April Films
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The Room Next Door
Wednesday, Mar. 26
Friday, Mar. 28
2 and 7:30 p.m.
Rated R, 110 minutes
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, 2024, Spain
The Room Next Door marks Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature. The film centers on Martha, a terminally ill war correspondent portrayed by Tilda Swinton, who invites her novelist friend Ingrid, played by Julianne Moore, to accompany her during her final moments. As Martha contemplates taking a euthanasia pill, the two friends engage in profound discussions about life, death, and the essence of their enduring friendship. Set against a backdrop of vibrant visuals characteristic of Almodóvar’s style, the film explores themes of mortality, companionship, and the human condition.
All We Imagine as Light
Wednesday, Apr. 2
Friday, Apr. 4
2 and 7:30 p.m.
Not Rated, 118 min.
Directed by Payal Kapadia, 2024, India, Subtitled
Two nurses share a small apartment in Mumbai, where their daily routines unfold against a city teeming with noise and change. As one woman receives a surprise visit from her long-estranged husband, the other searches for space and freedom in a romantic relationship constrained by class and custom. A weekend journey to a coastal town offers them both a brief escape—and the rare possibility of self-discovery. All We Imagine as Light is a soulful study of the transformative power of friendship and sisterhood, in all its complexities and richness.
The Girl with the Needle
Wednesday, Apr. 9
Friday, Apr. 11
2 and 7:30 p.m.
Not Rated, 123 min.
Directed by Magnus von Horn, 2024, Denmark/Poland, Subtitled
Set in post-World War I Copenhagen, The Girl with the Needle follows young Karoline, who is left alone and pregnant after her fiancé disappears. She finds refuge with Dagmar, a charismatic woman running a clandestine adoption agency. At first grateful for Dagmar’s support, Karoline slowly becomes entangled in a web of secrets, moral ambiguity, and growing dread. Loosely inspired by true events, the film is an atmospheric psychological thriller that explores themes of survival, manipulation, and the hidden cost of desperation. Its stark black-and-white cinematography and haunting performances evoke a grim and poignant portrait of a society in flux.
The Colors Within
Wednesday, Apr. 16
Friday, Apr. 18
2 and 7:30 p.m.
Rated PG, 101 min.
Directed by Naoko Yamada, 2024, Japan, Subtitled
Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colors' of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all. Although she doesn't play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music enthusiast they meet at a used bookstore in a far corner of town. As they practice at an old church on a remote island, music brings them together, forming friendships and stirring affections.
Hard Truths
Wednesday, Apr. 23
Friday, Apr. 25
2 and 7:30 p.m.
Rated R, 97 min.
Directed by Mike Leigh, 2024, United States
Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the contemporary world with a fierce, compassionate, and often darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties that bind us. Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a woman wracked by fear, tormented by afflictions, and prone to raging tirades against her husband, son, and anyone who looks her way. Meanwhile, her easygoing younger sister, played by Michele Austin, is a single mother with a life as different from Pansy's as their clashing temperaments -- brimming with communal warmth from her salon clients and daughters alike. This expansive film from a master dramatist takes us into the intensities of kinship, duty, and the most enduring of human mysteries: that even through lifetimes of hurt and hardship, we still find ways to love those we call family.
On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
Wednesday, Apr. 30
Friday, May 2
2 and 7:30 p.m.
Rated PG-13, 99 min.
Directed by Rungano Nyoni, 2024, Zambia/UK, Partially Subtitled
When a beloved uncle dies suddenly, a Zambian family gathers to mourn—but old wounds and buried secrets quickly rise to the surface. As the rituals unfold, a young woman begins to question the official narrative surrounding his death and confronts the culture of silence that surrounds abuse. On Becoming A Guinea Fowl blends dark humor and poignant critique, offering a striking examination of grief, complicity, and generational trauma. With bold visual storytelling and sharp dialogue, the film challenges taboos and reframes the idea of what it means to speak the truth in the face of denial.
Munson Film Series is sponsored by M&T Bank and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
