Since its inception in 2008, the Lowell Film Collaborative (LFC) has presented or co-presented over 100 film events in the City of Lowell in partnership with over 25 community organizations and businesses. Below is a partial listing of the events we’ve been honored to be a part of:
Family Outdoor Movie Night at The Reilly Elementary School
featuring “Trolls”
Saturday, August 25, 2018
“Land, Air & Water” Eco Film Series with Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust
Celebrating Our 6th Year!
Screenings Every Last Tuesday of the Month | January – June
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Friends of Tyler Park Annual Outdoor Family Movie Night
Celebrating Our 6th Year!
Screenings held every September at Tyler Park in Lowell
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Hummus The Movie
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Lowell National Historical Park
Cool Runnings (On The Wall at UTEC)
UTEC, 35 Warren Street
Friday, September 22, 2017
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Downtown Lowell / EBTC Parking Lot
North Common Outdoor Movie Series – Casablanca
Thursday, August 31, 2017
North Common Outdoor Movie Series – Moonstruck
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Horror Below – Halloween Movie Night Under The Streets of Lowell
Friday, October 28, 2016
An Evening with Boston Globe Film Critic Ty Burr
in partnership with Moses Greeley Parker Lectures
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Outdoor Movie Night at North Common – Iron Man
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten – Film Screening and Q&A
Friday, July 31, 2015
Shelter Me
Fundraiser to Benefit the Lowell Humane Society
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film
in partnership with Moses Greeley Parker Lectures
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Local Short Film Showcase with Chelmsford Telemedia
The Luna Theater
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Finding Vivian Maier
in partnership with Moses Greeley Parker Lectures
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
The Commitments
The Luna Theater
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
The Graduate
The Luna Theater
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
A Christmas Carol
The Luna Theater
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Mistaken For Strangers
The Luna Theater
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
To Be Takei
The Luna Theater
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Monkey Dance
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
part of the “Evolution of Cambodian Dance” Film Series
The Island President
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 – Lowell National Historical Park
part of our “Land, Air & Water” Eco Film Series
Detropia
Saturday, November 16, 2013 – Boott Cotton Mills Events Center
Weaving Bitter with the Sweet
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 – Boott Cotton Mills Events Center
part of the Lowell Folklife Series
A Place at the Table
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 – Lowell General Hospital
part of 2013 Food Day in Lowell
“Pets Are People Too” (PRP2) Film Festival
Thursday, October 17 – Saturday, October 19, 2013
in Lowell and Chelmsford, MA
1st Annual Halloween Barn Screening at Farmer Dave’s CSA
Saturday, October 12, 2013 – Dracut, MA
PeeWee’s Big Adventure
Saturday, September 14, 2013 – Tyler Park, Lowell
Co-presented by the Friends of Tyler Park
The Iron Giant
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 – Morey Elementary School
in partnership with National Night Out events in Lowell
With My Own Two Wheels
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 – Lowell National Historical Park
part of the “Land, Air & Water” 6-month Eco Film Series
Co-presented by Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust
Y.E.R.T – Your Environmental Road Trip
Wednesday, June 11, 2013 – Shedd Park Pavilion
Co-presented by the Lowell Green Building Commission
The Greatest Return
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 – Lowell National Historical Park
part of the “Land, Air & Water” 6-month Eco Film Series
Co-presented by Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust
The Economics of Happiness
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 – Lowell National Historical Park
part of the “Land, Air & Water” 6-Month Eco Film Series
Co-presented by Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust
Double Feature: Awakening The Skeena & Facing East
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 – Lowell National Historical Park
part of the “Land, Air & Water” 6-Month Eco Film Series
Co-presented by Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust
The Face on the Barroom Floor: The Poem, The Place, The Opera
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 – Art Gallery at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
Guest Filmmakers: Larry Kraman, Dillon Poole & David Patrick Stearns
Co-presented by Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
The Quiet Man
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 – Lowell Beer Works
in commemoration of Lowell Irish Cultural Week
Co-presented by the Lowell Irish Cultural Committee
Yogawoman
Thursday, March 7, 2013 – Lowell Telecommunications Corporation
in commemoration of Lowell Women’s Week
Co-presented by Sangha Yoga Studio
Arise
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Part of the “Land, Air & Water” 6-Month Eco Film Series
Co-presented with Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust
Connected: An AutoBLOGography About Love, Death and Technology
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Opening Night of “Land, Air & Water,” our 6-Month Eco Film Series
Co-presented with Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust
Roll On Columbia: Woody Guthrie & the Bonneville Power Administration
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 – Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
Musical Guests: Larry Tremblay & Arte Kenyon
Co-presented with Moses Greeley Parker Lectures & Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
Farmageddon
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Special Guest: Director/Producer Kristin Canty
Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic For Our Time
Thursday, November 8, 2012 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Co-presented with Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust
13 Screams – An Evening of Independent Horror Film Shorts
Thursday, October 25, 2012 – Lowell Telecommunications Corporation (LTC)
Co-presented with the Sound Society
The Invisible War
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Co-presented with the Office of Congresswoman Niki Tsongas
The Typewriter
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
part of the Jack Kerouac Literary Festival
World Premiere!
