The cinematic portrait of the visionary Swedish artist and feminist pioneer Hilma af Klint — who’s played at different ages by Tora Hallström and Oscar nominee Lena Olin, is spirited and sensuous. Lasse Hallström’s HILMA brings to life the story of a woman who posthumously revolutionized the art world as one of the first abstract […]
Academy Award Nomination for Best International Feature. Rural Ireland 1981. A quiet, neglected daughter from a rural family in Ireland with too many mouths to feed is sent to live with her mother’s cousin Eibhlin and her husband Sean who have no children of their own. When we first meet Cait, she’s withdrawn, shamed and
Film Society of Summit | The Quiet Girl | Sunday April 30 2023 | 4:00 PM Read More »
In the mid-1980s, when abuse insidiously took hold in the lives of three women, a small grassroots group of locals worked with the town of East Hampton and the local Rotary Club to establish a shelter called The Retreat, which opened in 1992. Director Markie Hancock uncovers a narrative of survival and empowerment as she
Nominated for best picture and best adapted screenplay at the 2023 Academy Awards. Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith. Starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand. Movies are back in Madison!! The
Film Society of Summit | Women Talking | Saturday April 15 2023 | 7:30 PM Read More »
From National Geographic Documentary Films comes the extraordinary love story of intrepid French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, who died just as explosively as they lived — capturing the most spectacular imagery ever recorded of their greatest passion: volcanoes. Katia and Maurice Krafft loved two things — each other and volcanoes. For two decades, the
Film Society of Summit | Fire of Love | Friday April 7 2023 | 8:00 PM Read More »
Tickets $10 General Admission$5 Student (with valid ID)Purchase tickets in advance on TicketleapOr at the door. Box Office opens 1/2 hour prior to the event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZQx7gWdpgQ Julia, a bright university student, is preparing for a life abroad when an unexpected romance sparks between her and English, a damaged soldier returning from the war zone in
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As part of the Madison Community Arts Center’s programming around the month-long exhibit Don’t Close Your Eyes: Ukrainian Artists Respond to the War, running from March 1 through April 2, MCAC is partnering with the Thomas Edison Film Festival to present two films (ticket info below): City of Ghosts – City of Ghosts – Narrative – 15 min.
Movies are back in Madison!! The Summit Film Society continues its celebration of Women’s History Month with a viewing of the sumptuous costume drama Corsage. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased ahead of time or at the door. www.summitfilmsociety.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7LpMtLRe2E
Film Society of Summit | Corsage | Saturday March 11 2023 | 8:00 PM Read More »
Spotlight Kids is celebrating ten years of providing performance opportunity to Madison area students by presenting a weekend of professional workshops, masterclasses, performances, Q&A’s, meet and greets, movie nights, and MORE! For specifics, visit the Workshop Weekend event page on the Spotlight Kids Website.
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The Thomas Edison Film Festival celebrates 40 years of great short films and will come to Madison for one evening only with a program of films using a dance motif. Formerly the Black Maria Film Festival, the TEFF screens juried short films all over the world, advancing the creative power of film across several genres
Thomas Edison Film Festival | Award-Winning Films with Dance | Friday December 2 7:30 pm Read More »