In Theaters
Resurrection
China | 2025 | 160 min. | Bi Gan
Now Playing - Jan 29, 2026
This phantasmagoric dream machine from visionary Chinese director Bi Gan (Long Day’s Journey Into Night) is an elusive yet monumental love letter to a century of cinema, unfolding over five chapters that feature a dazzling array of styles and genres.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026 | 110 min. | Nia DaCosta
Now Playing - Jan 29, 2026
As Spike is inducted into Jimmy Crystal's gang on the mainland, Dr. Kelson makes a discovery that could alter the world. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple expands upon the world created by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland in 28 Years Later, but turns it on its head.
The Testament of Ann Lee
United Kingdom | 2025 | 137 min. | Mona Fastvold
Now Playing
A bold colonial-era musical from the co-writer of The Brutalist, Amanda Seyfried stars as visionary Shaker leader Ann Lee who builds a radical utopian faith in 18th century America.
No Other Choice
South Korea | 2025 | 139 min. | Park Chan-wook
Now Playing
In his diabolical new thriller, Park Chan-wook crafts a dark fable about the cutthroat nature of contemporary work culture, starring Lee Byung Hun as a husband and father who takes violent action after being laid off. Nominated for three Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy.
For Your Consideration: Marty Supreme
USA | 2025 | 149 min. | Josh Safdie
Now Playing
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. From writer/director Josh Safdie and starring Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A'zion, Kevin O'Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara, and Fran Drescher. Three Golden Globe nominations including Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy.
The Pacific Northwestern: Pale Rider (35mm)
USA | 1985 | 115 min. | Clint Eastwood
January 27, 2026
A mysterious preacher defends the hapless prospectors of a mining town against a villainous land tycoon in Eastwood's autumnal vision of the Idaho Sawtooths. Presented on 35mm.
Room Temperature
USA | 2025 | 92 min. | Dennis Cooper, Zac Farley
January 28, 2026
The new film from legendary underground novelist Dennis Cooper and visual artist Zac Farley. Named one of the 10 best movies of 2025 by John Waters. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.
Arco
France | 2025 | 89 min. | Ugo Beinvenu
Opens January 29, 2026
Time travel gets a magical spin in Ugo Bienvenu’s animated adventure — produced by Natalie Portman
For Your Consideration: Hamnet
United Kingdom | 2025 | 125 min. | Chloé Zhao
Opens January 30, 2026
A lush and tender drama about William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) and his family, as seen through the eyes of his thoughtful wife Agnes (a luminous Jessie Buckley). From Academy Award–winning director Chloé Zhao (Nomadland).
For Your Consideration: Hedda
USA | 2025 | 107 min. | Nia DaCosta
Opens January 30, 2026
Transplanted to mid-century England, Candyman director Nia DaCosta’s bold reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s play features a magnetic lead performance from Tessa Thompson (Passing) in a fresh, feminist game of power.
For Your Consideration: Sinners
USA | 2025 | Ryan Coogler
Opens January 30, 2026
Get ready for Ryan Coogler's (Black Panther) highly anticipated and wildly ambitious vampire take on the Jim Crow South in Sinners, featuring Michael B. Jordan as twin brothers. Critics are calling it 'gory, horny, relevant,' so you'll want to be sure to see it on our 97-foot screen in immersive Dolby Atmos sound.
The Chronology of Water
2025 | 127 min. | Kristen Stewart
Opens January 30, 2026
Kristen Stewart's feature-length directorial debut, shot in glorious 16mm. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Tunisia | 2025 | 89 min. | Kaouther ben Hania
Opens January 30, 2026
Gathering audio from actual phone conversations, Kaouther Ben Hania’s devastating film recounts the story behind the murder of Hind Rajab. Golden Globe nominee: Best Motion Picture - Non-English Language.
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
USA | 2025 | 113 min. | Kahlil Joseph
Opens January 31, 2026
Kahlil Joseph's mesmerizing feature directorial debut is a distinctive cinematic experience that weaves fiction and history to create an immersive journey through a vision for Black consciousness. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.
