Picturehouse 441

Picturehouse 441 and ACE are proud to be partnering on a series of live virtual Q&As as part of our mutual efforts to promote film literacy.
Join us for a Q&A with writer/producer/director Jacques Audiard & editor Juliette Welfling, as they discuss their 2024 French musical crime comedy Emilia Pérez. Maverick filmmaker Jacques Audiard returned to the director’s chair this year with Emilia Pérez which tells the story of a Mexican drug lord who, with the help of a kind lawyer, decides to leave their violent past behind and become their true self by transitioning into Emilia Pérez. It’s a crime thriller and a family drama … and a musical. With committed performances from its entire cast including Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz, who all shared the Cannes Best Actress Prize, Emilia Pérez proves to be a humane, touching work that’s further electrified by Audiard’s longtime editor, Juliette Welfling. Emilia Pérez is a film that walks several fine lines, pulling off a cinematic tightrope act that ranks as one of 2024’s most audacious and successful achievements.

This event will be a Live Zoom Webinar on Monday, November 18 at 4PM ET/1PM PT with two encore livestreams to follow on Vimeo.

Encore 1: Monday, November 18 at 8PM ET/5PM PT
Encore 2: Monday, November 18 at 11PM ET/8PM PT
**ACE members, please check your email for free ticket information.**

Picturehouse 441 and ACE are proud to be partnering on a series of live virtual Q&As as part of our mutual efforts to promote film literacy.
Join us for a Q&A with writer/director Chris Sanders & editor Mary Blee, as they discuss their 2024 animated science fiction adventure The Wild Robot. Veteran animator Chris Sanders returned to the medium in which he made his name for the first time in a decade with The Wild Robot. A visionary achievement about chosen family, motherhood, and the essential bonds shared by all living creatures, Sanders has once again created a work full of child-like wonder, profound empathy, and a typically resplendent visual style. Beautifully paced by editor Mary Blee and featuring an all-timer of a voice performance from Lupita Nyong’o, The Wild Robot is a new film that already feels like a classic.

This event will be a Live Zoom Webinar on Monday, December 2 at 8PM ET/5PM PT with two encore livestreams to follow on Vimeo.

Encore 1: Monday, December 2 at 11PM ET/8PM PT
Encore 2: Tuesday, December 3 at 3PM ET/12PM PT
**ACE members, please check your email for free ticket information.**

Picturehouse 441 and ACE are proud to be partnering on a series of live virtual Q&As as part of our mutual efforts to promote film literacy.
Join us for a Q&A with director/co-writer George Miller, as he discusses his 1981 post-apocalyptic action film Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. Long before Fury Road and Furiosa, George Miller redefined action cinema with his Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. Continuing the saga of Max Rockatansky through the wasteland of Earth, this film gave audiences a taste of the cinematic mastery that Miller would continue to display over the ensuing four decades. Bigger, crazier, and more exhilarating than its tiny-budgeted predecessor. Edited by David Stiven, Tim Welburn and Michael Balson, this film is everything a sequel should be and is rightfully considered one of the greatest films of the 1980s.

This event will be a Live Zoom Webinar on Thursday, December 5 at 8PM ET/5PM PT with two encore livestreams to follow on Vimeo.

Encore 1: Thursday, December 5 at 11PM ET/8PM PT
Encore 2: Friday, December 6 at 3PM ET/12PM PT
**ACE members, please check your email for free ticket information.**

Picturehouse 441 and ACE are proud to be partnering on a series of live virtual Q&As as part of our mutual efforts to promote film literacy.
Join us for a Q&A with director Edward Berger and editor Nick Emerson, as they discuss their 2024 mystery thriller Conclave. Making good on the promise of his multi-Oscar-winning international breakout, All Quiet on the Western Front, director Edward Berger has crafted another richly compelling, exceptionally well-paced (thanks to editor Nick Emerson) film with Conclave. Following a cardinal (an exceptional Ralph Fiennes) as he heads a committee to find a new Pope, this unlikely thriller is chock-full of unpredictable twists and poses provocative questions about the state of the modern-day Catholic Church. The rare new release that perfectly balances juicy plot turns with genuine intelligence, Conclave further elevates Berger into the upper-echelon of exciting filmmakers working today.

