International Film Series

International Film Series

Locally programmed since 1941 and screening movies that matter on 35mm reel-to-reel and DCP ever since.

Favorite films

  • The American Astronaut
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Brazil

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  • Dekalog

  • How They Got Over

  • Bulletproof

  • Mulholland Drive

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  • Dekalog

    Dekalog

    "I sensed mutual indifference behind polite smiles and had the overwhelming impression that, more and more frequently, I was watching people who didn't really know why they were living."

    Life in mid-80s Poland was marked by chaos and disorder. So director Krzysztof Kieślowski decided to make a series about it. Written by Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, The Decalogue was shot and edited over the span of 21-months with a different cinematographer for each episode. The one-hour dramatizations, loosely based on…

  • How They Got Over

    How They Got Over

    How They Got Over features classic performance footage of the Soul Stirrers, Dixie Hummingbirds, Blind Boys of Alabama and Mississippi, Sensational Nightingales, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Highway QCs, Davis Sisters, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and many more. Some of the greatest names in quartet music are interviewed in the film, giving vivid accounts of how they “got over” in their performances: shouting, bending over backwards, dancing, jumping off the stage—what came to be known as “gospel drama.”

    How They Got Over

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  • Mr. SOUL!

    Mr. SOUL!

    We could all use a little more soul in our lives. Which is why you should head over to our virtual theater and check out Mr. Soul! You can thank us later.

  • Picture a Scientist

    Picture a Scientist

    It's tough out there for a woman. Tougher still if you're a woman in the sciences. Ready to educate yourself? Head over to our virtual theater and give this doc a watch.

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