The Brattle Film Foundation is the 501(c)3 non-profit organization which programs and operates the Brattle Theatre. Our mission is to celebrate film as a fine and popular art form, with important cultural and historical value, through preservation, distribution and exhibition. The Brattle Film Foundation has three main goals: Continue the tradition of repertory film programming at the Brattle Theatre; Preserve films suffering from neglect; Distribute innovative and essential works nationwide.
The Brattle Film Foundation is working toward a time when innovative and essential works of cinema are respected, viewed, and preserved alongside other great works of art. The Foundation is committed to providing audiences access to quality and diverse film presentation, education, and information, in theatres and on-line. With the historic Brattle Theatre as a base, the Foundation seeks to expand the definition of great cinema to include works from all countries and cultures.
At a time when art houses and independent theatres continue to be consumed by large conglomerates, the Brattle Theatre has remained successful and true to its roots as a venue to see innovative and essential films. Starting with the programming of Cy Harvey and Bryant Halliday in 1953, the Brattle has been the unofficial film school for Boston-area residents, showing everything from Casablanca to Breaking the Waves, the works of Buster Keaton to Wong Kar-Wai. The Theater’s diverse programming over the years has brought many films to view that might have been forgotten or missed.
Brattle Theatre Highlights
Donnie Darko – This ground-breaking independent film was premiered in Boston exclusively by the Brattle Theatre in January, 2002
Ivan the Terrible, Part 2 – Discovered after being thought lost forever by Brattle programmers Cy Harvey and Bryant Halliday
Humphrey Bogart – brought to cult status through the Bogie Cult at the Brattle Theatre in the 1950s, re-launching his career posthumously
Miss Julie – Brattle operators Bryant Haliday and Cy Harvey fought Cambridge blue laws, and won, in order to be allowed to screen this film
Bugs Bunny Film Festival – programmed and shown at the Brattle Theatre since 1995
Learn about the history of the Brattle Theatre on the Timeline of Brattle History page.
Brattle Film Foundation Board
- Derek Baumann – Treasurer
Audit Manager – Bernard, Johnson & Company, P.C.
Topsfield, MA
- Roger Broome
Fundraising Consultant – Broome & Lawson, Inc.
Essex, MA
- Andrea V. Doukas – Clerk
Lawyer – self-employed
Brookline, MA
- Susan Flannery
Director of Libraries – City of Cambridge
Cambridge, MA
- Roger Fussa
Manager, External Affairs – The Family Center
Belmont, MA
- Edward Hinkle
Creative Director/ Co-Founder – Brattle Film Foundation
Cambridge, MA
- Jerry Murphy
President – Harvard Cooperative Society
Cambridge, MA
Vice-President – Harvard Square Business Association
Dover, MA
- Scott Mustard
Principal Consultant – Thales Group
Host Committee – Global Voices Film Festival
Boston, MA
- Karen Signorelli
Marketing – Harvard Graduate School of Education
Cambridge, MA
- Larry Yu – President
President – Meritage Media LLC
Somerville, MA
Advisory Board
- Brad Anderson
- Miguel Arteta
- Ray Carney
- Rudy Franchi
- Ted Hope
- Megan Hurst
- David Lynch
- Albert Maysles
- Gordon Willis
- Mary Yntema
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Brattle Film Foundation
The Brattle Film Foundation is working toward a time when innovative and essential works of cinema are respected, viewed, and preserved alongside other great works of art. The Foundation is committed to providing audiences access to quality and diverse film presentation, education, and information, in theatres and on-line. With the historic Brattle Theatre as a base, the Foundation seeks to expand the definition of great cinema to include works from all countries and cultures.
At a time when art houses and independent theatres continue to be consumed by large conglomerates, the Brattle Theatre has remained successful and true to its roots as a venue to see innovative and essential films. Starting with the programming of Cy Harvey and Bryant Halliday in 1953, the Brattle has been the unofficial film school for Boston-area residents, showing everything from Casablanca to Breaking the Waves, the works of Buster Keaton to Wong Kar-Wai. The Theater’s diverse programming over the years has brought many films to view that might have been forgotten or missed.
Brattle Theatre Highlights
Donnie Darko – This ground-breaking independent film was premiered in Boston exclusively by the Brattle Theatre in January, 2002
Ivan the Terrible, Part 2 – Discovered after being thought lost forever by Brattle programmers Cy Harvey and Bryant Halliday
Humphrey Bogart – brought to cult status through the Bogie Cult at the Brattle Theatre in the 1950s, re-launching his career posthumously
Miss Julie – Brattle operators Bryant Haliday and Cy Harvey fought Cambridge blue laws, and won, in order to be allowed to screen this film
Bugs Bunny Film Festival – programmed and shown at the Brattle Theatre since 1995
Learn about the history of the Brattle Theatre on the Timeline of Brattle History page.
Brattle Film Foundation Board
Audit Manager – Bernard, Johnson & Company, P.C.
Topsfield, MA
Fundraising Consultant – Broome & Lawson, Inc.
Essex, MA
Lawyer – self-employed
Brookline, MA
Director of Libraries – City of Cambridge
Cambridge, MA
Manager, External Affairs – The Family Center
Belmont, MA
Creative Director/ Co-Founder – Brattle Film Foundation
Cambridge, MA
President – Harvard Cooperative Society
Cambridge, MA
Vice-President – Harvard Square Business Association
Dover, MA
Principal Consultant – Thales Group
Host Committee – Global Voices Film Festival
Boston, MA
Marketing – Harvard Graduate School of Education
Cambridge, MA
President – Meritage Media LLC
Somerville, MA
Advisory Board