This event will be a Live Zoom Webinar on Tuesday, December 17 at 3PM ET/12PM PT with two encore livestreams to follow on Vimeo.

Encore 1: Tuesday, December 17 at 8PM ET/5PM PT
Encore 2: Tuesday, December 17 at 11PM ET/8PM PT
**ACE members, please check your email for free ticket information.**

Picturehouse 441 and ACE are proud to be partnering on a series of live virtual Q&As as part of our mutual efforts to promote film literacy.
Join us for a Q&A with cinematographer Alice Brooks, ASC, and editor Myron Kerstein, ACE, as they discuss their film 2024 musical fantasy film Wicked. A sumptuous, soaring ode to Golden Age Hollywood musicals with a distinctly modern sensibility, Universal Pictures’ Wicked, based on the generation-defining blockbuster stage musical, now arrives onscreen as a spectacular cinematic event. While the film is epic in scale, director Jon M. Chu and cinematographer Alice Brooks imbue it with a handmade quality that makes the film feel intimate, emotional and like a true labor of love. As cut by Oscar-nominated editor Myron Kerstein, ACE, each musical number pops off the screen, and enough praise cannot be heaped upon stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda, who provide Wicked with its big, beating heart. The result is a singular cinematic achievement that is both deeply satisfying and dramatically bold.

This event will be a Live Zoom Webinar on Wednesday, December 18 at 8PM ET/5PM PT with two encore livestreams to follow on Vimeo.

Encore 1: Wednesday, December 18 at 11PM ET/8PM PT
Encore 2: Thursday, December 19 at 3PM ET/12PM PT
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Picturehouse 441 and ACE are proud to be partnering on a series of live virtual Q&As as part of our mutual efforts to promote film literacy.
Join us for a Q&A with director/editor/producer Howard Berry and writer/subject Walter Murch, ACE, as they discuss their 2024 documentary Her Name Was Moviola. Filmmaker and historian Howard Berry teamed up with legendary film and sound editor Walter Murch, ACE, to create this love letter to the dying art of physical film editing in Her Name Was Moviola. For this film, Berry painstakingly recreated an editing room with a Moviola and transferred Mike Leigh’s Mr. Turner to 35mm in order to recut a scene from it on the machine. Detailed and delightful, this film is catnip for cinephiles who want to take a deep-dive into the art of film editing through the eyes of Murch, one of cinema’s masters.

This event will be a Virtual Screening and a Live Zoom Webinar on Tuesday, January 7 at 8PM ET/5PM PT with two encore livestreams to follow on Vimeo.

Encore 1: Tuesday, January 7 at 11PM ET/8PM PT
Encore 2: Wednesday, January 8 at 3PM ET/12PM PT
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Picturehouse 441 and ACE are proud to be partnering on a series of live virtual Q&As as part of our mutual efforts to promote film literacy.
Join us for a Q&A with writer David Scarpa and editor Sam Restivo as they discuss their work on the 2024 historical epic film Gladiator II. Triumphantly returning to the arena after nearly 25 years away, Ridley Scott has crafted another epic spectacle with Gladiator II. Working with a screenplay from David Scarpa that successfully fuses history with big cinematic dazzle, Scott’s latest ups the ante and insanity from the first while retaining its heart and soul. An exquisitely-paced extravaganza (largely thanks to master editors Claire Simpson and Sam Restivo) featuring standout performances from a Paul Mescal led powerhouse ensemble featuring Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi, Connie Nielsen and scenery-devouring acting from Denzel Washington, Gladiator II delivers the goods and then some, making the quarter-century wait more than worth it.

This event will be a Live Zoom Webinar on Wednesday, January 8 at 8PM ET/5PM PT with two encore livestreams to follow on Vimeo.

