MITU's Fundraiser, Film Screening, Party

Join us for our first, of what we hope to be many, Fundraising Film Screening Parties! On Thursday, May 28, we will be screening The Color of Pomegranates (1969), a film by Sergei Parajanov. The Color of Pomegranates is a visually stunning film calling on iconography and visual tableaus from director, Sergei Parajanov’s own everyday. Set in Armenia during the height of the USSR, Parajanov’s visuals follow the life of poet Sayat-Nova through a non-traditional lens of storytelling. This film is a reminder for us at Mitu that the most transformative art does not tell us what to think, but rather invites us into an entirely new way of seeing. This spirit of pushing an art form past its own boundaries to catalyze new questions or insights in the viewer is exactly what drives our commitment to innovation in our own arts practice and in all our programming at Mitu. The film, for us, is an example of how fearless reinvention produces art that can address the intellectual, spiritual, and emotional all in one moment. 

Screening includes an intermission, guided (optional) audience participation, musicians scoring the film live, and many opportunities to connect with MITU and raise money!