Upcoming Films & Events

This screening includes Eyimofe (This is My Desire)

4 pm

A moving and honest drama about a man and woman's quest for better lives in Lagos, Nigeria. Q&A to follow.

Year released:

2021

Series:

New African Cinema

This screening includes Dahomey

7 pm

With a rigorous yet fantastical approach, filmmaker Mati Diop provocatively uncovers the restitution and repatriation of a stolen legacy. Q&A to follow.

Year released:

2024

Series:

New African Cinema

This screening includes We Need to Talk About Kevin

4 pm

A masterful, disquieting blend of drama and horror from filmmaker Lynne Ramsay that will stay with you long after the credits roll. Q&A to follow.

Rating:

R R

Year released:

2011

Series:

Additional Films and Guests, Screen Share

This screening includes Mambar Pierrette

7 pm

A graceful, neorealist portrait of a Cameroonian seamstress and the rich community that surrounds her.

Year released:

2024

Series:

New African Cinema

This screening includes Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea

1 pm

Dive into the extraordinary life of artist H.C. Westermann, a Marine veteran who navigated the profound traumas of war by making art and subsequently became a hero to generations of artists.

Year released:

2023

Series:

Art and a Movie

This screening includes Blow Out

7 pm

Brian De Palma mixes Hitchcock and Antonioni together for this raw and suspenseful story of surveillance and political intrigue.

Rating:

R R

Year released:

1981

Series:

I Like to Watch: Voyeurism in Cinema

This screening includes Blade Runner 2049

7 pm

30 years after the events of Blade Runner, LAPD Officer K unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos.

Rating:

R R

Year released:

2017

Series:

5X Series

This screening includes Ghost in the Shell/Kôkaku Kidôta

7 pm

Cyborg super agent Major Motoko Kusanagi reporting for duty! Charged with rooting out dangerous "ghost hackers" to prevent a criminal cyber takeover, can Kusanagi and her elite team track down the Puppet Master and save the day? 30th anniversary screening.

Rating:

PG13 PG-13

Year released:

1995

Series:

Granfalloon

This screening includes Only Angels Have Wings

4 pm

A potent combination of humor, romance, and action from legendary director Howard Hawks starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Rita Hayworth.

Year released:

1939

Series:

City Lights Film Series

This screening includes Double Exposure 2025

7 pm

Experience world premieres of new short films with original scores, the result of the magic which happens when pairing film-production students with student composers and sound designers who collaborate on the creation of a new film.

Year released:

2025

Series:

Double Exposure

This screening includes We Want the Funk!

1 pm

A delightful journey through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.

Year released:

2025

Series:

Additional Films and Guests

This screening includes Midnight Special

7 pm

Writer/director Jeff Nichols collaborates with the enigmatic and stoic Michael Shannon in this sci-fi thriller about a father trying to save his son who has unique powers.

Rating:

PG13 PG-13

Year released:

2016

Series:

Beyond First Contact

This screening includes Total Recall

7 pm

What happens when you combine the frenetic direction and satirical mind of Paul Verhoeven with the imagination of Philip K. Dick? A futuristic, fast-paced rush that never slacks. 35th anniversary screening.

Rating:

R R

Year released:

1990

Series:

5X Series

This screening includes AAPI Movement Short Film Festival

7 pm

Showcasing the Asian American and Pacific Islander community through film.

Year released:

2023-2024

Series:

Movement: Asian/Pacific America

This screening includes Monsters

7 pm

The feature debut of Gareth Edwards (Rogue One, Godzilla, and the upcoming Jurassic World Rebirth) and one of the best low-budget sci-fi films of the millennium. 15th anniversary screening.

Rating:

R R

Year released:

2010

Series:

Beyond First Contact

This screening includes Screamers

7 pm

During an interplanetary war, a military commander is charged with negotiating a fragile peace, but his mission is threatened when the primitive robots built to kill enemy combatants gain sentience. 30th anniversary screening.

