Skip to content
OKCMOA Oklahoma City Museum of Art
  • Visit
  • Art
  • Film
  • Store & Bar
  • Search
  • Visit
  • Art
  • Film
  • Store & Bar
  • Search
icon hamburger menu black 1
icon hamburger menu black 1
  • Tickets
  • Membership
  • Donate
  • Tickets
  • Membership
  • Donate

Follow

Icon Instagram White Icon Linkedin White Icon Facebook White Icon Twitter White Icon Youtube White
Icon Instagram White Icon Facebook White Icon Twitter White Icon Youtube White
  • Museum Blog
  • Museum Films Blog
  • Press
  • Museum Blog
  • Museum Films Blog
  • Press
ems 2
  • September 27, 2021

Museum Films in October 2021

This month, Museum Films brings the best of independent and international cinema to Oklahoma City with acclaimed highlights from film festivals around the world. As the 24th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival draws to a close, we deepen our focus on innovative short-form filmmaking with official Cannes selection, The Year of the Everlasting Storm, an omnibus of brief but powerful new films from seven of the world’s most artistically vibrant filmmakers. Featuring Palme d’or-winning Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul, whose work was featured in OKCMOA’s 2018 exhibition Serenity of Madness, and David Lowery, acclaimed director of The Green Knight, The Year of the Everlasting Storm offers a multi-faceted reflection on life in the pandemic age.

We’re also proud to feature a pair of stylistically and thematically diverse works from celebrated Japanese horror pioneer Kiyoshi Kurosawa, who earned the Best Director prize at the Venice film festival for his elegant WWII thriller, Wife of a Spy — making its Oklahoma City debut this month the Noble Theater. Returning in a crystalline 4K restoration just in time for Halloween, Kurosawa’s virtuosic 1997 breakthrough Cure is a chilling reinvention of the serial killer genre. Another elegant entry in the thriller genre, sumptuous Berlin Film Festival standout Azor conjures up a hidden world of Graham Green-style financial intrigue in late-1970s Argentina. 

Museum Films’ October lineup also features a trio of acclaimed new releases fresh from this month’s New York Film Festival. The first documentary feature from American indie film legend Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven, I’m Not There), The Velvet Underground is a visually inventive portrait of one of the most influential rock bands of all time. A bittersweet mediation on love and cinema, Bergman Island follows a filmmaking couple played by Vicky Krieps (The Phantom Thread) and Tim Roth on a pilgrimage to the secluded Swedish island of Fårö, where Ingmar Bergman lived and worked. The latest from celebrated Japanese writer-director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy weaves an enchanting trio of stories about romance, regret and life-changing chance encounters. 

For art lovers missing OKCMOA’s popular Painters of Pompeii exhibition, OKCMOA’s Noble Theater offers the next best thing. Opening Halloween weekend, Exhibition on Screen: Munch is an unprecedented behind-the-scenes tour of a landmark exhibition of eerily iconic works by Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch, creator of The Scream.  

Last but not least, we’re excited to launch 35mm Thursdays, a free, bimonthly series of international film classics exclusively for OKCMOA Film Society members. The series begins on October 14 with a 35mm screening of acclaimed Spanish drama The Spirit of the Beehive.

We hope to see you soon!  

Click here to download the printable October schedule.

MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2021 | Various | 2021 | subtitled and in English | 146 minutes | NR — Fri., Oct. 1 @ 5 pm | Sat., Oct. 2 @ 2 & 8 pm | Sun., Oct. 3 @ 12:30 & 3:30 pm   

AZOR | Andreas Fontana | 2021 | subtitled | 100 minutes | NR — Fri., Oct. 1 @ 8 pm | Sat., Oct. 2 @ 5:30 pm  

THE YEAR OF THE EVERLASTING STORM | Jafar Panâhi, Anthony Chen, Malik Vitthal, Laura Poitras, Dominga Sotomayor, David Lowery, Apichatpong Weerasethakul | 2021 | subtitled and in English | 115 minutes  | NR — Fri., Oct. 8 @ 5:30 pm | Sat., Oct. 9 @ 2 & 8 pm | Sun., Oct. 10 @ 3 pm    

WIFE OF A SPY | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | 2020 | subtitled | 115 minutes | NR — Fri., Oct. 8 @ 8 pm | Sat., Oct. 9 @ 5:30 pm | Sun., Oct. 10 @ 12:30 pm | Two by Kiyoshi Kurosawa 

OKCMOA FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS: THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE ON 35MM | Víctor Erice | 1973 | subtitled | 99 minutes | NR | 35mm — Thurs., Oct. 14 @ 7 pm | Free and exclusive to Film Society members 

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND | Todd Haynes | 2021 | In English | 110 min | R — Fri., Oct. 15 @ 5:30 pm | Sat., Oct. 16 @ 2 & 8 pm | Sun., Oct. 17 @ 12:30 & 3 pm   

CURE | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | 1997 | subtitled | 111 minutes | NR — Fri., Oct. 15 @ 8 pm | Sat., Oct. 16 @ 5:30 pm | Two by Kiyoshi Kurosawa  

BERGMAN ISLAND | Mia Hansen-Løve | 2021 | In English | 112 minutes | R — Fri., Oct. 22 @ 5:30 & 8 pm | Sat., Oct. 23 @ 2 pm | Sun., Oct. 24 @ 12:30 & 3 pm   

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: MUNCH | Ben Harding | 2013 | In English | 90 minutes | NR   — Fri., Oct. 29 @ 5:30 pm | Sat., Oct. 30 @ 2 & 5:30 pm | Sun., Oct. 31 @ 12:30 pm    

WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY | Ryūsuke Hamaguchi | 2021 | subtitled | 121 minutes | NR  — Fri., Oct. 29 @ 8 pm | Sat., Oct. 30 @ 8 pm | Sun., Oct. 31 @ 3 pm    

Explore

Plan Your
Visit Now

Loading...
OKC MOA Gallery 8234
icon arrow right@2x
Currently On View

Current Exhibitions

View our open exhibitions at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. From delicate glass pieces to painted portraits, we have everything you are interested in.

