“I’ve loved writing since junior high and high school. My first interest in film was when I saw still pictures move. ‘How do they do that?’ I asked myself.” That’s how J. Rickley Dumm decided to get into the entertainment industry, and if you’re of a certain age...
A special screening and Q&A for the film Song Sung Blue was held on January 6, 2026 at MPTF with director Craig Brewer, cinematographer Amy Vincent and actress Kate Hudson. Find out more at MPTF.com/screenings and sign up for our newsletter for more upcoming...
Harry Northup is joined by guest readers Corinne Conley, Ike Barinholtz, Amélie Frank, Courteney Bailey, Susan Nathe, and Lynne Bronstein as they read from Mary Oliver's A Thousand Mornings. Watch more episodes, like, and follow here >...
“That’s why I moved here—community, pure and simple.” So says Robert Ryan, a makeup artist since 1976 (and previously a dancer and university professor!) who moved to the MPTF campus last April. “When I got here, I was the new kid on the block. I started dreaming...
A special screening and Q&A for Nuremberg was held on December 17, 2025 at MPTF with writer/director James Vanderbilt, hosted by Katie Kornfield. Find out more at MPTF.com/screenings and sign up for our newsletter for more upcoming events....
A special screening and Q&A for Wicked: For Good was held on December 9, 2025 at MPTF with actor Jeff Goldblum, cinematographer Alice Brooks, ASC, and re-recording mixer Andy Nelson, hosted by Katie Kornfield. Find out more at MPTF.com/screenings and sign up...
A special screening and Q&A for the film Train Dreams was held on December 11, 2025 at MPTF with writer/director Clint Bentley and actor Joel Edgerton. Find out more at MPTF.com/screenings and sign up for our newsletter for more upcoming events....
A special screening and Q&A for the film Ballad of a Small Player was held on November 20, 2025 at MPTF with actor and MPTF board member Colin Farrell, hosted by Nathaniel Thompson. Find out more at MPTF.com/screenings and sign up for our newsletter for more...
Director-star Dolores Fonzi and producer Leticia Cristi visit MPTF for a Q&A and screening of their film Belén on December 4, 2025. Find out more at mptf.com/screenings...
A special screening and Q&A for the film Sinners was held on December 10, 2025 at MPTF with actors Wunmi Mosaku and Delroy Lindo and hosted by MPTF board member Yvette Nicole Brown. Find out more at MPTF.com/screenings and sign up for our newsletter for more...
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