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Amherst Cinema

28 Amity St
Amherst, MA 01002

413-253-2547

amherstcinema.org

Amherst Cinema is an independent, nonprofit arts and education center brimming with world class programs — thanks to support from our patrons, Members and donors! Our comfortable, fully accessible theater offers state-of-the-art projection and sound and is a welcoming crossroads for all

We present over 200 films a year on four screens in more than 20 languages, plus a stunning array of plays, dance and music performances in HD from internationally known artists and companies.

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Upcoming Programs

The science of the lambs? What Hollywood’s most famous crime thriller tells us about the birth of Forensic Psychology

Mar 25

The Silence of the Lambs The science of the lambs? What Hollywood’s most famous crime thriller tells us about the birth of Forensic Psychology

Seeing is (not) believing: Navigating mis/disinformation in an era of fake news and digital discourse

Apr 1

Don't Look Up Seeing is (not) believing: Navigating mis/disinformation in an era of fake news and digital discourse

Pushing the limits: Ethics, opportunities and perils of reproductive technologies

Apr 15

The Pod Generation Pushing the limits: Ethics, opportunities and perils of reproductive technologies

Past Programs

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Who’s the damn dirty ape now? What Planet of the Apes got right (and wrong) about life as a great ape

Planet of the Apes Who’s the damn dirty ape now? What Planet of the Apes got right (and wrong) about life as a great ape

Finders keepers? Looted art and artifacts, and the case for repatriation

Raiders of the Lost Ark Finders keepers? Looted art and artifacts, and the case for repatriation

Colossal fossils: The trailblazing contributions of Mary Anning in the Heroic Age of Geology

Ammonite Colossal fossils: The trailblazing contributions of Mary Anning in the Heroic Age of Geology

Fish school: Exploring and illustrating how fish move and other fun facts about life under the sea

Finding Nemo Fish school: Exploring and illustrating how fish move and other fun facts about life under the sea

The science of superheroes

Unbreakable The science of superheroes

Separating fact from fiction in Andy Weir's The Martian

The Martian Separating fact from fiction in Andy Weir's The Martian

Self conscious: Memory and identity in immigrant experiences

After Yang Self conscious: Memory and identity in immigrant experiences

Brain-machine interfaces

Father of the Cyborgs Brain-machine interfaces

The urgency of wilderness protection

The Hidden Life of Trees The urgency of wilderness protection

Separating fact from fiction around the ghost orchid

Adaptation Separating fact from fiction around the ghost orchid

[ONLINE] The world-changing thinking of Claude Shannon

The Bit Player [ONLINE] The world-changing thinking of Claude Shannon

POSTPONED *Wild mushrooms: Cultivating, foraging, and cooking with found fungi*

Fantastic Fungi POSTPONED *Wild mushrooms: Cultivating, foraging, and cooking with found fungi*