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This radically reimagined version of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen tells the story of two young princesses, Anna and Elsa (voiced by Kristen Bell and Broadway powerhouse Idina Menzel), who are separated when their parents fear Elsa’s magical powers endanger her sibling. A fantastic adventure ensues, testing the bonds of sisterly love, full of […]
Join us to make your own 3D glasses and illustrations of iconic movie characters, and create a Pepper’s Ghost 3D illusion. The Education team invites families to join museum educators every month to be inspired by the museum’s exhibitions and screenings to create, learn, and have fun! Inspired by our family film screenings of 3D […]
To celebrate the release of the museum’s new catalogue Agnès Varda: Director’s Inspiration, please join us for a conversation on Varda’s art, life, and legacy with book editor Matt Severson and contributing authors Manohla Dargis and Peter Debruge. Trailblazing French filmmaker Agnès Varda (1928–2019) impacted cinema from her first feature, which paved the way for […]
In-person conversation with actor Song Kang-ho Bong Joon-ho’s phenomenal breakthrough feature, Memories of Murder, is a timely film that gifted Bong with the very first collaboration opportunity with Song Kang-ho, who later becomes his beloved muse. Inspired by a true story, the film centers around the gruesome serial killings of women in Korea in the […]
Celebrate 100 Years of 16mm film and join us at the Academy Museum for a drop-in Tactile Filmmaking Workshop in the Shirley Temple Education Studio. All ages welcome! The Tactile Filmmaking workshops are interactive and accessible workshops to learn about direct-on-film animation techniques. Participants will collaborate on creating vibrant moving- image collages on 16mm film […]
In-person conversation with actor Song Kang-ho. Lee Chang-dong’s Secret Sunshine takes a deep dive into the realm of grief and poetically explores intense human emotions embedded in the atmosphere. For Shin-ae, a widow with a young son, forgiveness is an unfathomable path to peace as her comfort only exists within the agony of contempt and […]
Special guest: George Stevens Jr. and Christopher Nolan Initiated in 1982, the Academy’s George Stevens Lecture on Directing presents this 70th anniversary screening of Stevens’s classic Western, Shane, which in 1993 was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry. Alan Ladd (in his most iconic role) is a gunfighter hired by a pioneer family […]
Added to the National Film Registry in 2001. Non-professional Greek actor Stathis Giallelis gives a captivating performance as Stavros Topouzoglou in this decade-spanning émigré drama that depicts one version of an immigration experience as lensed by Haskell Wexler (Medium Cool) and edited by Dede Allen (Bonnie and Clyde). Winning an Oscar for Art Direction (Black […]
Selected by the Visual Effects Branch. Special guest: Introduction by visual effects supervisor Bill Westenhofer. Director Ang Lee brought Yann Martel’s 2001 bestseller to the screen in a dazzling adaptation that demonstrated the potential of computer-animated visual effects and 3D cinematography. Pi Patel (newcomer Suraj Sharma) is a young man who barely survives a shipwreck […]
Added to the National Film Registry in 2019. Luis Valdez’s (La Bamba) searing adaptation of his acclaimed stage play blends shocking history with cinematic fiction for this tale of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial that led to the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943. Barrio leader Henry Reyna (Daniel Valdez, who wrote the film’s score) and […]
The Education and Public Engagement team invites visitors to explore Stories of Cinema, the Academy Museum’s ongoing core exhibition that presents diverse, international, and complex stories of moviemakers and the works they create. Join the Academy Museum for a musical conversation with singer Paravi. She'll share her journey from social media to joining the major motion […]
In December, our Drop-In Tours will focus on innovations in filmmaking from special effects, animation, and directing. Museum educators will spotlight our core exhibition, Stories of Cinema, exploring the Animation, Effects, and Encounter galleries. Conversations will also focus on Shifting Perspectives: Vertical Cinema, a limited exhibition that honors the spirit of experimentation in cinema and debuts three works […]
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