Movie Nights at the Museum

 Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month, at 7PM at the #skidrowmuseum, 250 S. Broadway. We screen movies about issues that are important to our Skid Row and downtown community such as gentrification, income inequality and racism.

FREE MOVIES -FREE COFFE & POPCORN & FREE CONVERSATION
Check out our conversation with American Solitaire director Aaron Davidman here.

Previous Screenings and Conversations

Clinica de Migrantes 7/17 All PostsHome PageMovie Nights at the MuseumNew MovieSkid Row History Museum & Archive

Clinica de Migrantes 7/17

Screening Clinica de MigrantesFriday, July 17, 2026, 7pm  Runtime: 40 min.Director: Maxim Pozdorovkin A Short Doc on the creation of Motherland by Teatro Almas Libres Teatro Almas Libres: A theatre troupe made up of women farmworkers in Sonoma County. And an unprecedented look into the workings of one of the only health…
LA Poverty Department
July 5, 2026
ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALT 6/19 All PostsFree Movie NightsMovie Nights at the MuseumSkid Row History Museum & Archive

ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALT 6/19

Friday, June 19, 2026, 7pmScreening ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALTDirected by Raven JacksonRuntime: 1hr 32minQ&A with writer/director Raven Jackson A lyrical, decades-spanning exploration across a woman's life in Mississippi, the feature debut from award-winning poet, photographer and filmmaker Raven Jackson is a haunting and richly layered portrait, a beautiful…
LA Poverty Department
May 29, 2026
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD 6/5 All PostsFree Movie NightsMovie Nights at the MuseumSkid Row History Museum & Archive

BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD 6/5

Friday, June 5, 2026, 7pmScreening BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILDDirected by Benh Zeitlin Produced by Josh PennRuntime: 1hr 32min Q&A with producer Josh Penn & writer Lucy Alibar! Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting icecaps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old…
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May 29, 2026
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Discount Doug 5/15

Friday 5/15, 7pm free MOVIE NIGHT ~ 2 screenings!​​​​​​​Discount Doug​​​​​​​ Written and Directed by Joshua Zev NathanRuntime: 10 minutesQ&A with Joshua Zev NathanA prominent radio voice actor, Doug Buckles, falters during his most important recording job of the year - the New Year's Eve Super Sale advertisement - for the largest car dealership in…
LA Poverty Department
April 29, 2026
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Discount Doug & Breath Work 5/15

FREE MOVIE NIGHTS AT THE MUSEUM Friday, May 15, 2026, 7pm SCREENING 2 MOVIES - Q&A with both writers/directors ​​​​​​​Discount Doug​​​​​​​ Written and Directed by Joshua Zev NathanRuntime: 10 minutesQ&A with Joshua Zev NathanA prominent radio voice actor, Doug Buckles, falters during his most important recording job of the year - the New…
LA Poverty Department
April 13, 2026
ABRAHAM BOCHE 4/17 All PostsMovie Nights at the MuseumSkid Row History Museum & Archive

ABRAHAM BOCHE 4/17

Friday, April 17, 2026, 7pmScreening: ABRAHAM BOCHE Written and Directed by Olusheyi Banjo Runtime: 1:07:45 minutesQ&A with director Olusheyi Banjo and Abraham Boche This is the story of comedian Abraham Boche Sr. and his life.The life of an inspiring comedian. LOS ANGELES POVERTY DEPARTMENT >>>> FREE MOVIE NIGHTS AT THE MUSEUM FREE Movie Screenings, Free…
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March 25, 2026
A HUMAN YEAR IS SEVEN EARTH YEARS 4/3 All PostsFree Movie NightsMovie Nights at the MuseumSkid Row History Museum & Archive

A HUMAN YEAR IS SEVEN EARTH YEARS 4/3

Friday, April 3rd, 2026, 7pmScreening A HUMAN YEAR IS SEVEN EARTH YEARS Director: Adrian RandallRuntime: 80 minutesQ&A with the Director following screening From the Honduran north coast to the outer reaches of Earth’s magnetsophere, a plot has been brewing in the ether. Part archaeology, part film diary, and part video…
LA Poverty Department
March 25, 2026
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The Farewell 3/6

Friday, March 6, 2026, 7pm Screening The FarewellWritten/Directed by Lulu WangRuntime: 1 hour 40 min. In this funny, uplifting tale based on an actual lie, Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi (Awkwafina) reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks…
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March 2, 2026