In Theaters
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.
Lavender Rights Project Presents The Black Trans Comedy Showcase
USA | 2023 | 3 hr.
June 10, 2023
Join us for a much-needed night of laughter, community, and resistance while we fundraise for Black trans liberation.
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.
Drylongso
USA | 1998 | 86 min. | Cauleen Smith
Now Playing - Jun 15, 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.
Werckmeister Harmonies
Hungary | 2000 | 145 min. | Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky
Now Playing - Jun 14, 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.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
USA | 2023 | 120 min. | Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
Now Playing
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse.
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.
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.
Mulholland Drive
France | 2001 | 147 min. | David Lynch
Opens June 17, 2023
Naomi Watts delivers her star turn in David Lynch’s noir-infected tale of an optimistic actress who arrives in Tinseltown with big dreams and instead discovers a world of mystery. Presented in 4k.
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+.
Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
USA | 2023 | 99 min. | Ashley Avis
June 17, 2023
Winner of the 2022 Boston Film Festival's Best Documentary Film award, enjoy this groundbreaking film on the majesty and plight of wild horses and get swept up into the world of the wild ones.
Blue Velvet
USA | 1986 | 125 min. | David Lynch
Opens June 18, 2023
Gather your nitrous oxide, PBRs, and severed ears, and prepare to re-experience David Lynch’s warped 1986 thriller about what lies beneath the placid surface of suburbia. Presented in 4k.
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.
The Short Films of David Lynch
USA | 1997 | 60 min. | David Lynch
Opens June 20, 2023
A must-see for fans of the legendary filmmaker David Lynch, this collection features six short films from the master of the macabre.
Dune
USA | 1984 | 137 min. | David Lynch
Opens June 21, 2023
David Lynch's controversial yet celebrated take on Frank Herbert's Dune returns to the big screen for a limited time.
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.
Wild at Heart
USA | 1990 | 125 min. | David Lynch
Opens June 23, 2023
David Lynch directs this hallucinatory crime thriller about runaway convicts and forbidden love, blending elements of The Wizard of Oz and Elvis Presley fetishism with an eclectic, intense soundtrack. Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern star as Sailor and Lula, two lovers who know in their hearts that “this whole world’s wild at heart and weird on top.”
Inland Empire
USA | 2006 | 180 min. | David Lynch
Opens June 24, 2023
Witness the surreal terror of David Lynch's last major work since the Twin Peaks revival. Presented in 4k.
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.
The Elephant Man
USA | 1980 | 124 min. | David Lynch
Opens June 25, 2023
Celebrate the life of John Hurt and cinema of David Lynch with this classic and chilling biopic. Presented in 4k.
The Straight Story
USA | 1999 | 111 min. | David Lynch
Opens June 25, 2023
A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way. Presented on 35mm.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
USA | 1992 | 135 min. | David Lynch
Opens June 25, 2023
Laura Palmer's harrowing final days are chronicled one year after the murder of Teresa Banks, a resident of Twin Peaks' neighboring town. Presented in 4k.
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
USA | 2021 | 84 min. | Trip Jennings
June 27, 2023
In the wake of destructive fires across the nation, Elemental is an important look at discovering how we can all reimagine our relationship with wildfire, and keep our homes and communities safe.
Eraserhead
USA | 1977 | 89 min. | David Lynch
Opens June 30, 2023
Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born...child.
Lost Highway
France | 1997 | 134 min. | David Lynch
Opens July 2, 2023
Anonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray. Presented in 4k.
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.
Biosphere
USA | 2022 | 107 min. | Mel Eslyn
Opens July 7, 2023
In the not-too-distant future, the last two men on earth must adapt and evolve to save humanity.
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
USA | 2022 | 101 min. | Nancy Buirski
Opens July 7, 2023
This doc examines Midnight Cowboy's enormous impact and the social, political, and cultural forces that breathed it into existence.
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.
Oppenheimer
USA | 2023 | 180 min. | Christopher Nolan
Opens July 20, 2023
The pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it. Presented on 35mm.
Barbie
USA | 2023 | Greta Gerwig
Opens July 21, 2023
To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken.
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.
Afire
Germany | 2023 | 103 min. | Christian Petzold
Opens July 28, 2023
Leon and Felix travel to a summer home near the Baltic Sea hoping to dive into creative pursuits, but an unexpected guest disrupts their plans. As the sky turns orange from a nearby forest fire, it’s clear that trees aren’t the only thing burning.
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.
Safety Last! with live score
USA | 1924 | 74 min. | Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor
August 12, 2023
A store clerk (Harold Lloyd) organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, and ends up dangling from a skyscraper in this 1923 silent romantic comedy classic. 100th anniversary screening with live score.
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.