John Waters Film Event at the BMA
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Friday, November 9, 7 p.m. –  Saturday, November 10, 2 p.m.

  • Single Entry (includes two consecutive films per person): $10 | BMA Members: $8
  • Multiple Entry (includes all films per person): $20 | BMA Members: $10

Enjoy 18 hours of John Waters’s films showcasing his diverse artistic output in chronological order. Truly film as an endurance sport, the event includes Waters-inspired cocktails at the evening screening cash bar with R Bar, light fare concessions, access to the John Waters: Indecent Exposure exhibition, Waters-inspired doughnuts from Full Circle Artisan Palace for morning screenings and prizes given to all those who complete the entire marathon.

The full schedule follows:

Double Feature 1, 7 – 10:30 p.m.

  • Introductory short talk on Waters’ works with Jed Dietz, Founding Director of the Maryland Film Festival
  • Cash bar with R Bar, featuring John Waters-inspired cocktails, light fare concessions, access to John Waters: Indecent Exposure
  • Multiple Maniacs, 1970, run time: 1h 31 min
  • Pink Flamingos, 1972, run time: 1h 33 min
  • Film chat with Bret McCabe

Double Feature 2, 11 p.m. – 2:30 a.m.

  • Cash bar with R Bar, featuring John Waters-inspired cocktails, light fare concessions, access to John Waters: Indecent Exposure
  • Female Trouble, 1974, run time: 1h 29 min
  • Desperate Living, 1977, run time: 1h 30 min
  • Film chat with Brandon Soderberg

Double Feature 3, 2:30 – 5:30 a.m.

  • Polyester, 1981, run time: 1h 26 min
  • Hairspray, 1988, run time: 1h 32 min
  • Film chat and concessions featuring John Waters-inspired doughnuts from Full Circle Artisan Palace

Double Feature 4, 6 – 9 a.m.

  • Cry-Baby, 1990, run time: 1h 25 min
  • Serial Mom, 1994, run time: 1h 35 min
  • Film chat and concessions featuring John Waters-inspired doughnuts from Full Circle Artisan Palace

Double Feature 5, 9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.

  • Pecker, 1998, run time: 1h 27 min
  • Cecil B. Demented, 2000, run time: 1h 27 min
  • Film chat

Double Feature 6, 1 – 3:30 p.m.

  • A Dirty Shame, 2004, run time: 1h 29 min
  • Closing Reception with access to John Waters: Indecent Exposure

For information and to buy tickets, click here.


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443-573-1700
The BMA is located on Art Museum Drive at North Charles and 31st Streets, three miles north of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor in Charles Village.

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