Cinema Park at Alwun House
No Festival Required is launching outdoor film screenings under the name Cinema Park, paying homage to the Cinema Park Drive-in once located at Seventh and Missouri streets. First up is a free screening for Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman, which explores the life and work of a key figure in the American Arts and Crafts Movement at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 13. Director Herb Stratford and producer Kerry Stratford will do a short Q & A after the film. Seating is limited and you need to bring your own chair or blanket. Space is limited so make an online reservation before you attend. (No Festival Required also does virtual screenings.)FilmBar
The independent movie house FilmBar is showing a small number of films indoors, with social distancing and seating limited to 20 patrons per screening. Next up is Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street, a 2021 film exploring the work of visionary creatives who launched and developed the popular TV show. It’ll run through Sunday, May 16. You can also watch a changing selection of films through the venue’s Twitch channel.Pemberton PHX
This Roosevelt Row creative space recently partnered with FilmBar to present outdoor movies on a giant screen mounted on a pair of stacked shipping containers, with audiences seated in colorful rows of Adirondack chairs that allow for socially-distancing. The Big Gay Singalong series (where costumes are encouraged) includes Hairspray on Wednesday, May 12, and The Wizard of Oz on Wednesday, May 26.Phoenix Art Museum
Phoenix Art Museum has presented a wide range of films in its Whitman Auditorium, from works by local filmmakers to international art films. The next film in its Great Art on Screen series is Secret Impressionists from BY Experience which sets dozens of works by artists including Manet, Renoir, Monet, and Cézanne in the context of late-19th-century Paris. General admission tickets for the 2 p.m. screening on Sunday, May 9, are $18 and viewers can buy a $5 ticket that day if they also want to explore the museum.The museum also partners with FilmBar for a series called Films in the Garden, which features screenings in the museum’s outdoor courtyard. They’re showing Gimme Shelter, which follows the Rolling Stones on their 1969 U.S. tour, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, May 13 to 15. They’re showing Tokyo Drifter, a 1966 Japanese film about gang rivalries, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 27, and Friday, May 28. General admission tickets for either film are $15.