For Your Consideration: One Battle After Another
USA | 2025 | 161 min. | Paul Thomas Anderson
Opens January 31, 2026
Washed-up revolutionary Bob (Leonardo DiCaprio) exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa (Chase Infiniti). When his evil nemesis (Sean Penn) resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.
For Your Consideration: Train Dreams
USA | 2025 | 102 min. | Clint Bentley
Opens January 31, 2026
Set in the Pacific Northwest during the first decades of the 20th century, director Clint Bentley’s beguiling adaptation of Pulitzer Prize finalist Denis Johnson’s novella stars Joel Edgerton as a humble labourer immersed in a rapidly changing world of natural splendour and voracious industry.
For Your Consideration: Weapons
USA | 2025 | 128 min. | Zach Cregger
Opens January 31, 2026
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
For Your Consideration: Bugonia
United Kingdom | 2025 | 120 min. | Yorgos Lanthimos
Opens February 1, 2026
Two conspiracy-obsessed men kidnap the CEO of a major company when they become convinced that she's an alien who wants to destroy Earth.
For Your Consideration: Frankenstein
USA | 2025 | 149 min. | Guillermo del Toro
Opens February 1, 2026
Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro reimagines Mary Shelley's classic tale of a brilliant scientist and the creature his monstrous ambition brings to life.
For Your Consideration: K-Pop Demon Hunters
USA | 2025 | 99 min. | Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans
Opens February 1, 2026
When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums or topping the Billboard charts, they're moonlighting as demon hunters to protect their fans from ever-present supernatural danger.
OBEX
USA | 2025 | 91 min. | Albert Birney
February 1, 2026
An audacious, uncanny, and delightfully skewed lo-fi fantasy from filmmaker Albert Birney, co-writer and director of Strawberry Mansion. Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema.
For Your Consideration: Blue Moon
USA | 2025 | 100 min. | Richard Linklater
Opens February 2, 2026
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”
For Your Consideration: F1
USA | 2025 | 155 min. | Joseph Kosinski
February 2, 2026
Dubbed “the greatest that never was,” Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was FORMULA 1’s most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career.
SIFF Movie Club: Mandabi (New 4K Restoration)
Senegal | 1968 | 91 min. | Ousmane Sembène
February 2, 2026
In a new 4K restoration, Ousmane Sembène’s simple story of a man wrestling with a money order emerges as a magnificent parable.
For Your Consideration: The Secret Agent
Brazil | 2025 | 159 min. | Kleber Mendonça Filho
February 3, 2026
Kleber Mendonça Filho (Bacurau) returns with a thrillingly unpredictable, shape-shifting epic set in his hometown of Recife during the late 1970s, starring a magnetic Wagner Moura as a man on the run from his past.
The Pacific Northwestern: Bend of the River (New 4K Restoration)
USA | 1952 | 91 min. | Anthony Mann
February 3, 2026
Reformed border raider Glyn McLyntock (James Stewart) guides a wagon train to Oregon and risks it all when their winter provisions are confiscated by the Portland town boss in Anthony Mann’s stunningly photographed exploration of the greatness, glory, and fury of the northwest frontier. New 4K restoration.
Earth's Greatest Enemy (Seattle Premiere w/ Director Q&A)
USA | 2025 | 120 min. | Abby Martin
February 4, 2026
Presented by The Empire Files. Join Director Abby Martin for the Seattle premiere of her new documentary about the environmental impact of the U.S. military.
For Your Consideration: Sorry, Baby
USA | 2025 | 104 min. | Eva Victor
Opens February 4, 2026
Eva Victor (“Billions”) writes, directs, and stars in this nonlinear, seriocomic story about a melancholic English professor’s complicated path toward healing in the aftermath of an all-too-common tragedy. Winner of the Sundance 2025 Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.
Fly Fishing Film Tour: 20th Anniversary
120 min.
February 5, 2026
The Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) is proud to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2026, marking two decades of unforgettable stories, breathtaking landscapes, and a community bound by a passion for fly fishing.
The Moment
USA | 2026 | 103 min. | Aidan Zamiri
Opens February 5, 2026
A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut.
Magellan
Portugal | 2025 | 163 min. | Lav Diaz
Opens February 6, 2026
Every astonishing visual composition carries historical and political weight in the monumental new film from singular Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz, who mounts an absorbing story of colonial conquest and obsession, starring Gael García Bernal as Ferdinand Magellan.
