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The Walker Art Center presents moving image on a global scale, hosting artist films, lecture series, experiments in sound and image, and more.

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Moving Image

Upcoming Screenings

Gol[e] Sorkh by Maryam Tafakory
Black and white still of a close cropped shot of a girl's face with round plastic glasses and long straight hair, looking off to the right.

Thu, Apr 23, 2026

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Gol[e] Sorkh by Maryam Tafakory

Middle School Movie Club: Be Kind Rewind

Sat, Apr 25, 2026

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Middle School Movie Club: Be Kind Rewind

Monster in Me: The Video Work of Cecelia Condit
A woman in black clothing lays on a brown couch in the woods, composited with a man in the gloves and mask of a bear creature, towering over her.

Thu, May 7, 2026

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Monster in Me: The Video Work of Cecelia Condit

Daughters of the Dust by Julie Dash
Three women in white dresses sit leaning against each other with content looks, on a beach with a sun umbrella leaning to the left side.

May 20 & Jun 11, 2026

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Daughters of the Dust by Julie Dash

Compensation by Zeinabu irene Davis
A woman in a long dress and a man walk together with a bicycle away from the camera over a grassy hill.

Thu, May 21, 2026

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Compensation by Zeinabu irene Davis

Blood Simple by Joel and Ethan Cohen
A woman with short, curly dark hair looks upward, her face lit by cool blue light and broken by soft shadows, as if seen at night through a window or windshield. The background is dark and indistinct, creating a tense, cinematic mood.

Sat, May 23, 2026

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Blood Simple by Joel and Ethan Cohen

Bless Their Little Hearts by Billy Woodberry
Black and white still of a little boy sitting at a dining table holding up noodles with a fork and knife in front of his face and staring at it.

Wed, May 27, 2026

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Bless Their Little Hearts by Billy Woodberry

Killer of Sheep by Charles Burnett
A blurred, black-and-white image shows a person mid-air between two tall buildings, appearing to leap or fall, with arms and legs extended against a bright sky background.

May 28 & June 10, 2026

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Killer of Sheep by Charles Burnett

Passing Through by Larry Clark
Very close still of a man playing a saxophone with his eyes squeezed shut, surrounded by red light.

Wed, Jun 3, 2026

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Passing Through by Larry Clark

A Different Image by Alile Sharon Larkin
A young woman with braided hair and long red nails wearing a white top lays on a bed with red and white floral linens, looking sullen.

Thu, Jun 4, 2026

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A Different Image by Alile Sharon Larkin

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Bentson Mediatheque

A small audience sits in a dark theater watching an animated film featuring a hand pointing at a spinning figure, set against a red and purple geometric background.

Did you know the Walker has a free screening room? In the Mediatheque, you can choose a short film, an animated classic, or something new to watch on the big screen. The Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection holds more than 400 titles.

Signature Series

British Arrows Awards

For more than 40 years, the Walker has hosted a holiday-season screening of award-winning British advertising.

Walker Dialogues

Explore more than 60 in-depth portraits of directors, actors, writers, and producers at pivotal moments in their careers.

Moving Image

A dark gallery space with low seating, where several people sit watching a large projection of a close-up wristwatch displayed on a screen.

As one of just a few programs of its kind in the country, the Walker’s moving image program explores the art of cinema, showcasing the work of boundary-pushing filmmakers.

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Moving Image Stories

What are the British Arrows and why do we love them?

Moving Image

What are the British Arrows and why do we love them?

For 40 years the Walker Art Center has presented a curious holiday tradition of screening advertising awards. An exploration of the origin of the British Arrows Awards at the Walker and why are we so drawn to them?
What is a Mediatheque? (and why you should check it out)

Jill Vuchetich

Moving Image

What is a Mediatheque? (and why you should check it out)

Did you know the Walker has a free screening room with over 400 titles? Archivist Jill Vuchetich traces this history of this unique Minnesotan moving image venue.
Gender Beyond the Western Frontier

Moving Image

Gender Beyond the Western Frontier

Leila Weefur explores filmmakers who reimagine the Western genre’s boundaries as a vehicle for examining power, identity, and resistance.
What Gifts Do We Already Have?: adrienne maree brown and Speculative Fiction

Moving Image

What Gifts Do We Already Have?: adrienne maree brown and Speculative Fiction

Writer, activist, and facilitator adrienne maree brown explore hope in the face of dystopias, what stories can be found in our DNA, and the potential that speculation has for making the world a better place.
Evading Capture

Moving Image

Evading Capture

As a part of her Cinema Residency at the Walker, Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich conducted a series of interviews with Black women, including Rachel Scott, marion eames white, Ilze Wolff, and Sinnamon Love, to reflect on and extend themes in her work.
My Art Practice is Masochistic Behavior

Ayanna Dozier, Zia Anger

Moving Image

My Art Practice is Masochistic Behavior

Brooklyn-based artist-writer Ayanna Dozier joins Zia Anger (My First Film) to discuss pain, pleasure, and filmmaking.
Did You See the Island?: Sky Hopinka on Film and Knowledge

Moving Image Visual Arts

Did You See the Island?: Sky Hopinka on Film and Knowledge

How can one understand places through wandering? Artist Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk/Pechanga) explores this an more in their work Visions of an Island.
Collapsing Cinema and Stage: Autumn Knight Live at the Walker

Moving Image Performing Arts

Collapsing Cinema and Stage: Autumn Knight Live at the Walker

In the lead up to their new improvisational work that blurs live performance and film, Autumn Knight discusses their history with drama therapy, the power of group dynamics, improvisation, and nothingness.
Film as Warning, Film as Score

Aura Satz

Moving Image

Film as Warning, Film as Score

Artists Lis Rhodes and Aura Satz, longtime friends and collaborators, explore ideas of notation and how films can be “scores.”
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