Kerouac Double Feature: Who is Bozo Texino and Beat Angel
part of the Jack Kerouac Literary Festival
Good Food Film Shorts
Saturday, September 29, 2012 – Rotary Park Garden
Co-presented with Mill City Grows
Kung Fu Panda
Saturday, September 15, 2012 – Tyler Park, Lowell
Co-presented with the Friends of Tyler Park
The Apple Pushers
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 – Shedd Park Pavilion
Co-presented with the Green Building Commission
Two Shadows
Sunday, August 19, 2012 – Boott Cotton Mills Events Center
The Lion King
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 – Morey Elementary School
part of National Night Out
Pollinator’s Corridor / “Bees in the Key of A”
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 – Spalding House
Co-presented by Mill City Grows and Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust
Tough Love: A Meditation on Dominance and Dogs
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Regional Premiere!
Monsoon Wedding
Friday, May 4, 2012 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Co-sponsored by the Lowell Folklife Series
Mighty Uke
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 – Art Gallery at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
Co-sponsored by Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
Like Water for Chocolate
Saturday, April 14, 2012 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Co-sponsored by the Brush Art Gallery
Scenes from a Parish
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Co-sponsored by the Lowell Folklife Series
Night at the Museum
February 21, 2012 – Boott Cotton Mills Museum Events Center
in collaboration with Lowell Kids Week
Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000
November 17, 2011 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Co-sponsored by Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust
Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq
November 16, 2011 – Art Gallery at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
Co-sponsored by Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
in commemoration of Veterans’ Day
Lost in La Mancha
October 18, 2011 – Boott Cotton Mills Museum Events Center
Co-sponsored by the Arts League of Lowell
part of the 2011 Film & the Arts Series
Earthwork
September 13, 2011 – Art Gallery at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
Co-sponsored by the Arts League of Lowell
part of the 2011 Film & the Arts Series
Crossing Delancey
September 8, 2011 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Co-sponsored by Lowell National Historical Park
part of the Lowell Folklife Series
Riding Bikes with the Dutch
June 22, 2011 – Shedd Park Pavilion
part of Lowell Sustainability Week
I Remember Better When I Paint
June 7, 2011 – ALL Gallery, downtown Lowell
Co-sponsored by the Arts League of Lowell
part of the 2011 Film & the Arts Series
Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie
May 12, 2011 – The Space
Co-sponsored by the Arts League of Lowell
part of the 2011 Film & the Arts Series
The Closer You Get (aka American Women)
May 3, 2011 – Garcia Brogan’s Restaurant, Pub & Cantina
Co-sponsored by the Irish Cultural Committee
Joy and the Apocalypse
Sunday, May 1, 2011 – Boott Cotton Mills Events Center
Special Guests (filmmakers): Ryan Convery, Dan Black & Chris Murphy
The 2011 Lowell Film Festival
April 28 – 30, 2011 – downtown Lowell
In partnership with UMass Lowell & the Cultural Organization of Lowell
Who Killed Chea Vichea?
