Events

Detroit Film Theatre 
Portrait of Toni Morrison
In the Museum  Detroit Film Theatre

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

  • Sat, Jul 6 , 2019
  • 7:00 PM
  • Detroit Film Theatre

From the beginning of her remarkable career, American author Toni Morrison – now 88 – has refused to be defined by the publishing industry’s establishment.

Portrait of Toni Morrison
In the Museum  Detroit Film Theatre

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

  • Sun, Jul 7 , 2019
  • 2:00 PM
  • Detroit Film Theatre

From the beginning of her remarkable career, American author Toni Morrison – now 88 – has refused to be defined by the publishing industry’s establishment.

Portrait of Toni Morrison
In the Museum  Detroit Film Theatre

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

  • Sun, Jul 7 , 2019
  • 4:30 PM
  • Detroit Film Theatre

From the beginning of her remarkable career, American author Toni Morrison – now 88 – has refused to be defined by the publishing industry’s establishment.

Photographs of a man and a boy at a piano
In the Museum  Free  Detroit Film Theatre  Concert of Colors

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

  • Mon, Jul 15 , 2019
  • 7:00 PM
  • Detroit Film Theatre

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes explores the unique vision behind the iconic jazz record label.

Portrait of Grace Jones smoking a cigarette against a bright red background
In the Museum  Free  Detroit Film Theatre  Concert of Colors

Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami

  • Tue, Jul 16 , 2019
  • 7:00 PM
  • Detroit Film Theatre

This electrifying journey of pop culture mega-icon Grace Jones contrasts musical sequences with intimate personal footage, all the while brimming with Jones’s bold aesthetic.

Men standing and smirking, some wearing Jamaican flag colors
In the Museum  Detroit Film Theatre

Babylon

  • 7:00 p.m. Fri, July 19 | 7:00 & 9:30 p.m. Sat, July 20 | 4:30 p.m. Sun, July 21 , 2019
  • Detroit Film Theatre

The incendiary Babylon premiered at Cannes in 1980 but went unreleased in the U.S. for "being too controversial”

A man sitting next to a gray poodle
In the Museum  Detroit Film Theatre  Family

Buddy

  • 1:00 & 3:30 p.m. Sat, July 20 | 2:00 p.m. Sun, July 21 , 2019
  • Detroit Film Theatre

This poignant portrait of the relationship between dogs and humans explores the extraordinary bond between service dogs and their owners

Ride the High Country poster
In the Museum  Free  Detroit Film Theatre  Thursdays at the Museum

Thursdays at the Museum: Ride the High Country (film)

  • Thu, Jul 25 , 2019
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Detroit Film Theatre

Every Thursday at 1 p.m. the Detroit Institute of Arts offers programs for adults 55+.

Black and white photo of a man and a woman behind a camera, circa early 20th century
In the Museum  Detroit Film Theatre  Family

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

  • 7:00 p.m. Fri, July 26 | 4:00 & 7:00 p.m. Sat, July 27 | 2:00 & 4:30 p.m. Sun, July 28 , 2019
  • Detroit Film Theatre

Almost completely forgotten until now, Alice Guy-Blaché entered the movie business at its very beginning—in 1894, when she was just 21.

To Have and Have Not poster
In the Museum  Free  Detroit Film Theatre  Thursdays at the Museum

Thursdays at the Museum: To Have and Have Not (film)

  • Thu, Aug 22 , 2019
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Lecture Hall

Every Thursday at 1 p.m. the Detroit Institute of Arts offers programs for adults 55+.

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