Encore 1: Wednesday, January 8 at 11PM ET/8PM PT
Encore 2: Thursday, January 9 at 3PM ET/12PM PT

**ACE members, please check your email for free ticket information.**

Picturehouse 441 and ACE are proud to be partnering on a series of live virtual Q&As as part of our mutual efforts to promote film literacy.
Join us for a Q&A with director Tim Fehlbaum and editor Hansjörg Weissbrich, BFS, as they discuss their work on the 2024 historical drama September 5. On September 5, 1972, the calm at the Munich Olympics was broken when terrorists murdered Israeli athletes and took more hostage. Tim Fehlbaum’s tense, taut film, September 5, takes a documentary-like approach to exploring the ABC Sports division’s coverage of the unfolding tragedy. Provocatively and intelligently investigating journalistic ethics and the limits of what can - and should - be shown on live television, September 5 is propelled by Hansjörg Weissbrich’s sharp editing and an ensemble of excellent performances. September 5 couldn’t be more timely and wisely stays away from coming to neat conclusions, making for a stimulating and frequently unnerving viewing experience.

This event will be a Live Zoom Webinar on Thursday, January 9 at 4PM ET/1PM PT with two encore livestreams to follow on Vimeo.

Encore 1: Thursday, January 9 at 8PM ET/5PM PT
Encore 2: Thursday, January 9 at 11PM ET/8PM PT
**ACE members, please check your email for free ticket information.**

Picturehouse 441 and ACE are proud to be partnering on a series of live virtual Q&As as part of our mutual efforts to promote film literacy.
Join us for a Q&A with cinematographer Jarin Blaschke; editor Louise Ford, ACE; production designer Craig Lathrop, as they discuss their work on the film Nosferatu. A total descent into darkness, Robert Eggers’ reimagining of Nosferatu proves yet again why he is one of the most distinctive and exciting filmmakers working today. For this version, Eggers insists that evil must be looked at straight on, that it’s a part of everyday life, which makes this a provocative, potent, unnerving viewing experience. And, the film is a technical marvel that looks and feels like a demented fairytale, largely thanks to cinematographer Jarin Blashke, production designer Craig Lathrop, and editor Louise Ford, all of whom have worked on every one of Eggers' four features. This Nosferatu is one for the ages: at once reverential to F.W. Murnau’s original and also daring, modern, and a vision all its own.

This event will be a Live Zoom Webinar on Monday, January 27 at 5PM ET/2PM PT with two encore livestreams to follow on Vimeo.

Encore 1: Monday, January 27 at 11PM ET/8PM PT
Encore 2: Tuesday, January 28 at 3PM ET/12PM PT
**ACE members, please check your email for free ticket information.**

Picturehouse 441 and ACE are proud to be partnering on a series of live virtual Q&As as part of our mutual efforts to promote film literacy.
Join us for a Q&A with writer/producer/director Adam Elliot as he discusses his stop-motion animated tragicomedy Memoir of a Snail. Adam Elliot has not made a feature film since 2009’s beguiling Mary and Max. The 15-year wait turned out to be well-worth it, though, as Memoir of a Snail is as personal and moving as its predecessor. Edited by Bill Murphy and brought to life by an outstanding voice cast led by Sarah Snook, this tale of the odd, dysfunctional, and darkly funny life of a woman named Grace is full of endless surprises and a deep well of emotion. Only the second R-rated film ever nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar, Memoir of a Snail is an ultimately hopeful, life-affirming story of a woman coming into her own against all odds from one of the most distinctive voices working in animation today.

This event will be a Live Zoom Webinar on Monday, February 17 at 8PM ET/5PM PT with two encore livestreams to follow on Vimeo.

Encore 1: Monday, February 17 at 11PM ET/8PM PT
Encore 2: Tuesday, February 18 at 3PM ET/12PM PT
**ACE members, please check your email for free ticket information.**