Cinema as a Public Art
Founded in 2015, The Public Cinema was created to share vital works of contemporary cinema that wouldn’t screen in Knoxville otherwise. The only agenda is to create a space for cinema as an art form and to build community among discerning moviegoers.
Paul Harrill
Founder, programmer
Paul’s work as a filmmaker has screened on five continents at festivals, museums, on television, and via streaming services. His films include the features Light From Light (Sundance 2019) and Something, Anything (a New York Times Critic’s Pick).
Darren Hughes
Founder, programmer
Darren is a communications professional and freelance writer whose festival coverage, interviews, and film criticism appear regularly in Cinema Scope, Filmmaker Magazine, MUBI Notebook, and Senses of Cinema.