Feature Films Now Playing

May 11–May 17 Opening this week: Michael, a mesmerizing portrait of evil from Austrian director Markus Schleinzer that was a serious contender at the Cannes Film Festival. In their final week are our three recent hits The Island President, Indie Game: The Movie, and Pina (now back in 3D!). And at the Film Center don't miss the stunning new 4K restoration of one of the most stunning films in French cinema history, Children of Paradise.

Special Events This Week May 11–May 17

Children of Paradise

May 11–14, SIFF Film Center
One of the best-loved masterworks of French cinema returns to the big screen. A tour-de-force that entwines theater, literature, music, and design, director Marcel Carné and screenwriter Jacques Prévert resurrect the tumultuous world of nineteenth-century Paris, teeming with hucksters and aristocrats, thieves and courtesans, pimps and seers. more
Fresh

May 16, SIFF Cinema Uptown
Next 50 Focus on: Food Chipotle Mexican Grill presents this special screening of Fresh, a film celebrating the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system, followed by a post-film discussion. more

Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee & the Spirit of the Rural Studio

May 23, SIFF Film Center
Next 50 Focus on: Sustainable Communities Citizen Architect explores the life and work of Samuel Mockbee, and also follows a current Rural Studio project, crafting a home for a charismatic client known as Music Man, whose love of R&B music helps to inspire the home they build together. more

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