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April Dobbins has been named programming director at Coral Gables Art Cinema. Born and raised in rural Alabama, April is a writer, filmmaker, and educator who has lived in Miami for almost 10 years. Currently a master’s candidate at Harvard where she studies Arts in Education, April received her M.F.A. in Motion Pictures at the University of Miami. She’s worked in higher education for 15 years, serving as a program director, writer, and film lecturer. Her creative work has received support from Sundance Institute, Knight Foundation, Firelight Media, International Documentary Association, Oolite Arts, and many others. April will serve on the senior management team alongside Brenda Moe, executive director, and Michelle A. Humphreys, communications and engagement director. Together, they will work in partnership to fulfill the organization’s mission and build upon its eleven years of excellence.
Coral Gables Art Cinema serves South Florida as its premiere nonprofit cinema with a mission to inspire, engage, and enhance its community through the powerful medium of great film. Open 365-days a year, its state-of-the-art auditorium boasts 141 seats, 4K digital projection, 3D, and often shows films on 35mm & 70mm. The cinema is entering its next stage of growth in 2022 when it will begin the build-out of an additional auditorium and screen for increased programming. The cinema is located at 260 Aragon Avenue (map), directly across the street from Books & Books, on the western end of the ground floor of the Museum Parking Garage.
For more information, visit the cinema’s website or social media pages (@gablescinema on Instagram and Twitter, or Facebook at facebook.com/gablescinema) or contact the cinema at hello@gablescinema.com or 786.472.2249.
Funding for the Coral Gables Art Cinema comes in part from the City of Coral Gables; the Coral Gables Community Foundation; the Knight Foundation; Steven Krams and Midge Blumberg-Krams; Bacardi; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; the National Endowment for the Arts; and the many businesses, individual donors and members who contribute to the Cinema’s work.
