Friends of Film

Benefits

Friends of Film provide essential support for the Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Film Program at the MFA, one of the country's leading exhibitors of independent, contemporary, classic, and international film.

Friends of Film members receive:

• Invitations to exclusive sneak preview screenings of major motion pictures, typically 15 per year. Recent sneaks include Les Intouchables, Bully, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Kid with the Bike, Rampart, Crazy Horse, Melancholia, Sarah's Key, Tabloid, Bill Cunningham, New York, Page One: Inside the New York Times, and Jane Eyre.
• Special Friends of Film events
• Film Scrip good for free admission to regular MFA film programs
• Monthly Friends of Film e-mail and MFA Film News weekly e-mail

Upcoming Sneak Previews

Friday, January 4, 7:15 pm, Alfond Auditorium

Quartet, directed by Dustin Hoffman (2012, 98 min.). Beecham House is abuzz. The rumor circling the halls is that the home for retired musicians is soon to play host to a new resident. Word is, it's a star. For Reginald Paget (Tom Courtenay), Wilfred Bond (Billy Connolly) and Cecily Robson (Pauline Collins) this sort of talk is par for the course at the gossipy home. But they're in for a special shock when the new arrival turns out to be none other than their former singing partner, Jean Horton (Maggie Smith). Her subsequent career as a star soloist, and the ego that accompanied it, split up their long friendship and ended her marriage to Reggie, who takes the news of her arrival particularly hard. Can the passage of time heal old wounds? And will the famous quartet be able to patch up their differences in time for Beecham House's gala concert?

No ticket necessary for Sneak Preview screenings but must provide MFA membership ID. Parking validation will be provided at the Auditorium to Friends of Film members only; to ensure your $5 parking rate please bring your parking ticket and $5 cash to the auditorium.

Membership Levels

Individual $80

• Admission to MFA sneak previews for one year
• Film Scrip good for six free admissions to regular MFA film programs
• Friends of Film and MFA Film News e-mail
• Not tax deductible

Dual $160

• Admission for two to MFA sneak previews
• Two Film Scrips good for six free admissions to regular MFA film programs
• Friends of Film and MFA Film News e-mail
• Not tax deductible

Contributor $250

• All Dual member privileges, plus mailed notices for all sneak previews and option to bring two guests to all sneak previews, and invitations to sneak previews at other area theaters
• $175 is not tax deductible*

Director $500

• All Contributor member privileges, plus invitations to receptions with visiting actors and filmmakers
• $305 is not tax deductible*

Producer $1,500 and more

• All Director member privileges, plus free admission with reserved seating to all MFA film programs and a copy of a major recent film book or catalogue
• $410 is not tax deductible*

All prices and benefits are subject to change.

*For tax purposes, this is the estimated fair market value of membership benefits.