In Theaters
Journey to the West
China | 2021 | 111 min. | Dashan Kong
May 29, 2023
Tang Zhijun, an editor of a science fiction magazine, tries to find signs of alien civilization.
Chile ‘76
Chile | 2022 | 95 min. | Manuella Martelli
Now Playing - Jun 1, 2023
In this tense and unforgettable thriller, a bourgeois housewife in 1970s Chile must nurse a wounded rebel back to health.
Other People’s Children
France | 2022 | 104 min. | Rebecca Zlotowski
Now Playing - Jun 1, 2023
A teacher asks herself what it means to care for another’s child when she falls for Ali and his four-year-old daughter.
The Eight Mountains
Italy | 2022 | 147 min. | Felix Van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch
Now Playing - Jun 1, 2023
An exploration of brotherhood and friendship between a boy from the city and the last child of a forgotten mountain village.
You Hurt My Feelings
USA | 2022 | 92 min. | Nicole Holofcener
Now Playing
In the latest acclaimed filmmaker Nicole Holofcener, a novelist's marriage is suddenly in question when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her new book.
Life is a Feast: The Cinema of Federico Fellini
Italy | Federico Fellini
Now Playing - Jun 14, 2023
A centennial celebration of legendary, beloved Italian master writer-director Federico Fellini.
The Launch
USA | 2023 | 101 min. | Hernán Ballard
May 31, 2023
A film about love, fate, death, grief, and an epic journey. The Launch is a documentary about Ellen "Magellan" Falterman, and her quest to become the first person to circumnavigate the planet on a rowboat. Post-film Q&A with Ellen Magellan and director Hernán Ballard.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
USA | 2023 | 120 min. | Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
Opens June 1, 2023
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse.
Talim—Let Me Tell You of Dreams
89 min. | Jonathan Kumar
June 1, 2023
"Talim" is about three students who set out on a journey 5,000 miles across India, and more importantly, the people they met along the way.
Werckmeister Harmonies
Hungary | 2000 | 145 min. | Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky
Opens June 2, 2023
One of the major achievements of twenty-first-century cinema thus far, Béla Tarr’s mesmeric parable of societal collapse is an enigma of transcendent visual, philosophical, and mystical resonance. New 4k restoration.
Exhibition on Screen: Tokyo Stories
2023 | 90 min. | David Bickerstaff
Opens June 4, 2023
Based on a major exhibition at the Ashmolean in Oxford, Tokyo Stories spans 400 years of incredibly dynamic art, providing a thrilling encounter with one of the world’s great art capitals.
Movie Club: Goldfinger
USA | 1964 | 110 min. | Guy Hamilton
June 7, 2023
In Sean Connery’s third outing as James Bond, our titular spy uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve while investigating a gold magnate’s smuggling operation. Selected and introduced by SIFF Development and Membership Manager (and amateur James Bond expert) Carson Rennekamp.
Purple Rain with DJ Kevin Cole
USA | 1984 | 111 min. | Albert Magnoli
June 7, 2023
Celebrate Prince's birthday with this special presentation of Purple Rain featuring Q&A with DJ Kevin Cole.
Drylongso
USA | 1998 | 86 min. | Cauleen Smith
Opens June 9, 2023
Drylongso follows a woman in a photography class who begins taking pictures of Black men out of fear they will soon be extinct. New 4k restoration. Co-presented by LANGSTON and Black Cinema Collective.
11:11 (World Premiere)
USA | 2022 | 68 min. | Micah Knapp
June 10, 2023
World Premiere of Micah Knapp's directorial feature film debut, 11:11.
MOHAN USA Presents Aye Zindagi
India | 2022 | 104 min. | Anirban Bose
June 10, 2023
Based on a true story, Vinay's terminal diagnosis prompts an uplifting connection with his grief-counselor, reigniting his hope and belief in humanity's transformative power.
Exhibition on Screen - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2023 | 90 min. | David Bickerstaff
Opens June 11, 2023
Get a private view of the largest Vermeer exhibition in history at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, accompanied by the museum director and the curator of the show.
Chunky Shrapnel
Australia | 2020 | 128 min. | John Angus Stewart
June 15, 2023
A concert film from King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.
Past Lives
USA | 2023 | 106 min. | Celine Song
Opens June 15, 2023
A beautiful and delicate romance about the depth of love, as two childhood best friends reunite years after an untimely separation.
The Unlikely Story of the Lesbians of First Friday
USA | 2019 | 63 min. | Kathryn L Beranich
June 15, 2023
In 1980, a vibrant group of lesbians unbuckled Virginia’s Bible Belt and started a party that lasted for a decade!