April 19, 2011 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Special Guest: Producer Rich Garella
Wild Style
April 12, 2011 – United Teen Equality Center
Co-sponsored by the Arts League of Lowell
part of the 2011 Film & the Arts Series
Omagh
March 8, 2011 – Lowell Beer Works
Co-sponsored by the Irish Cultural Committee
part of Irish Cultural Week
Who Does She Think She Is?
March 8, 2011 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Co-sponsored by the Arts League of Lowell
part of the 2011 Film & the Arts Series
Iron Jawed Angels
March 1, 2011 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Part of Lowell Women’s Week programming
Gandy Dancers
February 27, 2011 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
In partnership with LNHP
Chocolat
February 12, 2011 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
In partnership with the Brush Art Gallery & LNHP
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
November 9, 2010 – Art Gallery at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
Co-sponsored by the Arts League of Lowell
The Secret of Kells
October 23, 2010 – Brush Gallery & Artists Studios
Co-sponsored by the Arts League of Lowell
The Disposable Film Festival
October 19, 2010 – Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
No Impact Man
September 14, 2010 – Market Mills Courtyard
In partnership with the Green Building Commission
The Nature of Cities
August 18, 2010 – Shedd Park Pavilion
In partnership with the Lowell Green Building Commission
Sponsored by Enterprise Bank & Trust
E.T. : The Extra-Terrestrial
August 3, 2010 – C.W. Morey Elementary School
Co-sponsored by the Lower Highlands Neighborhood Group and Lowell Alliance for Families & Neighborhoods
In commemoration of National Night Out
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
June 16, 2010 – Pollard Memorial Library
In partnership with ONE Lowell and the City of Lowell
Enlighten Up!
May 24, 2010 – Life Alive Urban Oasis & Cafe
Co-sponsored by Brom Yoga and Life Alive Cafe
Browsing Through Birkes
May 18, 2010 – Lowell National Historical Park
Featuring Q&A with co-producer Szifra Birke
One Man’s Hero
May 4, 2010 – Garcia Brogan’s Cantina
Co-sponsored by the Lowell Irish Cultural Committee and Garcia Brogan’s Cantina
Julie & Julia
April 27, 2010 – Lowell National Historical Park
Co-sponsored by Lowell National Historical Park
3rd Annual Lowell Film Festival
April 8 – 10, 2010 – downtown Lowell
“Hollywood and the Great Depression”
Food, Inc.
November 21, 2009 – Life Alive Urban Oasis & Organic Cafe
Co-sponsored by Life Alive & World PEAS CSA
At Home in Utopia
November 19, 2009 – LNHP Visitor Center
Featuring post-film panel discussion including filmmaker Michal Goldman
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
w/ live score by the Andreas Kapsalis Trio
November 16, 2009 – UMass Lowell, Durgin Concert Hall
Funded by the UMass Lowell Music Department
Presented in partnership with 119 Gallery
Life.Support.Music
November 12, 2009 – UMass Lowell, O’Leary Library
Special musical performance by and Q&A with Jason Crigler
Funded through Moses Greeley Parker Lectures
Presented in partnership with 119 Gallery
Mill City Mayhem 2009 – 8 Hours of Shock Cinema
October 24, 2009 – Second Wind Cafe
Four feature films and dinner break entertainment
Trick ‘r Treat – Inside – The Signal – Martyrs
Killer Poet
October 6, 2009 – LNHP Visitor Center
Feat. Q&A w/ director Susan Gray and co-producer Dominick Musacchio
Funded through Moses Greeley Parker Lecture Series
Before the Music Dies
September 17, 2009 – LTC, Studio A
Cinema at Studio A Summer Independent Film Series
Best of the Hinterland Film Festival: A Selection of Shorts
September 3, 2009 – LTC, Studio A
Cinema at Studio A Summer Independent Film Series
Lowell National Historical Park Outdoor Film Event
August 25, 2009 – Boarding House Park
Film shorts program celebrating the release of the Ken Burns PBS series The National Parks: America’s Best Idea
Partnership with Lowell National Historical Park
Medicine for Melancholy
