films

In association with Emerging Pictures, a New York-based film company, the Brooks screens award-winning independent films every month in the Dorothy K. Hohenberg Auditorium. VIP film passes are available to members for $35, which includes one year of free film admission and discounts in the Brushmark Restaurant the night of the film. The Brushmark is open for dinner every Thursday night featuring tapas; seasonal entrees by Chefs Wally Joe and Andrew Adams; wine and specialty cocktails; and indoor and outdoor seating from 5-9 pm. Call 901.544.6225 for reservations.

The Brooks Film Series is presented by CB Richard Ellis, Auditorium sound system provided by Ninth Wave Audio/Video Design, Sponsored by The Jeniam Foundation.

Thursday, January 15  |  7:30 pm

FILM: The Cats of Mirikitani 
$5 for members; $ 7 for non-members
"The title may suggest a wildlife documentary, but The Cats of Mirikitani  is entirely, vibrantly human."  - Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times

This award-winning film follows a homeless veteran who survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and 9/11 by creating art. Screened in conjunction with the Brooks’ art therapy project Hands of Honor. A tour of the veterans exhibition will precede the film at 6 pm.

The Brushmark Restaurant will be open for dinner. Reservations are recommended, please call 901.544.6225 or click here to make your reservation online.

To purchase your tickets by phone, please call 901.544.6208.

 

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Thursday, January 22  |  7:30 pm

Friday, January 23  |  7:30 pm
Sunday, January 25  |  2 pm

FILM: The British Television Advertising Awards
$5 for members; $7 for non-members
Whether irreverent parodies or shocking public service announcements, these commercials are sure to excite and delight! The annual BTA Awards play to sold- out audiences, so make your reservations early.

The Brushmark Restaurant will be open for dinner. Reservations are recommended, please call 901.544.6225 or click here to make your reservation online.


To purchase your tickets by phone, please call 901.544.6208.

 

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Thursday, January 29  |  6 pm

Film Preview & Discussion: Learning from Bob and Denise

Free for members!
$7 adults; $6 seniors; $3 students w/ID & children 7-17

Join the Brooks and the University of Memphis Department of Architecture for a special film preview with director Jim Venturi as he discusses his parents, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, who are widely considered among the most influential designers of the 20th century.

The Brushmark Restaurant will be open for dinner. Reservations are recommended, please call 901.544.6225 or click here to make your reservation online.

 

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Thursday, February 12  |  7:30 pm

FILM: In Search of a Midnight Kiss

$5 for members; $7 for non-members

From the producers of Before Sunset and Dazed and Confused, this award-winning feature is a rollicking comic ride and a tender journey through modern romance on New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles. Grand Jury Award, 2008 Florida Film Festival.

Part of the “Film Festival Favorites” series, presented in collaboration with Indie Memphis.


The Brushmark Restaurant will be open for dinner. Reservations are recommended, please call 901.544.6225 or click here to make your reservation online.


To purchase your tickets by phone, please call 901.544.6208.

 

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Thursday, February 19  |  7:30 pm

FILM: Momma’s Man
$5 for members; $7 for non-members
From the producers of Half Nelson and Maria Full of Grace, this feature film chronicles the increasingly anxious dilemma of a young man who stops off at his parents’ loft and finds himself emotionally unable to leave. Official Selection, 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

Part of the “Film Festival Favorites” series, presented in collaboration with Indie Memphis.


The Brushmark Restaurant will be open for dinner. Reservations are recommended, please call 901.544.6225 or click here to make your reservation online.


To purchase your tickets by phone, please call 901.544.6208.

 

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Thursday, February 26  |  7:30 pm

FILM: The Pool
The narrative feature debut of acclaimed documentary filmmaker Chris Smith (American Movie), this film tells the tale of a hotel worker obsessed with a swimming pool in the opulent hills of Goa, India. His life gets turned upside down when he attempts to meet the mysterious family that arrives at the house. Special Jury Award, 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

Part of the “Film Festival Favorites” series, presented in collaboration with Indie Memphis.


The Brushmark Restaurant will be open for dinner. Reservations are recommended, please call 901.544.6225 or click here to make your reservation online.

 

To purchase your tickets by phone, please call 901.544.6208.

 

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Sunday, March 1 | 5 pm
Sunday, March 8 | 5 pm

FILM: Che

$8 for members; $10 for non-members

See the most talked about film of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. The Brooks teams up with Indie Memphis to present an exclusive engagement of Che, Steven Soderbergh’s epic about Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, in two parts on consecutive Sundays. Benicio del Toro stars in an award-winning performance as the iconic revolutionary leader.

Sunday, March 1  |  5 pm

Che: Part One (The Argentine) 
Part One begins in 1956 as Che and a band of exiles led by Fidel Castro reach the Cuban shore from Mexico to topple the regime of dictator Batista.

Sunday, March 8  |  5 pm

Che: Part Two (The Guerilla)
Part Two focuses on the revolutionary’s later actions in Africa and South America, eventually being captured and killed by rangers in Bolivia, backed by the CIA.

Doors and cash bar at 4 pm. Films start at 5pm. Stay and discuss the films afterwards over tapas in the Brushmark. Reservations are recommended, please call 901.544.6225 or click here to make your reservation online.


To purchase your tickets by phone, please call 901.544.6208.

 

FILM TICKETS