Fools' Paradise (lost?) – Washington Premiere
USA | 2024 | 99 min. | Alexandra Lexton
February 7, 2026
Screening of feature documentary Fools' Paradise (lost?), followed by director Q&A.
For Your Consideration: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
USA | 2024 | 113 min. | Mary Bronstein
Opens February 7, 2026
With her life crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne) attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.
For Your Consideration: It Was Just an Accident
Iran | 2025 | 105 min. | Jafar Panahi
February 7, 2026
Winner of this year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes, the latest from Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi — his first following his most recent prison sentence — follows a group of citizens pondering revenge against a man they believe was their torturer.
For Your Consideration: Sirāt
Spain | 2025 | 115 min. | Óliver Laxe
February 8, 2026
A winner of this year’s Cannes Competition Jury Prize, Sirât is at once a visceral and metaphysical excursion, in which a man desperately searches for his missing daughter amid a roving raver…
For Your Consideration: Sentimental Value
Norway | 2025 | 135 min. | Joachim Trier
February 9, 2026
Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve lead an incomparable cast in Joachim Trier’s (The Worst Person In the World) moving drama about a director’s bid to revive his career and repair his family’s broken bonds. Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes 2025.
The Pacific Northwestern: The Hanging Tree
USA | 1959 | 107 min. | Delmer Daves
February 10, 2026
In his final western (set in a Montana gold rush town but filmed entirely in the wilderness near Yakima), Gary Cooper stars as Joseph Frail, a doctor who finds his life complicated while nursing a Swiss immigrant back to health.
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
United Kingdom | 1989 | 124 min. | Peter Greenaway
February 11, 2026
Not for everyone, this sumptuously filmed amoral tale of food, sex, and revenge remains an almost repellant sensorial binge more than 35 years later.
Wuthering Heights
United Kingdom | 136 min. | Emerald Fennell
Opens February 12, 2026
Writer-director Emerald Fennell’s take on Emily Brontë‘s gothic romance novel, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.
Noir City
February 13-19, 2026
Noir City showcases the best in film noir. Entering its 18th year, Noir City Seattle returns to SIFF Cinema Downtown February 13-19, 2026.
Noir City 2026: Black Angel
USA | 1946 | 81 min. | Roy William Neill
February 13, 2026
A man is sentenced to die for the murder of an actress, but the man’s wife (June Vincent) won’t give up trying to prove his innocence. She enlists the aid of a pianist on the skids (Dan Duryea) hoping to find the real killer. A slick adaptation of a sordid Cornell Woolrich yarn.
Starman
USA | 2025 | 85 min. | Robert Stone
Opens February 13, 2026
NASA engineer and science fiction author Gentry Lee discusses his views on the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
Noir City 2026: Gilda
USA | 1946 | 110 min. | Charles Vidor
February 14, 2026
The sexual tension flies when Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) accepts a gig with sinister casino owner Ballin Mundson (George Macready) only to reignite a romance with Mundson’s bombshell wife, Gilda (Rita Hayworth). Cue betrayal, innuendo-spiked dialogue, and Hayworth’s legendary “Put the Blame on Mame” performance.
Noir City 2026: Nora Prentiss
USA | 1946 | 111 min. | Vincent Sherman
February 14, 2026
A neglected classic! Richard Talbot (Kent Smith) is the squarest doctor you’ll ever meet, but he’s so taken by San Francisco nightclub singer Nora Prentiss (Ann Sheridan) that he decides to throw his life away in the hopes of winning her over.
Noir City 2026: The Man I Love
USA | 1946 | 96 min. | Raoul Walsh
February 14, 2026
A coast-to-coast road trip through a world of atmospheric nightclubs, tenements, and backlot streets, this majestic melodrama is part noir, part soap opera, and pure Hollywood magic. As flinty chanteuse Petey Brown, Ida Lupino is at the apex of her big-screen glamour.
