In Theaters

Journey to the West

China | 2021 | 111 min. | Dashan Kong

May 29, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

Tang Zhijun, an editor of a science fiction magazine, tries to find signs of alien civilization.

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Chile ‘76

Chile | 2022 | 95 min. | Manuella Martelli

Now Playing - Jun 1, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

In this tense and unforgettable thriller, a bourgeois housewife in 1970s Chile must nurse a wounded rebel back to health.

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Other People’s Children

France | 2022 | 104 min. | Rebecca Zlotowski

Now Playing - Jun 1, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

A teacher asks herself what it means to care for another’s child when she falls for Ali and his four-year-old daughter.

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The Eight Mountains

Italy | 2022 | 147 min. | Felix Van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch

Now Playing - Jun 1, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

An exploration of brotherhood and friendship between a boy from the city and the last child of a forgotten mountain village.

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You Hurt My Feelings

USA | 2022 | 92 min. | Nicole Holofcener

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SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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Life is a Feast: The Cinema of Federico Fellini

Italy | Federico Fellini

Now Playing - Jun 14, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

A centennial celebration of legendary, beloved Italian master writer-director Federico Fellini.

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The Launch

USA | 2023 | 101 min. | Hernán Ballard

May 31, 2023

SIFF Film Center

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.

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

USA | 2023 | 120 min. | Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson

Opens June 1, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse.

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Talim—Let Me Tell You of Dreams

89 min. | Jonathan Kumar

June 1, 2023

SIFF Film Center

"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.

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Werckmeister Harmonies

Hungary | 2000 | 145 min. | Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky

Opens June 2, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

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.

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Exhibition on Screen: Tokyo Stories

2023 | 90 min. | David Bickerstaff

Opens June 4, 2023

SIFF Film Center

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.

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Movie Club: Goldfinger

USA | 1964 | 110 min. | Guy Hamilton

June 7, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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Purple Rain with DJ Kevin Cole

USA | 1984 | 111 min. | Albert Magnoli

June 7, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

Celebrate Prince's birthday with this special presentation of Purple Rain featuring Q&A with DJ Kevin Cole.

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Drylongso

USA | 1998 | 86 min. | Cauleen Smith

Opens June 9, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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11:11 (World Premiere)

USA | 2022 | 68 min. | Micah Knapp

June 10, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

World Premiere of Micah Knapp's directorial feature film debut, 11:11.

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MOHAN USA Presents Aye Zindagi

India | 2022 | 104 min. | Anirban Bose

June 10, 2023

SIFF Film Center

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.

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Exhibition on Screen - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition

2023 | 90 min. | David Bickerstaff

Opens June 11, 2023

SIFF Film Center

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.

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Chunky Shrapnel

Australia | 2020 | 128 min. | John Angus Stewart

June 15, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

A concert film from King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.

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Past Lives

USA | 2023 | 106 min. | Celine Song

Opens June 15, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

A beautiful and delicate romance about the depth of love, as two childhood best friends reunite years after an untimely separation.

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The Unlikely Story of the Lesbians of First Friday

USA | 2019 | 63 min. | Kathryn L Beranich

June 15, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

In 1980, a vibrant group of lesbians unbuckled Virginia’s Bible Belt and started a party that lasted for a decade!

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LYNCH/OZ

USA | 2023 | 108 min. | Alexandre O. Philippe

Opens June 16, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

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.

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Persian Lessons

Germany | 2023 | 127 min. | Vadim Perelman

Opens June 16, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

A young Jewish man pretends to be Iranian to avoid being executed in a concentration camp.

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Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Girl Without Hands

France | 2016 | 80 min. | Sébastien Laudenbach

June 17, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

The legend of a girl who is sold to the Devil, then loses her hands when she attempts to escape. Recommended for ages 12+.

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National Theatre Live: Good

2023 | 160 min. | Dominic Cooke

Opens June 18, 2023

SIFF Film Center

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.

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Asteroid City

USA | 2023 | 139 min. | Wes Anderson

Opens June 22, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events in this new film from Wes Anderson.

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Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023

USA | 2023 | 183 min. | Len Dell'Amico

Opens June 22, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

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.

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NT Live: Fleabag

United Kingdom | 2019 | 84 min. | Vicky Jones

Opens June 24, 2023

SIFF Film Center

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.

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Movie Club: Minari

USA | 2020 | 115 min. | Lee Isaac Chung

July 5, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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ODESZA: The Last Goodbye Cinematic Experience

USA | 2023 | 109 min. | Kusanagi

July 7, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

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.

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NT Live: Best of Enemies

2023 | 180 min. | Jeremy Herrin

Opens July 9, 2023

SIFF Film Center

David Harewood (Homeland) and Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) play feuding political rivals in James Graham’s (Sherwood) multiple award-winning new drama.

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NT Live: Hamlet

210 min. | Lynsey Turner

Opens July 23, 2023

SIFF Film Center

Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, Sherlock, The Power of the Dog) plays the title role of Shakespeare's great tragedy.

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Movie Club: Funeral Parade of Roses

Japan | 1969 | 105 min. | Matsumoto Toshio

August 2, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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Back to the House of Tomorrow

USA | 2023 | 41 min. | Simcha Shtull

August 9, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

The true story of a world-famous residence in Palm Springs - and its personal themes of family and community, tragedy and renewal.

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Movie Club: The Virgin Suicides

USA | 1999 | 97 min. | Sofia Coppola

September 6, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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).

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Movie Club: Eyes of Laura Mars

USA | 1978 | 104 min. | Irvin Kershner

October 4, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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Movie Club: Moonstruck

USA | 1987 | 102 min. | Norman Jewison

November 1, 2023

SIFF Cinema Uptown

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.

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