Block by Block . This series celebrates dozens of neighborhoods around the Southland through a diverse array of over thirty films that highlight the “real” people in the City of Angels and creates an idiosyncratic road map of LA location films. The series kicks off on June 1 with a screening of Boogie Nights (1997) in 70mm and concludes on August 31 with Escape from L.A. (1996) in 4K. On August 17, the series will screen La Bamba (1987) featuring a conversation with actor Lou Diamond Phillips.
This June and July, the museum screens Full of Pleasure: The Beginnings of New Queer Cinema . The series, programmed to complement the museum’s installation Outside the Mainstream (on view through August 4, 2024), offers a dynamic survey of the pioneering works that jumpstarted a liberating moment of radical self-expression for LGBTQ+ artists which reverberates still today. The series begins on June 15 with the West Coast Restoration Premiere of Go Fish (1994) in 4K with filmmaker Rose Troche in person.
Damas de la Pantalla: The Women of Mexico’s Época de Oro pays homage to a handful of the most influential damas de la pantalla (ladies of the screen) of Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema. The series kicks off on June 28 with the Restoration World Premiere of María Candelaria(Portrait of Maria) (1944).
The Academy Museum brings the visual jewels of British filmmaking duo Michael Powell (1905–1990) and Emeric Pressburger (1902–1988) to life in our theaters with Tellers of Tales: The Films of Powell & Pressburger . Presented in close collaboration with the British Film Institute (BFI), this series features 35mm prints and new digital restorations. It begins on July 18 with a rare 35mm nitrate film presentation of Black Narcissus (1947).
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
To kick off the summer season on June 1, Bob Baker Marionette Theater will join the Academy Museum for Puppets and Pride. The marionette show celebrates love, self-acceptance, and community through a musical marionette lineup of proud puppets performing a confection of medleys from LGBTQ+ icons, queer history, and more.
Saturdays throughout June, visitors can join the museum for Drag Queen Story Hour . Pickle, the director of Drag Story Hour Los Angeles, will be joined by fellow drag artists for readings of children’s books that emphasize the importance of love, acceptance, and inclusion.
On July 13, the Academy Museum celebrates the historic civil rights law Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that was signed into law in July 1990 with a full day of workshops, screenings, performances, and conversations with Disabilities, Representation, and Film. This program includes a Sensory Session allowing visitors to experience elements of moviemaking through a guided tactile experience, a performance by the award-winning Los Angeles-based nonprofit and professional dance company Infinite Flow!, and a screening of Crip Camp (2020) followed by an on-stage conversation with filmmakers Jim Lebrecht, Lawrence Carter-Long, and Nicole Newnham.
On July 27, the museum hosts Sensing: Scratch, Sniff, and Sip , an evening inspired by the exhibition John Waters: Pope of Trash, followed by a cocktail making and perfumery workshop inspired by the films of John Waters with Saskia Wilson-Brown of the Institute of Art and Olfaction and Maite Gomez-Rejon of ArtBites. This gallery conversation and cocktail and perfume-making workshop pulls inspiration from a selection of Waters’s films, such as Polyester(1981), Hairspray (1988), and Serial Mom (1994).
John Waters’s film star Ricki Lake joins the Academy Museum on August 3 for a conversation with John Waters: Pope of Trash exhibition curators Dara Jaffe and Jenny He. Let’s Talk! With Ricki Lake will discuss her experiences starring in John Waters’s films Hairspray (1988), Cry Baby (1990), Serial Mom (1994), and Cecil B. Demented (2000).
BOOK SIGNING
Film critic and author Alonso Duralde will join the Academy Museum on June 29 for a conversation on his new book Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film that explores the stories and lives of the LGBTQ+ community both in front and behind the camera. Alonso presents a history spanning the beginnings of cinema through the “pansy craze” of the 1930s, to the New Queer Cinema of the 1990s through today. After the conversation there will be a book signing of Hollywood Pride.
ONGOING SERIES AND PROGRAMS
- Oscar® Sundays : Held every Sunday evening in the David Geffen Theater, this series celebrates films that have been honored at the Academy Awards®. Oscar® Sundays this summer celebrate the centennial year of Columbia Pictures with a curated selection of films from the studio’s 100-year history that have been nominated for, or won, Best Picture–ending the season with a Best Animated Feature winner.
- Family Matinees: Held every Saturday for families of all ages. This summer, the series expands on the Los Angeles films featured in the Limited Series, Summer in the City, by showcasing family-friendly films set in the City of Angels.
- Branch Selects: Each week, a different branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences selects a film—from the silent era to contemporary cinema—thatrepresents a major achievement in the evolution of moviemaking and its unique disciplines.
- Available Space : Our monthly series showcasing experimental and independent film and media. This summer’s Available Space programs include a showcase of the works of artist Sadie Benning, the work of filmmaker Maryam Tafakory, and a selection of shortform experimental films set in Los Angeles.
- Stories of Cinema Drop-In Tours: All are welcome to join public drop-in style gallery conversations to explore moviemakers, their ideas, and beloved movie objects in conversation with museum educators. The tours are free with admission, from 1pm to 3pm on Fridays.
- Drop-In Workshops for Teens: Held on the third Friday of every month from 4:30pm to 6:30pm and designed for teens ages 14 and up, this summer’s workshops focus on storyboarding, vertical cinema, and cinematography.
- Drop-In Workshops for Families: Held the first three Saturdays of every month, Drop-In Workshops for Families are designed for families with children ages 2 and up. This summer’s workshops focus on puppetry, claymation, and set design.
- Gallery Spotlights : Gallery Spotlights feature special guests who will explore select exhibition spaces and themes. Gallery Spotlights this summer will include a conversation featuring West Hollywood’s Drag Laureate, Pickle, on June 21 as they celebrate and discuss the gallery influences and film inspirations connected to drag artistry and drag education.
Education and family programs are ongoing at the Academy Museum, complementary to the film programming. Programs take place throughout the museum in exhibition galleries, theaters, and the Shirley Temple Education Studio.
Monthly, the museum offers ASL Interpreted Tours for the hard of hearing and Deaf communities, Visual Description Tours for the low vision and blind communities, and Calm Morning programs and accommodative Family Matinee film screenings for neurodivergent visitors. A full schedule of Family Matinees may be accessed here.
You can see the full schedule of the Academy Museum’s film screenings and publicand educational programs here.
TICKETS AND ADMISSION
Tickets for film screenings and public programs are sold separately and do not require general admission to the museum. All tickets are available through advance online reservations via the Academy Museum’s website .
Film screening tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors (age 62+), $5 for students, $5 for children (ages 17 and younger), and $8 for museum members. Admission to daytime film screenings is $5.
Public and education program tickets range from free with admission to $20 for adults.
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