Noir City 2026: A Man Called Adam
USA | 1966 | 99 min. | Leo Penn
Opens February 15, 2026
Sammy Davis, Jr. like you’ve never seen him before! Davis’ portrayal of Adam, the tortured cornetist alternating between self-sabotage and rotten luck, remains as startling today as when it was released. Leo Penn keeps his directorial choices for this unrelentingly bleak noir simple yet powerful.
Noir City 2026: The Man With the Golden Arm
USA | 1955 | 119 min. | Otto Preminger
February 15, 2026
One of the first noir films to explore hard drugs, strikingly directed by Preminger and startlingly raw in its depiction of dependency. Frank Sinatra, earning an Oscar nomination for his performance, is heartbreaking as the golden-armed drummer who possesses more charisma than willpower.
Noir City 2026: Young Man With a Horn
USA | 1950 | 112 min. | Michael Curtiz
February 15, 2026
A study in wasted potential. Kirk Douglas is a trumpet prodigy who lives for his music, but his arrogance (and alcohol) threaten to ruin him. Doris Day is the loyal singer whose love is unrequited and Lauren Bacall is the woman he craves but can’t comprehend.
Noir City 2026: Love Me or Leave Me
USA | 1955 | 122 min. | Charles Vidor
February 16, 2026
The life of singer Ruth Etting gets the full noir treatment. Doris Day gives a powerhouse performance as Etting, both dramatically and vocally, while James Cagney chews the scenery as the gangster who refuses to let her out of his grasp. 1956 Oscar winner - “Best Writing, Motion Picture Story”.
Noir City 2026: Pete Kelly’s Blues
USA | 1955 | 95 min. | Jack Webb
February 16, 2026
Jack Webb stars (and directs!) as Prohibition-era bandleader Pete Kelly who refuses to bow to a local bootlegger. With Janet Leigh as the flapper complicating Pete’s life and vocal powerhouses Peggy Lee (who earned a 1956 Best Supporting Actress nod) and Ella Fitzgerald.
Safe (New 4K Restoration)
USA | 1995 | 113 min. | Todd Haynes
February 16, 2026
Julianne Moore gives an astonishing performance as Carol White, a suburban housewife whose affluent environment suddenly turns against her. New 4K restoration.
Noir City 2026: King Creole
USA | 1958 | 116 min. | Michael Curtiz
February 17, 2026
Elvis Presley delivers the acting performance of his career as a New Orleans nightclub singer who is dragged back into a life of crime by the crooked businessman who discovered him. Carolyn Jones haunts as the call girl who gets caught between warring show-biz factions.
Noir City 2026: Sweet Smell of Success
USA | 1957 | 96 min. | Alexander Mackendrick
February 17, 2026
A cinematic diamond! Burt Lancaster is gossip columnist J.J. Hunsecker who makes and breaks careers, and Tony Curtis is publicist Sidney Falco who will sell his soul for a whiff of the same power. The definitive cinematic statement on the dangers of media corruption.
The Pacific Northwestern: First Cow
USA | 2019 | 122 min. | Kelly Reichardt
February 17, 2026
In 1820, a cook and a Chinese immigrant team up to steal milk from a prized cow, the first and only in the Oregon Country.
Noir City 2026: Thunder Road
USA | 1958 | 92 min. | Arthur Ripley
February 18, 2026
High octane on a low budget! Robert Mitchum is a moonshiner who runs afoul of big-city gangsters and federal agents, and his real-life son, James, portrays the kid brother wanting in on the action. Mitchum’s most personal film – he wrote the story, co-produced the film, and co-wrote two of the film’s songs including “The Ballad of Thunder Road.”
Noir City 2026: To Have and Have Not
USA | 1944 | 100 min. | Howard Hawks
February 18, 2026
Humphrey Bogart is the sneakily heroic fisherman. Lauren Bacall is the songbird who steals his heart -- and every scene in which she appears. Ground zero for one of Hollywood’s most beloved couples, and proof that director Hawks could salvage Ernest Hemingway’s self-described “worst” novel.
D'Est (From the East)
Belgium | 1993 | 115 min. | Chantal Akerman
February 19, 2026
D'Est (From the East), the 1993 film by Chantal Akerman, presented in a 2K restoration
Noir City 2026: Kansas City
USA | 1996 | 118 min. | Robert Altman
February 19, 2026
Jennifer Jason Leigh plays a Jean Harlow-obsessed housewife who abducts the spouse of a local politician before the 1934 Democratic primary election. She goes on a wild ride, and so will you courtesy of Altman’s spirited recreations of the 1930s jazz scene.
