Films build community through shared experiences.

NOMA presents a series of films—selected by award-winning producer and filmmaker Meryl Poster—followed by insightful special guests. Don’t miss your chance to revisit or discover modern classics on the big screen and gain behind-the-scenes insight into the film industry from leading figures.

Discussions will draw connections to art more broadly and celebrate cinema as an essential art form.

NOMA will screen Chocolat (2000) for this program, followed by a conversation with screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs and Poster. Doors open at 5:30 pm, and the film screening starts at 6:00 pm. 

Tickets are $10 for NOMA members and $15 for general admission.

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Ticket Waitlist Policy

• At 5:30 pm, the waitlist will open at the Front Desk.
• At 6:15 pm, we will count the number of vacant seats and begin to fill them with waitlisted individuals, who will be invited to purchase a ticket and be seated.
• NOTE: There are no additional tickets available at the door. Waitlisted individuals will only be able to claim seats left open by no-show attendants. We cannot guarantee that individuals on the waitlist will be able to sit together.
• The museum is open until 7:00 pm on Wednesday evenings. While waiting, waitlisted individuals are welcome to view NOMA exhibitions.

About the Film

Chocolat (2000, 2h 1m)

A mysterious woman opens a sweets shop in a 1950s French village and immediately causes a romantic and societal stir among the uptight townsfolk.

About Meryl Poster

Meryl Poster is an award-winning producer and filmmaker. Starting as the second ever female trainee in the William Morris Agency mailroom, she has since led and developed a slate of groundbreaking, critically acclaimed films, including the Oscar-winning Chicago, Chocolat, Cider House Rules, Cop Land, Beautiful Girls, Bounce, Kate and Leopold, and An Unfinished Life.