Aurora Picture Show
The Aurora Picture Show is a nonprofit cinema that sponsors screenings of non-commercial films in Houston, TX in their own microcinema and at other locations around the city. They also sponsor a non-circulating video library of over 800 titles that visitors can view on the premises. Plus, Aurora releases films on their own DVD label.
The screenings listed in the middle of the page are only a small sampling of everything the center has to offer. Please visit their official site for more info.
Aurora Picture Show
1524 Sul Ross
Houston, TX 77006
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Aurora Picture Show: Because The Night
Feb. 6: Inspired by Patti Smith’s Because the Night, Catherine Forster of Chicago’s LiveBox will screen several short films about life at nighttime.
Aurora Picture Show: Focus With Musiqa
Jan. 9: The Aurora Picture Show and Musiq present a night of music and film, including films by Miguel Arteta, Miranda July and Lenka Clayton.
Aurora Picture Show: Guest Of Cindy Sherman
Dec. 4: Director Paul H-O will be at this screening of his documentary Guest of Cindy Sherman, which chronicles his relationship with the artist.
Aurora Picture Show: What If, Why Not?: Underground Adventures With Ant Farm
Nov. 12: Watch a rough cut screening of What If, Why Not? by Laura Harrison and Elizabeth Federici about the prankish Ant Farm art collective.
Robbed! Aurora Picture Show Needs Help
The Aurora Picture Show in Houston, TX was burglarized recently and is looking for donors to replace stolen items or just commit cash donations.
Aurora Picture Show: Wide Awake
Nov. 7: Alan Berliner will appear live to present his documentary Wide Awake, a personal journey into his obsession with insomnia.
Aurora Picture Show: Cinemad DVD Release Party
Oct. 15: Come celebrate the release of the Cinemad: Almanac 2009 DVD with a screening of select short films, plus drinks and appetizers.
Aurora Picture Show: Garden Party
Sept. 26: The Aurora Picture Show presents a free outdoor screening of films about gardening and nature, featuring films by Jennifer MacMillan and Erick Oh.
