Harvard Film Archive

Our
Archives

May 18–21, 2001

Zanzibar Films and the Dandies of May 1968
Collection

Vlada Petric Collection
March 8–30, 2002

Requiem: The Visionary Films Of Alexander Sokurov
Collection

Caroline Leaf Collection

March 8–30, 2002

Requiem: The Visionary Films Of Alexander Sokurov

May 16–21, 2007

Still Lives: The Films of Nuri Bilge Ceylan

October 11–12, 2008

Three Films by Lucrecia Martel

April 8–10, 2011

Morgan Fisher Presents

October 21–24, 2011

The Legend of Taylor Mead

March 9–25, 2012

The Melancholy Worlds of Béla Tarr

February 23–24, 2014

Soundtrack by Herbie Hancock

June 5–August 31, 2015

The Complete Robert Altman

October 17–December 1, 2018

Introducing Tony Conrad: A Retrospective

November 3–December 7, 2018

Mapping Gray Zones. The Inexact Beauty of Early West German Cinema, 1949 – 1963

announcement

Due to the COVID-19 crisis and in accordance with university and state guidelines, the Harvard Film Archive cinematheque and office will be closed until further notice. HFA staff are working remotely on a range of projects and preparing for an eventual reopening, most likely in 2021. While our physical location remains closed, some remote research services and select collections are available online.

Cinematheque

The Harvard Film Archive is a cinematheque and a film archive dedicated to the preservation and public exhibition of film. The cinematheque presents films Friday through Monday year round. Open to the public, all screenings are held in the Archive's 188-seat theater featuring state-of-the-art film and digital projection located in the historic Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. Read More

The HFA frequently invites filmmakers to discuss their work and engage with the vibrant community of students, professors, artists and cinephiles who regularly attend Archive screenings. Recent visitors include legendary independent filmmakers Wim Wenders, Agnès Varda, Terence Davies, Guy Maddin, Billy Woodberry and Frederick Wiseman.

Collection

A division of Harvard Library, the Harvard Film Archive is one of the largest and most significant university-based motion picture collections in the United States, with a collection of over 36,000 audio visual items from around the world and from almost every period in film history. Read More

The HFA Public Film Program depends on the generous support of members of the community to ensure the health and longevity of our unique blend of programming. You can become a member by filling out and mailing in our Membership Form. Learn More