films
The Dennos Museum Center presents films during the year from a variety of genres. Films are generally screened with captions. Milliken Auditorium features a T-coil loop for those with hearing impairments. Additional arrangements for a sign language interpreter can be made by contacting Liz Celeste at eceleste@nmc.edu or by calling 231-995-1029.
Winter / Spring 2025 films - INDIE LENS POP-UP
Indie Lens Pop-Up is a community series that brings people together for film screenings and conversations. DMC will be working with local partners on programming for each film. Check back for additional details as they are made available. Tickets are free but please RSVP in advance to reserve your spot.
MATTER OF MIND: MY ALZHEIMER'S
Wednesday, April 30th | 4:00 PM
FREE | REGISTER HERE
Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s is an intimate portrayal of three families confronting the unique challenges of Alzheimer’s and how this progressive neurodegenerative disease transforms roles and relationships. Whether it's a partner becoming a caregiver or an adult child shifting into being their parent's caregiver, these stories show how families evolve when a loved one is diagnosed.
Indie Lens Pop-Up is a community series that brings people together for film screenings and conversations. Following the film, please stay for a short awareness program and Q&A with the Michigan chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.
PAST FILMS
WE WANT THE FUNK!
Wednesday, April 16th | 4:00 PM
DMC DANCE PARTY: FUNK EDITION | 6:00 - 8:00 PM
WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness. Featuring James Brown's dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton's Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, and Fela Kuti's Afrobeat, the story also traces funk's influences on both new wave and hip-hop.
Indie Lens Pop-Up is a community series that brings people together for film screenings and conversations. DMC will be working with local partners on programming for each film.
Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix // Collective Self Cinema Series
RESCHEDULED | Saturday, March 1st | Noon
Rated PG-13 | Run Time: 2h 18 m
ABOUT THE FILM
With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.
BIKE VESSEL
Wednesday, February 19th | 4:00 PM
FREE
Knowing his dad miraculously recovered from three open-heart surgeries after discovering a passion for cycling, filmmaker Eric D. Seals proposes an ambitious idea: Bike together from St. Louis to Chicago. 350 miles. 4 days. On their journey, the two push each other as they find a deeper connection and a renewed appreciation of their quests for their own health and to reimagine Black health.
TART Trails and the Cherry Capital Cycling Club are a proud partners in this program.
FREE FOR ALL: THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Wednesday, January 29th | 4:00 PM
FREE
Free for All: The Public Library tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today's librarians who service the public despite working in a contentious age of closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all.
The Traverse Area District Library is a proud partner in this program.
HOME COURT
Wednesday, March 19th | 4:00 PM
FREE
Home Court is the coming-of-age story of Ashley Chea, a Cambodian American basketball prodigy in Southern California whose life intensifies as recruitment heats up. As she overcomes injury as well as racial and class differences between her home and private school worlds, in peer groups, and against rival schools, Ashley strives to become her own person and leave a legacy behind.