Noir City 2026: Round Midnight
USA | 1986 | 133 min. | Bertrand Tavernier
February 19, 2026
A troubled saxophonist (Dexter Gordon) cleans up his act in 1950s Paris, but finds temptation lurking on every street corner when he returns to reestablish his life in New York. Co-starring Herbie Hancock, 1987 Academy Award winner Best Music, Original Score for the film.
Natchez
USA | 2025 | 86 min. | Suzannah Herbert
Opens February 20, 2026
A sharp look at the American South's unreconciled history through a Mississippi town that mixes antebellum tourism with a community deeply divided over its past.
National Theatre Live: Life of Pi
2025 | 150 min. | Max Webster
Opens February 21, 2026
Puppetry, magic and storytelling combine in a unique, Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of the best-selling novel.
We Ride Why
USA | 2025 | 70 min. | Greg Roth
February 21, 2026
Special event in partnership with Cascade Bicycle club, with post-film Q&A and offsite meet-up afterwards.
Skin of Youth
Vietnam | 2025 | 121 min. | Ash Mayfair
February 23, 2026
1990s Saigon. Two young lovers become entangled in the criminal underworld and must do battle with dark forces that threaten their relationship and test the limits of their humanity.
The Pacific Northwestern: McCabe & Mrs. Miller (35mm)
USA | 1971 | 120 min. | Robert Altman
Opens February 24, 2026
A feckless gambler and cockney madame become successful business partners in the burgeoning town of Presbyterian Church, WA, but trouble arrives in the form of a monopolizing corporation in Robert Altman’s quintessential dream western. Presented on 35mm courtesy of the Chicago Film Society.
Scorsese: Mean Streets
USA | 1973 | 112 min. | Martin Scorsese
February 25, 2026
Feel a dazzling rush of cinematic vitality and dark humor as a young man (Harvey Keitel), split between the rough world around him and his spiritual nature, tries to keep his loose cannon friend (Robert De Niro) and his girlfriend (Amy Robinson) safe from street toughs and Mob bosses. Inspired by Scorsese’s Little Italy background.
SIFF Movie Club: SLC Punk
USA | 1998 | 97 min. | James Merendino
March 2, 2026
In this lively comedy, a blue-haired punker and his best pal find their anarchist ideals at odds with life in their starched hometown: Salt Lake City.
Scorsese - Taxi Driver: 50th Anniversary
USA | 1976 | 114 min. | Martin Scorsese
March 4, 2026
He’s (Robert De Niro) an alienated, lonely man in an urban snake pit, who sees himself as “an avenging angel” capable of heroic action, like saving a teen prostitute (Jodie Foster) from her sleazy pimp (Harvey Keitel). People with “bad ideas” in the city of night. 50th anniversary screening.
A Poet
Colombia | 2025 | 120 min. | Simon Mesa Soto
Opens March 6, 2026
An aging, obscure writer mentors a talented teen, hoping to give her what he never had. But their bond — rooted in good intentions — spirals into a web of poor decisions and the weight of unmet ambitions.
Days and Nights in the Forest
India | 1970 | 116 min. | Satyajit Ray
Opens March 6, 2026
In this newly restored cult favorite by Indian legend Satyajit Ray, four young male urbanites decamp to the countryside for some rest and relaxation, only to have their pride and prejudices challenged by three women.
Scorsese: Raging Bull
USA | 1980 | 129 min. | Martin Scorsese
March 11, 2026
A skilled boxer’s (Robert De Niro) anger serves him well in the ring, but it threatens his relations with his brother (Joe Pesci), his new wife (Cathy Moriarty) and the Mafia, which wants to control his career. Fight sequences as poetic ecstasy.
National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step
2025 | 100 min. | Finn den Hertog
Opens March 14, 2026
Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden ("Slow Horses," Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, "The Responder") in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.
