Thursday Feature

FINDING VIVIAN MAIER
Thursday, April 10, 2025

  • Also presenting a short film featuring
    Detroit artist OLAYAMI DABLS

    Thursday, April 10 at 7:00pm

    All Seats $5.00

    The box office opens approximately
    30 minutes before showtime.
    Note: We do not offer advance
    ticket sales.

  • A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.

  • Genre:    Documentary

    Rating:   Not Rated

    Length:  1h 23m


Friday - Science on Screen

UNDERSTANDING AUTISM

With guest speaker - Dr. MEGAN BURKE, MD
Featuring the film - ADAM (2009)
Friday, April 11, 2025

  • Friday, April 11 at 7:00pm

    FREE ADMISSION

    The box office opens approximately
    30 minutes before showtime.
    Note: We do not offer advance
    ticket sales.

  • Dr. Burke is a developmental behavioral pediatrician at CS Mott Children's Hospital specializing in autism assessment and elimination disorders.

    She will give an overview of autism spectrum disorder, how it's diagnosed, and challenge common misconceptions.

    A Q & A session will follow the screening
  • Science on Screen is an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, Mass. with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

    The Coolidge Corner Theatre's series has enhanced film and scientific literacy with this popular program, which launched at the Coolidge in 2005 in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and its pioneering nationwide film program.

    Since 2011, Sloan has awarded the Coolidge over $4 million to develop and administer Science on Screen programs around the US through partnerships with other nonprofits. The Coolidge has in turn awarded 393 grants totaling over $2.5 million to 121 film and science-focused organizations in 44 states (plus Washington, DC) across the country.


Saturday - Science on Screen

PUPPIES HELPING PEOPLE

With guest speakers - Dr. Sarah Hinkley, O.D.
                                     - Melanie Elliott, Doctoral Candidate

Featuring the film - PICK OF THE LITTER (2018)
Saturday, April 12, 2025

  • Saturday, April 12 at 7:00pm

    FREE ADMISSION

    The box office opens approximately
    30 minutes before showtime.
    Note: We do not offer advance
    ticket sales.

  • Dr. Sarah Hinkley, O.D. and doctoral candidate Melanie Elliott from Michigan College of Optometry will present information about how our eyes work and what happens when they do not work as expected. The experts will explore low vision, blindness, and other visual impairments and how people living with these conditions can lead productive lives because of advances in medical and assistance technology.

    Representatives from Leader Dogs for the Blind will also be on site to discuss their important role in changing thousands of lives and bringing new hope and independence to those with visual impairments. A demonstration of the Penn Theatre's Dolby Accessibility Solution system will also be featured.

  • Science on Screen is an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, Mass. with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

    The Coolidge Corner Theatre's series has enhanced film and scientific literacy with this popular program, which launched at the Coolidge in 2005 in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and its pioneering nationwide film program.

    Since 2011, Sloan has awarded the Coolidge over $4 million to develop and administer Science on Screen programs around the US through partnerships with other nonprofits. The Coolidge has in turn awarded 393 grants totaling over $2.5 million to 121 film and science-focused organizations in 44 states (plus Washington, DC) across the country.


Sunday Documentary

DETROIT: THE CITY OF CHURCHES
Sunday, April 13, 2025

  • Sunday, April 13 at 5:00pm

    All Seats $5.00

    The box office opens approximately 30 minutes before showtime.
    Note: We do not offer advance ticket sales.

  • The history of our beloved Motor City from the perspective of 17 historic Detroit churches.

  • Genre:    Documentary

    Rating:   Not Rated

    Length:  1h 30m


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