(1 pm)
Pecker (dir. John Waters, 1998, 87 mins., R)
Pecker, a sandwich shop employee, becomes an overnight art world sensation when a New York art dealer spots photographs of Pecker’s quirky family. But when growing fame begins to cause riffs at home, Pecker must step in and make amends. Cameos abound in this film, including one by photographer Cindy Sherman.

Nicole Kidman as Diane Arbus in Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

(3 pm)
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (dir. Steven Shainberg, 2006, 122 mins., R)
Stifled by the traditional expectations of her family and tired of being her husband’s assistant, photographer Diane Arbus (Nicole Kidman) falls in love with an enigmatic neighbor (Robert Downey Jr.), who introduces Arbus to an underworld of marginalized people that ultimately inspires her photography. Only loosely based on Arbus’ life, the film makes “eccentric visual and aural references to Alice in Wonderland and Beauty and the Beast,” writes Slant Magazine.

Purchase tickets at the IMA's front ticketing desk.
$9 public / $5 IMA members and students with ID (for 1 film)
$12 public / $7 IMA members and students with ID (for both films)