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MFAH Film Premieres: Contemporary World Cinema: Waste Land

Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Aurora Picture Show at Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Brown Auditorium

January 22-February 6, 2011

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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents MFAH Film Premieres: Contemporary World Cinema: Waste Land. Enjoy these critically acclaimed, award-winning international films as they make their Houston debut!

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Directed by Lucy Walker and filmed over nearly three years, Waste Land follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of "catadores" – or self-designated pickers of recyclable materials.

Muniz's initial objective was to "paint" the catadores with garbage. However, his collaboration with these inspiring characters as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage reveals both the dignity and despair of the catadores as they begin to re-imagine their lives.

Walker (Countdown to Zero) has great access to the entire process and, in the end, offers stirring evidence of the transformative power of art and the alchemy of the human spirit.

Show Times:

Sat., Jan. 22 1:00 PM
Thu., Jan. 27 8:00 PM
Sat., Jan. 29 1:00 PM
Sun., Jan. 30 1:00 PM
Sun., Feb. 6 5:00 PM

This film is part of the MFAH Premieres: Contemporary World Cinema film series. Cosponsored by the Houston Cinema Arts Society. Thursday screening cosponsored by Aurora Picture Show and the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston´s Teen Council.

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Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Brown Auditorium

1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77006

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Tickets:

$7 General Admission
$6 Matinee Admission
$1 discount MFAH members, senior adults (55+), and students with ID
Free Children 5 and under
Free Film Buffs members
$60 Nonmember Discount Pass (10 admissions)
$55 MFAH member Discount Pass (10 admissions)
$3 Family Flicks Admission
$2 Family Flicks Admission for MFAH members and students with ID

Please note:
The MFAH Films box office accepts payment by cash, check, and credit card.

Tickets can be purchased in advance in three ways: online, in the museum lobbies, and at the box office.

The box office opens at 5:30 p.m. for weekend evening screenings and at least 30 minutes before show time for most other films.

Times:

Show Times:
Sat., Jan. 22 1:00 PM
Thu., Jan. 27 8:00 PM
Sat., Jan. 29 1:00 PM
Sun., Jan. 30 1:00 PM
Sun., Feb. 6 5:00 PM

Phone: 713-639-7300

Parking:

Museum Parking Garage
Located directly east of the Beck and Law buildings, the MFAH Visitors Center features a four-story covered parking garage.

The easy-to-find parking entrance is on Binz, marked by a large, yellow arrow.

You're always protected from the elements when you park your car in the Museum Garage. From there, you can go to the Visitors Center lobby and find a ticketing desk and up-to-the minute museum information.

As an added convenience, you can enter the Beck and Law buildings from the Visitors Center through security-monitored, climate-controlled tunnels connecting all three buildings.

Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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