HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Thursday, August 31 at 7:30pm | Following the career of singer Sinéad O’Connor through her rise to fame and how her iconoclastic personality led to her exile from the pop mainstream.
Shiva Baby – Aug 21, 2023
SPECIAL SCREENING | Monday, August 21 at 7:30pm | A college student attends a family shiva where she is accosted by her relatives, outshined by her ex-girlfriend, and face-to-face with her sugar daddy and his family. From BOTTOMS duo Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott.
Before, Now & Then – Sep 13, 2023
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Wednesday, September 13 at 7:30pm | Nana, a gentle, beautiful young woman, escapes a violent anti-communist purge. Afterwards she lives comfortably as the second wife of a rich Sundanese man but her past re-emerges in her dreams.
Huesera: The Bone Woman – Oct 18
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM x SPOOKY SEASON | Wednesday, October 18 at 7:30pm | Valeria’s joy at becoming a first-time mother is quickly taken away when she’s cursed by a sinister entity. As danger closes in, she’s forced deeper into a chilling world of dark magic that threatens to consume her.
Barbie (with discussion) – Jul 21, 2023
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Friday, July 21 at 7:00pm | Theatre 5 | Screening and Discussion with the Strong National Museum of Play | Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of humans.
The Fishbowl (La Pecera) – May 24, 2023
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Wednesday, May 24 at 7:30pm | Theatre 5 | As cancer spreads, Noelia’s decides to return to her native Puerto Rico to claim freedom.
The Watermelon Woman – Jun 14
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Wednesday, June 14 at 7:30pm | Theatre 5 | An aspiring black lesbian filmmaker researches an obscure 1940s black actress billed as the Watermelon Woman.
Persepolis (35mm) – Mar 22, 2023
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Wednesday, March 22 at 7:30pm | Theatre 1 | Marjane Satrapi’s animated film, based on her graphic novel, follows a girl as she comes of age during the Iranian Revolution.
The Hurt Locker – Apr 5, 2023
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Wednesday, April 5 at 7:30pm | Theatre 5 | During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
But I’m a Cheerleader (Director’s Cut) – Feb 15, 2023
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Wednesday, February 15 at 7:30pm | Theatre 5 | In this cult classic dark comedy, a naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian. Starring Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, and RuPaul
Seven Beauties – Mar 6, 2023
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Monday, March 6 at 7:30pm | Theatre 5 | Lina Wertmüller became the first woman nominated for a “Best Director” Oscar with this picaresque story that follows a scoundral (with seven sisters) in WWII-era Italy.
Stories We Tell – Jan 21, 2023
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Saturday, January 21 at 3:30pm | Theatre 5 | Sarah Polley (writer/director of the upcoming “Women Talking”) plays with the documentary format to explore memory and storytelling, in this compelling mystery.
Bye Bye Tiberias (w/ discussion) – May 29
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Screening and Discussion | Wednesday, May 29 at 7:30pm | Years after leaving her Palestinian village to pursue an acting career in France, Hiam Abbass returns home with her daughter, in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.
My Love Affair with Marriage – June 30
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Sunday, June 30 at 5:30pm | A young spirited woman, Zelma, is determined to conform to the pressures of singing Mythology Sirens in order to be loved, but the more she conforms, the more her body resists. A story of inner female rebellion.
Birds of Prey – July 24
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM | Wednesday, July 24 at 7:30pm | Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.