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Munson-Williams Film Series April 2021 Sponsored by M&T Bank

The Father March 31 & April 2 Directed by , 2021, United Kingdom, Rated PG-13, 97 min.

Anthony (Academy Award Winner, ) is 80, mischievous, living defiantly alone and rejecting the carers that his daughter, Anne (Academy Award and Golden Globe Winner, ), encouragingly introduces. Yet help is also becoming a necessity for Anne; she can't make daily visits anymore and Anthony's grip on reality is unraveling. As we experience the ebb and flow of his memory, how much of his own identity and past can Anthony cling to? How does Anne cope as she grieves the loss of her father, while he still lives and breathes before her? The Father warmly embraces real life, through loving reflection upon the vibrant human condition; heart-breaking and uncompromisingly poignant -- a movie that nestles in the truth of our own lives.

The Mauritanian April 7 & 9 Directed by Kevin Macdonald, 2021, United States, Rated R, 129 min.

Based on the NY Times best-selling memoir "Guantánamo Diary" by , this is the inspiring true story of Slahi's fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. Alone and afraid, Slahi () finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander () and her associate Teri Duncan () who battle the U.S. government in a fight for justice that tests their commitment to the law and their client at every turn. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by a formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch (), uncovers shocking truths and ultimately proves that the human spirit cannot be locked up.

Nomadland April 14 & 16 (No Friday Matinee) Directed by Chloé Zhao, 2021, United States, Rated R, 107 min.

Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern (Frances McDormand, Academy Award nominee for Best Actress) packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature film from director Chloé Zhao (Songs My Brothers Taught Me), Nomadland features real nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells as Fern’s mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West. Golden Globe winner for Best Picture (Drama) and Best Director. Nomadland is also winner of Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography at the Boston Society of Film Critics Awards; the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival; and the Golden Lion at the . Nominated for six , including Best Picture, Best Actress (McNormand), Best Director and Best Cinematography!

French Exit April 21 & 23 Directed by , 2021, United Kingdom, Rated R, 110 min.

“My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old penniless socialite Frances Price (), but things did not go as planned. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 12 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a borrowed apartment in , accompanied by her directionless son Malcolm () and a cat named Small Frank—who may or may not embody the spirit of Frances’s dead husband. French Exit is an absurdist comedy written by Patrick DeWitt (The Sisters Brothers).

Six Minutes to Midnight April 28 & 30 Directed by Andy Goddard, 2021, United Kingdom, Rated PG-13, 99 min.

In the summer of 1939, influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm, but the authorities believe he is the problem. , James D'Arcy, and Eddie Izzard star.

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All films are shown in the Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium at Munson-Williams on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. and Fridays at 2 and 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. All titles and dates are subject to change.

Ticket prices for all screenings: Munson-Williams Members: $7 General: $9 Students: $5 PrattMWP Students: Free

Film Passbooks Munson-Williams Members $55 General Admission: $75

Each Passbook contains ten admissions to the Film Series that may be used in any combination. Film Passbooks do not expire.

For more information, or to order advance tickets, please call the Munson-Williams Ticket Office at 315-797-0055.

The MWPAI Film Series is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.