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Filmed in war-torn, blockaded Armenia and edited by candlelight, the film is a wordless montage vividly expressing Minas and Vartanov’s friendship while Parajanov was imprisoned by the Soviets.
Inspired by an ancient folk tale, this film is brought to life through Parajanov’s honed idiosyncratic style of opulent costuming, striking tableaux, and unforgettable mise-en-scène.
Dedicated to Andrei Tarkovsky, Parajanov’s hypnotic and wondrous Ashik Kerib is his last completed film.
Kathryn Bigelow’s grandest cinematic vision is an anxiety-filled drama of near-apocalypse set in Los Angeles at the turn of the 21st century.
The first film from the Hughes Brothers was a sensation at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival and remains an uncompromising and revelatory touchstone of 1990s American independent cinema.
This is the definitive film of its era, earning Quentin Tarantino a screenplay Oscar and igniting a career that remains essential to the landscape of American auteur cinema.
A young trans child, Ludo (Georges Du Fresne), explores their gender identity and faces harsh transphobic fallout from family and community alike in wanting to express their feminine side. Introduced by critic/author Caden Mark Gardner; followed by book-signing.
Robert Altman's memory-haunted melodrama takes place in a Woolworth’s five-and-dime in Texas, just down the road from where Giant was shot, as the members of a James Dean fan club, the Disciples, reunite after a 20-year hiatus.
Lingua Franca contains the rarest of onscreen trans depictions: a genuine romantic melodrama in the vein of Fassbinder and Wong Kar-wai. Introduced by writer-director-star Isabel Sandoval; followed by a Q&A with Sandoval and critic/author Caden Mark Gardner
Muppet performer Richard Hunt brought many beloved characters to life, including Scooter, Janice, Statler, Beaker, Sweetums, Gladys the Cow, Don Music, Sully, Junior Gorg, and countless others. Join us for a special panel as we look back on Hunt’s life and work.
The first film from the Hughes Brothers was a sensation at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival and remains an uncompromising and revelatory touchstone of 1990s American independent cinema.
This is the definitive film of its era, earning Quentin Tarantino a screenplay Oscar and igniting a career that remains essential to the landscape of American auteur cinema.
Radical queer filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim always showed an interest in modern queer life and history in both his native Germany and abroad. His musical amalgamates those interests into an inspired, anarchic hybrid.
This fascinating documentary explores the transformative power of soul music in 1970s Rio de Janeiro, where dance events became crucial spaces for the political affirmation and resistance of the young black community.
Ranked among the BFI’s Greatest Films of All Time, The Color of Pomegranates was described by Martin Scorsese as “unlike anything in cinema history.”
The Wachowskis’ candy-colored extravaganza is a vibrant and kinetic underrated action gem.
The Wachowskis’ candy-colored extravaganza is a vibrant and kinetic underrated action gem.
Buster Keaton’s classic about a lovestruck projectionist who falls asleep during a show and dreams he has entered the film as a detective is a delightful and ingenious comedy. Screening 7/26–8/11.