Scorsese: The King of Comedy
USA | 1982 | 109 min. | Martin Scorsese
March 18, 2026
Mediocre comedian (Robert De Niro) dreams of being on the Comedy King’s (Jerry Lewis) TV show. Maybe his chances would improve if he and his friend (Sandra Bernhard) kidnapped his idol. Delightfully cringey.
The Cutoff Presented by Aravaipa Running
USA | 2026 | 60 min. | Dylan Harris
Opens March 21, 2026
Doors open at 12:00 pm - time to visit our merch table and grab a beverage. Show starts at 1:00 pm, we will have two short films until 1:30pm. Feature film from 1:30-2:30pm Quick Q&A 2:30pm - 2:50pm. Event ends 3:00 pm
Scorsese: GoodFellas (4K Restoration)
USA | 1990 | 146 min. | Martin Scorsese
March 25, 2026
Three mobsters (Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci) play by Mob rules, enjoying money, prestige, wine women and song “like a rollicking road movie.” But they misstep, triggering a delirious climactic fall from grace. One of the greatest of all films.
Scorsese: The Age of Innocence
USA | 1993 | 139 min. | Martin Scorsese
April 1, 2026
In this adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, 1870s New York society shapes and controls lives. A lawyer (Daniel Day-Lewis) is set to marry a wealthy socialite (Winona Ryder), when he falls in love with an outsider (Michelle Pfeiffer). Secret love expressed with flowers, and a glove erotically removed. Scorsese the romantic.
SIFF Movie Club: Cléo from 5 to 7
France | 1962 | 90 min. | Agnès Varda
April 6, 2026
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer (Corinne Marchand) set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy.
Scorsese - Casino: 30th Anniversary
USA | 1995 | 179 min. | Martin Scorsese
April 8, 2026
Juicy, over the top, deliciously gaudy 1970s excess, as Robert De Niro tries to keep his casino free of Mob interference, while his enforcer (Joe Pesci), his wife (Sharon Stone), and her ex (James Woods) pursue their often conflicting agendas. With Don Rickles, Frankie Avalon, and Scorsese’s mother Catherine. 30th anniversary screening.
Scorsese: The Wolf of Wall Street
USA | 2013 | 165 min. | Martin Scorsese
April 15, 2026
In Leonardo DiCaprio’s pet project he’s a Wall Street player who, with his partner (Jonah Hill), scams millions from vulnerable investors. It’s a euphoric ride through the most depraved aspects of our human nature. With the late, great, much-loved Rob Reiner.
Scorsese: Silence
USA | 2016 | 161 min. | Martin Scorsese
April 22, 2026
Scorsese chose to show this spiritual thriller, in which 17th-century priests (Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver) seek their missing mentor (Liam Neeson) in Japan, where Christianity is outlawed, but a visionary voice still speaks. A meditation on Christian and Buddhist thought, an illumination of physical and metaphysical faith. Scorsese as landscape painter.
Scorsese: The Irishman
USA | 2019 | 209 min. | Martin Scorsese
April 29, 2026
A stunning epic panorama of mid-century America, seen through the youth-to-old age viewpoint of Mob hitman Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro), right hand man to top Teamster Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino). Mafia bosses (Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel), Kennedy, Nixon, Watergate, are evoked, but the intimate drama center’s on Sheeran's family, and the consequences of the way he's spent his time.
SIFF Movie Club: Sansho the Bailiff
Japan | 1954 | 126 min. | Kenji Mizoguchi
May 4, 2026
One of cinema's greatest masterpieces, Japanese master Kenji Mizoguchi's empathetic examination of human resilience in the face of evil takes place in medieval Japan, where the family of an exiled nobleman are left to fend for themselves and become wrenched apart by vicious slave traders.
SIFF Movie Club: Velvet Goldmine
United Kingdom | 1998 | 118 min. | Todd Haynes
June 1, 2026
It’s been 10 years since glam-rock superstar Brian Slade faked his own death and vanished from the spotlight. Now, it’s the job of investigative reporter Arthur Stuart to locate this living legend and uncover the truth behind his disappearance.
SIFF Movie Club: Fried Green Tomatoes
USA | 1991 | 130 min. | Jon Avnett
July 6, 2026
Towanda! Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in 1920s Whistle Stop, Alabama.