Earth II

It’s back, for its 18th summer! MMoCA’s Rooftop Cinema series brighten's State Street’s night sky as the museum screens art films for four Thursdays this month. Aug. 24 features Earth II, a creation of the Anti-Banality Union (which takes pieces of previous films and creates something new); the film takes on the climate crisis by repurposing Hollywood disaster films. Aug. 31 brings Rewind & Play, which combines rediscovered film of a 1969 performance by musical giant Thelonious Monk, along with some previously cut portions of a contemporary French television interview. Bring your own chair or blanket; water and snacks will be sold on-site (no carry-ins). Films begin about 20 minutes after sunset and it’s recommended attendees find their seats by 8:10 p.m. More info at mmoca.org.

media release: Bring a friend, bring a blanket or camp chairs, and prepare yourself for an evening of independent films and videos under the stars. Rooftop Cinema returns to the Museum’s Rooftop Sculpture Garden each Thursday this August for its eighteenth season. Films begin at sundown, approximately 20 minutes after sunset.

Rooftop Cinema is $7 per screening/free for MMoCA members (including the free membership tier Friends of MMoCA) and ages 18 and younger. Tickets told at 7:30 PM in the MMoCA Lobby the night of the film screening. Screenings relocate to the Lecture Hall if rain is predicted.

The Anti-Banality Union is a collective that re-cuts Hollywood blockbusters into new feature-length films. Earth II is a mash-up of action, disaster and science fiction films across three decades that creates a new narrative commenting on global warming and the cruel logic of American capitalism. Top box office stars appear to merge from multiple films into single characters, commenting both on Hollywood ideology and the narrow range of characters these icons have played within mainstream cinema. Earth II is the most expensive climate disaster epic to be produced for no money.

Learn more about the film on Anti-Banality Union’s website