Loading...
DSC8647 Enhanced NR
icon arrow right@2x
Upcoming

Calendar

Sign up for exhibition programming, film screenings in the Noble Theater, lively seasonal events, and more! There's always something exciting happening at OKCMOA.

Loading...
MoA Gift Shop LUX PRINT 13
icon arrow right@2x
Shop and Sip

Museum Store x Ganache

OKCMOA is pleased to invite you to Museum Store x Ganache, a partnership with Ganache Patisserie. In addition to the enhanced shopping experience in the new space, visitors can enjoy a full bar with coffee, cocktails, beer, wine, and grab-and-go options from Ganache, including sweet and savory items. 

Store

Shop Now

Adler Torino Bar lifestyle 1

Creative Gifts

Chihuly Spring Green Persian Glass

Chihuly Art

Phaidon multi book image

Books & Collectibles

icon search 2
OKCMOA Circle Logo transparent

415 Couch Drive
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

405.236.3100
Hours
Monday-TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday:10 am-5 pm
Thursday:10 am-8 pm
Friday-Saturday:10 am-5 pm
Sunday:12-5 pm

CLOSED: Monday, Tuesday, and Major Holidays (Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day)

  • Visit
  • Art
  • Film
  • Store
  • Private Events

Support

  • Season Sponsors
  • Fundraisers
  • Annual Fund
  • Double Your Donation

Community

  • Moderns
  • Film Society
  • Outreach
  • Membership
  • Corporate Partnership

About

  • Departments
  • Contact
  • Annual Reports
  • History
  • Careers

Programs

  • Families
  • Educators
  • Adults
  • Outreach

News

  • Press
  • Blog
  • Films Blog

Select list(s) to subscribe to


By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin
Ratings BLK 4star
okcnp member badge black

Select list(s) to subscribe to


By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact

© Copyright OKCMOA

  • Visit
  • Art
  • Film
  • Shop
  • Visit
  • Art
  • Film
  • Shop
  • Get Tickets
  • Become a Member
  • Donate
  • Get Tickets
  • Become a Member
  • Donate
  • Calendar
  • Learn & Engage
  • FAQs
  • About
  • Support OKCMOA
  • Press
  • Calendar
  • Learn & Engage
  • FAQs
  • About
  • Support OKCMOA
  • Press
Instagram White Created with Lunacy Facebook White Created with Lunacy Twitter White Created with Lunacy
OKCMOA Circle Logo transparent

415 Couch Drive
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

405.236.3100
Hours
Monday-TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday:10 am-5 pm
Thursday:10 am-8 pm
Friday-Saturday:10 am-5 pm
Sunday:12-5 pm

CLOSED: Monday, Tuesday, and Major Holidays (Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day)

Visit

Art

Exhibitions

Collection

Film

Store

Donate

Tickets

Membership

Calendar of Events

Learn & Engage

Private Events

About

  • Departments
  • Contact
  • Annual Reports
  • History
  • Careers

Support

  • Season Sponsors
  • Fundraisers
  • Annual Fund
  • Double Your Donation
  • Volunteer

Community

  • Membership
  • Moderns
  • Film Society
  • Corporate Partnership

Programs

  • Adults
  • Kids
  • Schools
  • Outreach

News

  • Press
  • Newsletters
  • Blog
  • Films Blog

Select list(s) to subscribe to


By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact
Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin
  • Artworks
  • Collections
  • Films
  • Events
  • Blog Posts

Admission

Exhibitions

Loading...

The Three Shades

Postwar Abstraction

Land Use: Humanity’s Interaction with Nature

Dale Chihuly: The Oklahoma Collection

CALENDAR

Exhibition Ticketing

Free

  • Members
  • Children (17 & Under)

$14.95 + tax

  • Adults

$12.95 + tax

  • Seniors (62+)
  • College Students

FREE

  • Active-Duty Military
BUY TICKETS

Tours

(Per Person)

Free

  • p-12th Grade School Groups
    Children 17 & under

$11.95 + tax
/person

  • Adults (10 or More)

$9.95 + tax
/person

  • Senior Tours
    (10 or More)

$9.95+tax
/person

  • College Students (10 or more)
Schedule Tour

Film

Now Playing

Loading...
A film still from Nightshift
May 22, 2025
- May 23, 2025
icon arrow right@2x

Nightshift – New 4K Restoration

View All Showtimes
FILM Tickets

Film Admission

$5

  • Film Society

$6

  • Military
  • Members
  • Adult groups of 15+ people
  • Children (12 and under)

$8

  • Seniors (62+)
  • School Tours
  • College Students
  • Teens (13-18)

$10

  • Adults

PLUS TAX

Current Screenings

Upcoming Screenings

Virtual Cinema