MOCA Free Movie Night

Settle into the MOCA Theater for free film screenings of movies with themes and ideas connected to the museum's exhibitions and current events. Enjoy concessions from the MOCA Bar and Setlan Coffee Co. The museum is open extended hours from 5-9 p.m., so feel free to explore the galleries before or after the films.

This event takes place during Free Museum Nights @ MOCA presented by Florida Blue, which features a variety of activities and programs. MOCA Free Movie Night recurs every third Wednesday.

Geared to an adult audience, but open to all ages. Viewer discretion is advised. Children are to be accompanied by an adult in the museum at all times.

The night of the event, tickets guarantee you a seat, but otherwise, the theater is first come, first served.

To get in contact with someone the day of the event, please reach out to MOCA Guest Relations at 904-366-6911.

SCREENING SCHEDULE

Sep 17 – 6:30 P.M.

The Phoenician Scheme (2025)

Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists and determined assassins.

Rated - PG-13

Director - Wes Anderson

Oct 15 - 6:30 P.M.

Sinners (2025) 

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

Rated - R

Director - Ryan Coogler

Nov 19 - 6:30 P.M.

Murs Murs (1981)

After returning to Los Angeles from France in 1979, Agnès Varda created this kaleidoscopic documentary about the striking murals that decorate the city. Bursting with color and vitality, Mur Murs is as much an invigorating study of community and diversity as it is an essential catalog of unusual public art.

In conjunction with Project Atrium: Muralists in Action featuring Dustin Harewood and Shaun Thurston

Not Rated

Director - Agnes Varda

Movie Night will pause in December for a new quarterly event, IndieJAX: An Independent Filmmaker Screening Series.

About MOCA

The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (MOCA) is the only museum in Northeast Florida dedicated to contemporary art. MOCA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a Cultural Institute of the University of North Florida. The museum serves the community and its visitors through exhibitions, collections, educational programs, and publications designed to enhance an understanding and appreciation of contemporary art with particular emphasis on works created from 1960 to the present.

Located in the heart of historic Downtown Jacksonville, MOCA is one of the city’s most significant cultural assets. Among the most prominent contemporary art museums in the Southeast, MOCA’s exhibitions and programs set the pace for arts and art-integrated programming on a regional and national stage. Renowned in this community, MOCA casts the spotlight on Jacksonville as a burgeoning, vital arts destination.

The museum is also a cornerstone of Jacksonville’s multibillion-dollar downtown revitalization plan with exhibitions and programs that bring new visitors to the civic core during the day, at night, and on weekends.