Rating:

R R

Year released:

1995

Series:

5X Series

This screening includes Montage Film Festival 2025

7 pm

Catch the latest and greatest new work from IU student filmmakers.

Year released:

2025

Series:

Additional Films and Guests, Screen Share

This screening includes The Count of Monte Cristo/Le Comte de Monte-Cristo

4 pm

This new adaptation of Dumas' classic has won over critics and audiences alike with its sweeping and grand visuals, thrilling story, and epic scale.

Year released:

2024

Series:

International Art House Series

This screening includes How to Blow Up a Pipeline

7 pm

Drawing inspiration from climate scholar Andreas Malm's book of the same title, our Earth Day screening is a wakeup call for every generation. Q&A with the film's screenwriter to follow!

Rating:

R R

Year released:

2023

Series:

Additional Films and Guests

This screening includes One Day in April

7 pm

A chronicle of the triumphs and failures of four teams competing to win the Little 500, this documentary is a bittersweet portrait of life in the Midwest and the drama from training through race day. Q&A with the director to follow!

Year released:

2016

Series:

Additional Films and Guests

This screening includes Minority Report

7 pm

In the future, the PreCrime unit stops crimes before they happen. But when the unit's leader finds himself framed for a future murder, he uncovers a sprawling controversy that threatens the program, the city, and the safety of everyone in it.

Rating:

PG13 PG-13

Year released:

2002

Series:

5X Series

This screening includes I'm Still Here/Ainda Estou Aqui

7 pm

Walter Salles' history-making Oscar winner makes its Bloomington debut with a powerhouse performance by Fernanda Torres and a gripping story of the search for justice under dictatorship.

Rating:

PG13 PG-13

Year released:

2024

Series:

Additional Films and Guests, International Art House Series

This screening includes Umberto D.

4 pm

Anchored by Carlo Battisti's moving performance, Vittorio de Sica's deeply empathetic character study is a bracing glimpse into the lives of the downtrodden.

Year released:

1952

Series:

City Lights Film Series

This screening includes Dr. Strangelove

1 pm

Seven-time BAFTA winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world-premiere adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece. Filmed live from the Noël Coward Theatre.

Year released:

2024

Series:

National Theatre Live

This screening includes Edge of Tomorrow

7 pm

Doug Liman's epic sci-fi action thriller unfolds in a near-future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault—and only Tom Cruise can do the stunts to save us! But even he's not good enough to do it on the first try. Live. Die. Repeat.

Rating:

PG13 PG-13

Year released:

2014

Series:

Beyond First Contact

This screening includes Union

7 pm

Heralded as the most important win for labor since the 1930s, Union captures the Amazon Labor Union's historic grassroots campaign to unionize thousands of their co-workers and take on one of the world’s largest and most powerful companies. Winner of U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award at Sundance. May Day screening.

Year released:

2024

Series:

New Americas Cinema

This screening includes Children of Men

7 pm

No children. No future. No hope. In the year 2027, 18 years since the last baby was born, Clive Owen is in a race against time to deliver the miracle the whole world has been waiting for.

Rating:

R R

Year released:

2006

Series:

Granfalloon

This screening includes 2025 New York Dog Film Festival

4 pm

A collection of short films celebrating the love between dogs, their people, and the animal welfare groups that bring them together.

Year released:

2025

Series:

CINEkids International Children's Film Series

This screening includes Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

12 pm

Visionary director J.J. Abrams brings forth the motion picture event of a generation, breathing new life into a timeless classic. 10th anniversary screening.

Rating:

PG13 PG-13

Year released:

2015

Series:

Escape the Week Mega Marathon

This screening includes Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi

3 pm

The Star Wars saga continues as new heroes and galactic legends go on an epic adventure, unlocking mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.

Rating:

PG13 PG-13

Year released:

2017

Series:

Escape the Week Mega Marathon

This screening includes Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker

6 pm

In the riveting conclusion of the landmark Skywalker saga, new legends will be born—and the final battle for freedom is yet to come.

Rating:

PG13 PG-13

Year released:

2019

Series:

Escape the Week Mega Marathon