The mission of the Bama Art House is to bring current, contemporary independent film to Tuscaloosa, transforming the Bama Theatre into a cinematic Art House, one night a week. The summer series will consist of eight movies, each screening Tuesday nights at 7:30 p.m. from June 5th until July 24th 2012.

A season pass gets you into all eight films, it is $40 (only $5 per film) and it gets you into all eight films! Get your pass here:

Bama Art House Summer Film Series 2012

June 5: Damsels in Distress

Rated PG-13/ 99 minutes

Director/Writer: Whit Stillman

Stars: Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton

A trio of girls set out to change the male-dominated environment of the Seven Oaks college campus, and to rescue their fellow students from depression, grunge and low standards of every kind.

June 12: A Separation

Rated PG-13/ Drama/ 123 minutes

Director/Writer: Asghar Farhadi

Stars:  Peyman Moadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

June 19: Marley

Rated PG-13/ Documentary/ 144 minutes

Director: Kevin Macdonald

Stars: Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Jimmy Cliff

A documentary on the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley.

June 26: The Hunter

Rated R/ Adventure/Drama/ 100 minutes

Director: Daniel Nettheim

Writer: Julia Leigh (novel), Wain Fimeri (original adaptation), Alice Addison (screenplay)

Stars: Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Morgana Davies

Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.

July 3: Jeff Who Lives at Home

Rated R/ Comedy/ 83 minutes

Directors/ Writers: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

Stars: Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Judy Greer

Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.

July 10: The Kid With a Bike

Rated PG-13/ Drama/ 87 minutes

Directors? Writers: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Stars: Thomas Doret, Cécile De France, Jérémie Renier

Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in a state-run youth farm. In a random act of kindness, the town hairdresser agrees to foster him on weekends.

July 17: Turn Me On, Dammit!

Sponsored by The Left Hand Soap Company

Rated R/ Comedy/ 76 minutes

Director: Jannicke Systad Jacobsen

 Writers: Jannicke Systad Jacobsen, Olaug Nilssen 

In Skoddeheimen, Norway, 15-year-old Alma is consumed by her hormones and fantasies that range from sweetly romantic images of Artur, the boyfriend she yearns for, to daydreams about practically everybody she lays eyes on.

July 24: Surprise Film! Will be announced soon!

Season passes are available now and individual tickets are available at the Bama box office prior to screenings.

($7 general/$6 students and seniors/$5 Arts Council members).

Films: 7:30 pm.

Box office opens: 6:30 pm. 

Doors and Bama Bar open: 6:45 pm.

Get there early for drink specials!