August 20, 2009 – LTC, Studio A
Cinema at Studio A Summer Independent Film Series
Monster Road
August 6, 2009 – LTC, Studio A
Cinema at Studio A Summer Independent Film Series
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
July 21, 2009 – Athenian Corner
Food & Film Series
Partnership with Athenian Corner
Momma’s Man
July 16, 2009 – LTC, Studio A
Cinema at Studio A Summer Independent Film Series
The Real Dirt on Farmer John
July 14, 2009 – LNHP Visitor Center
Funded by Tufts New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
Twelve
July 9, 2009 – LTC, Studio A
Cinema at Studio A Summer Independent Film Series
feat. Q&A with producer Scott Masterson
Nerdcore Rising
June 25, 2009 – LTC, Studio A
Cinema at Studio A Summer Independent Film Series
Quilts in Women’s Lives
June 20, 2009 – New England Quilt Museum
Screened as part of the exhibit “Radka Donnell: The Work of Touch”
Funded by New England Quilt Museum
A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil
June 18, 2009 – Taboca’s Steakhouse
Green Building Film Series
Funded by Lowell Green Building Committee
Right at Your Door
June 11, 2009 – LTC, Studio A
Cinema at Studio A Summer Independent Film Series
Circuit
June 2, 2009 – LNHP Visitor Center
Featuring Q&A with producer Jane Sarah McFarlane
Scenes from a Parish
May 26, 2009 – LNHP Visitor Center
Featuring Q&A with director James Rutenbeck
Funded through a grant from Massachusetts Cultural Council
Going Green: Every Home an Eco-Home
May 21, 2009 – Lowell High School Freshman Academy
Green Building Film Series – feat. post-film panel discussion
Funded by Lowell Green Building Committee
Never on Sunday
May 18, 2009 – Athenian Corner
Food & Film Series
Partnership with Athenian Corner
Blue Vinyl: The World’s First Toxic Comedy
April 16, 2009 – Pollard Library
Green Building Film Series – feat. post-film panel discussion
Funded by Lowell Green Building Committee
The Gay Marriage Thing
April 15, 2009 – Christ Church United, Lowell
Partnership with Christ Church United
The Garden
April 14, 2009 – LNHP Visitor Center
Presented in celebration of Lowell Earth Day Festival
Funded by Community Gardens Greenhouse
2nd Annual Lowell Film Festival
April 3-5, 2009 – downtown Lowell
“Food, Fair Trade & the Global Economy”
The Great American Quilt Revival
March 21, 2009 – New England Quilt Museum
Presented in celebration of National Quilting Day
Funded by the New England Quilt Museum
Solar Energy: Saved By the Sun
March 19, 2009 – Pollard Library
Green Building Film Series – feat. post-film panel discussion
Funded by Lowell Green Building Committee
8 1/2
March 9, 2009 – Caffe Paradiso
Food & Film Series
Partnership with Caffe Paradiso
Girls Rock!
March 3, 2009 – LNHP Visitor Center
Presented as part of Lowell Women’s Week
Funded by Lowell Women’s Week
Zorba the Greek
February 9, 2009 – Athenian Corner
Food & Film Series
Partnership with Athenian Corner
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
December 7, 2008 – LNHP Visitor Center
Music on Film Series – feat. performance by Appalachian Still
Funded through Moses Greeley Parker Lecture Series
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
November 13, 2008 – Pollard Library
Music on Film Series – feat. performance by thereminist Jon Bernhardt
Funded through Moses Greeley Parker Lecture Series
Songs & Dreams of the Noble Old
November 7, 2008 – Eggroll Cafe
Part of the Triple Feature 2, feat. live music & photography
Partnership with UMass Lowell Friends of Photography
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
November 2, 2008 – UMass Lowell, O’Leary Library
Music on Film Series – feat. Q&A with Dana Dowd, daughter of Tom
Funded through grant from Mogan Cultural Center
Africa Unite
October 26, 2008 – LNHP Visitor Center
Music on Film Series – feat. intro by UML Prof. Oliver Ibe
Partnership with Lowell African Cultural Assoc.
Funded through grant from Mogan Cultural Center
The Greening of Southie
October 21, 2008 – LNHP Visitor Center
Followed by panel discussion
Funded by Lowell Green Building Committee