What to Watch at the New M+ Cinema Opening this June
Inside the new M+ Cinema | M+
Opening June 8 at Hong Kong’s new “museum of visual culture,” the M+ Cinema is set to become a new major cinema destination in our city, connecting audiences to a diverse array of important new and classic films.
Unlike most commercial cinema chains, M+ Cinema curates its screenings as part of a wider framework based on M+ museum’s exhibitions, creating richer cultural experiences through screenings of feature films, documentaries, video art, restored classics, and new films.
Still from Jia Zhangke’s film “Xiao Wu,” which will be presented in 4K as the first screening at M+ Cinema. | M+
Kicking off the cinema’s grand opening is a programme called “Hong Kong: The Establishing Shot,” which “celebrates the city’s illustrious cinematic heritage as well as its iconic urban landscapes through the lens of its filmmakers,” including works by renowned directors Ann Hui and Wong Kar-wai.
M+ Cinema joins the likes of other arthouse cinemas in Hong Kong, like Broadway Cinematheque and Louis Koo Cinema at the Hong Kong Arts Centre, and will provide opportunities for audiences to view both Hong Kong and international avant-garde works.
The cinema’s three theaters (totaling 280 seats) are equipped with the latest screening technology, with digital and 16mm and 35mm projection facilities, and fitted with designer furniture, to ensure audiences get the best viewing experience possible.
Below are the 6 programmes inaugurating the opening of M+ Cinema. Tickets are on sale now!
M+ Cinema’s Inaugural Screening Programmes
Hong Kong: The Establishing Shot
Explores the city’s ever-evolving capacity as an activated stage where time, space, and action intersect in compelling narratives.
Screenings include: The Way We Are; Long Arm of the Law; Hollywood Hong Kong; and Fallen Angel | Jun 10 - Sep 11, 2022
Performing the Image
Explores artists’ performative interventions and gender-related investigations. Spotlights how activism and moving image practice are intrinsically connected.
Screenings include: Nam June Paik & Friends; Shen Xin, Strongholds; Street Optics; She Represents; She Plays… | Jul 8 - Sep 17, 2022
Makers and Making
Go behind-the-scenes of some of the most captivating creative minds of our time. Features thought-provoking and sophisticated documentaries about visual art, design, architecture, film, performance, and more.
Screenings include: Aalto: Architect of Emotions; What she said: The Art of Pauline Kael; The Past is Always New, the Future is Always Nostalgic: Photographer Daido Moriyama | Jun 15 - Sep 18, 2022
DAU Cinema Project
An immersive social and artistic experiment that asks questions on art and history, fiction and reality, ideology and the state, and ethics in filmmaking.
Screenings include: DAU. Degeneration; DAU. Natasha | Sep 3 - 25 Sep, 2022
Film Course: Women Make Film
An in-depth exploration of a selection of works by women directors spanning across twelve decades and five continents. A celebration of international women filmmakers and the art of cinema.
Screenings include: Women Make Film I-VII | Jul 2 - Aug 13, 2022
Screen Encounters
Invites creative practitioners to handpick and present moving image works by other artists. Curated pairings render visual and conceptual connections between two bodies of work across geography and time.
Screenings include: Film About a Woman Who…; Yau Ching x Yvonne Rainer | Sep 3-15, 2022