LYNCH/OZ
USA | 2023 | 108 min. | Alexandre O. Philippe
Opens June 16, 2023
Through six distinct perspectives and narrated by some of contemporary cinema’s most exciting voices, LYNCH/OZ helps re-experience and re-interpret The Wizard of Oz by way of David Lynch, to deliver a whole new appreciation for Lynch’s symbolism through the lens of his greatest influence.
Persian Lessons
Germany | 2023 | 127 min. | Vadim Perelman
Opens June 16, 2023
A young Jewish man pretends to be Iranian to avoid being executed in a concentration camp.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Girl Without Hands
France | 2016 | 80 min. | Sébastien Laudenbach
June 17, 2023
The legend of a girl who is sold to the Devil, then loses her hands when she attempts to escape. Recommended for ages 12+.
National Theatre Live: Good
2023 | 160 min. | Dominic Cooke
Opens June 18, 2023
David Tennant (Doctor Who) makes a much-anticipated return to the West End in a blistering reimagining of one of Britain’s most powerful, political plays.
Asteroid City
USA | 2023 | 139 min. | Wes Anderson
Opens June 22, 2023
The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events in this new film from Wes Anderson.
Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023
USA | 2023 | 183 min. | Len Dell'Amico
Opens June 22, 2023
A year after Brent Mydland's passing, the Grateful Dead returned to the summer stadium circuit, playing Chicago's Soldier Field for the first time, with two keyboard players filling the seat Brent left vacant.
NT Live: Fleabag
United Kingdom | 2019 | 84 min. | Vicky Jones
Opens June 24, 2023
See the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag, starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge and captured live in London’s West End.
Movie Club: Minari
USA | 2020 | 115 min. | Lee Isaac Chung
July 5, 2023
A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. Selected and introduced by SIFF Marketing Manager Madison Zimmerman.
ODESZA: The Last Goodbye Cinematic Experience
USA | 2023 | 109 min. | Kusanagi
July 7, 2023
Witness ODESZA’s live show as an immersive concert film. With jaw-dropping visuals and unreleasedbehind-the-scenes footage, see the band as you’ve never seen before.
NT Live: Best of Enemies
2023 | 180 min. | Jeremy Herrin
Opens July 9, 2023
David Harewood (Homeland) and Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) play feuding political rivals in James Graham’s (Sherwood) multiple award-winning new drama.
NT Live: Hamlet
210 min. | Lynsey Turner
Opens July 23, 2023
Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, Sherlock, The Power of the Dog) plays the title role of Shakespeare's great tragedy.
Movie Club: Funeral Parade of Roses
Japan | 1969 | 105 min. | Matsumoto Toshio
August 2, 2023
In this loose adaptation of Oedipus Rex, we will journey to 1960s Tokyo and experience the life of a young transgender woman named Eddie. Come see why this film inspired Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange and is considered a cornerstone of Japanese New Wave cinema. Selected and introduced by SIFF Graphic Design Manager (and Queer Cinema aficionado) Reese Iliakis.
Back to the House of Tomorrow
USA | 2023 | 41 min. | Simcha Shtull
August 9, 2023
The true story of a world-famous residence in Palm Springs - and its personal themes of family and community, tragedy and renewal.
Movie Club: The Virgin Suicides
USA | 1999 | 97 min. | Sofia Coppola
September 6, 2023
It’s Back-to-(Film)-School time with Movie Club, presenting Sofia Coppola’s 1999 The Virgin Suicides starring Kirsten Dunst, Kathleen Turner, and James Woods, with a stellar soundtrack and score by French music duo Air. Selected and introduced by SIFF Senior Digital Marketing Manager Clare Garvin (who was once a 13-year-old girl).
Movie Club: Eyes of Laura Mars
USA | 1978 | 104 min. | Irvin Kershner
October 4, 2023
Slay goes both ways when a famous fashion photographer (Faye Dunaway) witnesses a series of murders through the eyes of a killer. This stylish slasher, influenced by the Italian giallo genre, boasts an early-career John Carpenter script and Barbra Streisand theme song. Selected and introduced by SIFF Office Manager (and horror writer) Caroline Beston.
Movie Club: Moonstruck
USA | 1987 | 102 min. | Norman Jewison
November 1, 2023
With a murderer’s row of heavy hitter character actors, the indomitable Cher, and an iconic breakout performance from a 23-year-old Nicolas Cage, Moonstruck is a romantic-comedy masterpiece about the unknowable natural forces that pull men and women towards each other like animals in heat. That’s amoré! Selected and introduced by SIFF Cinema staffer Milo Harms.