The Legend of Suram Fortress
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.
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Ashik Kerib
Dedicated to Andrei Tarkovsky, Parajanov’s hypnotic and wondrous Ashik Kerib is his last completed film.
Strange Days
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.
Menace II Society
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.
ray ferreira’s An echo wails, whispers an undulating pattern: Video, Artist Talk, and Reception
This art installation and talk will explore the intersections of queer embodiment and speculative imagination. At 8:00–10:00 p.m., there will be a reception with refreshments and music by DJ Aguapanela Mami.
Pulp Fiction
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, screens on 35mm 7/12 and 7/14.
Ma vie en rose
Ludo, a trans child, explores their gender identity and faces harsh transphobic fallout in this beautiful film. Introduced by critic/author Caden Mark Gardner; followed by book-signing on 7/13.
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Robert Altman's memory-haunted melodrama stars Karen Black in the groundbreakingly sensitive role of a trans woman who returns to the site of her traumatic youth. Introduced by author Caden Mark Gardner, co-author of Corpses, Fools, and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema and preceded by a book-signing.
Lingua Franca
Lingua Franca is a trans romantic melodrama in the vein of Fassbinder and Wong Kar-wai. With writer-director-star Isabel Sandoval and critic/author Caden Mark Gardner in person on 7/13.
A Celebration of Richard Hunt: Panel and Book Signing
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.
Menace II Society
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.