Kirsten Johnson, David Lynch and Emily Dickinson subject of movies in April at Detroit Institute of Arts’ Detroit Film Theatre Due to overwhelming demand, showings of “Kedi” added to schedule
Updated Mar 21, 2017
March 21, 2017 (Detroit)—The Detroit Film Theatre (DFT) at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) offers a diverse selection of movies in April. Among the highlights are “Cameraperson,” featuring footage taken during cinematographer Kirsten Johnson’s 25-year career, the David Lynch documentary “David Lynch: The Art Life” and three of his feature-length films and “A Quiet Passion,” a movie about poet Emily Dickinson.
Due to popular demand, screenings of “Kedi,” about the street cats of Istanbul, have been added on April 9, 13 and 16 at 7 p.m.
For a complete DFT schedule visit http://www.dia.org/detroitfilmtheatre/14/DFT.aspx
“Cameraperson”: April 14 and 15, 7 p.m.; April 16, 4:30 p.m.
A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife; an intimate family moment at home: these scenes and others are woven into “Cameraperson,” a tapestry of footage collected over the 25-year career of documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson.
Johnson explores the relationships between image-makers and their subjects, the tension between the objectivity and intervention of the camera, and the complex interaction of unfiltered reality and crafted narrative. A hybrid work that combines documentary, autobiography and ethical inquiry, “Cameraperson” is both a moving glimpse into one filmmaker's personal journey and a thoughtful examination of what it means to train a camera on the world. Tickets are $9.50 for general admission and $7.50 for members, seniors and students.
“David Lynch: The Art Life”: April 21 and 22, 7 p.m.; April 23, 2 p.m.
By way of personal interviews recorded over three years, artist and filmmaker David Lynch reveals the experiences, insights, memories and obsessions that forged his imagination, from his birth in Missoula, Montana in 1946, to the many towns to which his scientist father was relocated, to the 1977 release of his first masterpiece, “Eraserhead.” Lynch has never stopped creating, whether it be paintings and sculptures, feature films or the upcoming return of “Twin Peaks.” Tickets are $9.50 for general admission and $7.50 for members, seniors and students.
Following the documentary each day is a feature-length movie directed by Lynch.
April 21, 9:30 p.m.: “Eraserhead”
April 22, 9:30 p.m.: “Mulholland Drive
April 23, 4:30 p.m.: “Inland Empire”
Tickets for each movie are $9.50 for general admission and $7.50 for members, seniors and students.
“A Quiet Passion”: April 28 and 29, 7 and 9:30 p.m.; April 30, 1 p.m.
This new film from Terence Davies, the brilliant director of “The Long Day Closes” and “Sunset Song,” is a biographical, deeply personal portrait of 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson, radiantly portrayed by Cynthia Nixon. Dickinson, who today is considered a genius, was unknown in her lifetime, when fewer than a dozen of her almost 1,800 poems were published.
Dickinson was a recluse who intensely explored her inner self and fought to conquer her demons by finding solace in writing poetry. Because she led such an introverted life, the movie centers around encounters with her family, which Davies treats with sensitivity. In the end, the movie is as demanding, probing and unapologetic as Dickinson herself. Tickets are $9.50 for general admission and $7.50 for members, seniors and students.
March 21, 2017 (Detroit)—The Detroit Film Theatre (DFT) at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) offers a diverse selection of movies in April. Among the highlights are “Cameraperson,” featuring footage taken during cinematographer Kirsten Johnson’s 25-year career, the David Lynch documentary “David Lynch: The Art Life” and three of his feature-length films and “A Quiet Passion,” a movie about poet Emily Dickinson.
Due to popular demand, screenings of “Kedi,” about the street cats of Istanbul, have been added on April 9, 13 and 16 at 7 p.m.
For a complete DFT schedule visit http://www.dia.org/detroitfilmtheatre/14/DFT.aspx
“Cameraperson”: April 14 and 15, 7 p.m.; April 16, 4:30 p.m.
A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife; an intimate family moment at home: these scenes and others are woven into “Cameraperson,” a tapestry of footage collected over the 25-year career of documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson.
Johnson explores the relationships between image-makers and their subjects, the tension between the objectivity and intervention of the camera, and the complex interaction of unfiltered reality and crafted narrative. A hybrid work that combines documentary, autobiography and ethical inquiry, “Cameraperson” is both a moving glimpse into one filmmaker's personal journey and a thoughtful examination of what it means to train a camera on the world. Tickets are $9.50 for general admission and $7.50 for members, seniors and students.
“David Lynch: The Art Life”: April 21 and 22, 7 p.m.; April 23, 2 p.m.
By way of personal interviews recorded over three years, artist and filmmaker David Lynch reveals the experiences, insights, memories and obsessions that forged his imagination, from his birth in Missoula, Montana in 1946, to the many towns to which his scientist father was relocated, to the 1977 release of his first masterpiece, “Eraserhead.” Lynch has never stopped creating, whether it be paintings and sculptures, feature films or the upcoming return of “Twin Peaks.” Tickets are $9.50 for general admission and $7.50 for members, seniors and students.
Following the documentary each day is a feature-length movie directed by Lynch.
April 21, 9:30 p.m.: “Eraserhead”
April 22, 9:30 p.m.: “Mulholland Drive
April 23, 4:30 p.m.: “Inland Empire”
Tickets for each movie are $9.50 for general admission and $7.50 for members, seniors and students.
“A Quiet Passion”: April 28 and 29, 7 and 9:30 p.m.; April 30, 1 p.m.
This new film from Terence Davies, the brilliant director of “The Long Day Closes” and “Sunset Song,” is a biographical, deeply personal portrait of 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson, radiantly portrayed by Cynthia Nixon. Dickinson, who today is considered a genius, was unknown in her lifetime, when fewer than a dozen of her almost 1,800 poems were published.
Dickinson was a recluse who intensely explored her inner self and fought to conquer her demons by finding solace in writing poetry. Because she led such an introverted life, the movie centers around encounters with her family, which Davies treats with sensitivity. In the end, the movie is as demanding, probing and unapologetic as Dickinson herself. Tickets are $9.50 for general admission and $7.50 for members, seniors and students.