WINTER WEDNESDAYS | Wednesday, January 31 at 7:30pm | Eli is 12 years old. She has been 12 for over 200 years, and she just moved in next door. Snow! Blood! Friendship!
Let The Right One In (2008) – Jan. 31
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Series
Origin (with discussion) – Feb. 1
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Thursday, February 1 at 7:00pm | Director Ava DuVernay’s newest film, about author Isabel Wilkerson writing her seminal book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” about the unspoken system that has shaped America and defined lives by a hierarchy of human divisions.
Snowpiercer – Feb. 7
WINTER WEDNESDAYS | Wednesday, February 7 at 7:30pm | Director Bong Joon-ho’s 2013 dystopian look at classism is a wild ride through a bleak winter wonderland of dread and revolt.
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure – Jun 12, 2023
STAFF PICKS | Monday, June 12 at 7:15pm | The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen.
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.
The Big Lebowski – Jun 17, 2023
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND | Saturday, June 17 at 8pm | The Dude abides, but don’t mess with the rug, man (it really ties the room together). This quotable Coen Brothers 1998 classic celebrates its 25th anniversary with a special Little screening. Wear your best bowling shoes.
The Mask of Zorro – Feb. 12
STAFF PICKS | Monday, February 12 at 7:30pm | Picked by Katie G. | Little Popcorn, but designed as a triumphant “Z”
Anselm – Feb. 15 + 17
ONE TAKE DOC SERIES | Thursday, Feb. 15 at 7:15pm + Saturday, Feb. 17 | Filmmaker Wim Wenders creates a portrait of Anselm Kiefer, one of the most innovative and important painters and sculptors of our time.
Buck and the Preacher – Jun 22, 2023
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Thursday, June 22 at 7:30pm | A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
Cold Mountain – Feb. 21
WINTER WEDNESDAYS | Wednesday, February 21 at 7:00pm | In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, left to tend the farm.
If Beale Street Could Talk – Feb. 22
JAMES BALDWIN CENTENNIAL | Thursday, February 22 at 7:30pm | In early 1970s Harlem, Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo “Fonny.” Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together, but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit.
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.
Krush Groove – Feb. 23
50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP | Friday, February 23 at 7:30pm | Based on the inception of the Def Jam Recordings label and the challenges that artists Run-D.M.C. and Russell Simmons faced on their path to become successful. Starring Blair Underwood, Shelia E, and LL Cool J.
Blacula – Feb. 24
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND | Saturday, February 24 at 8pm | During a visit to Transylvania, an African prince (William Marshall) gets turned into a vampire by Count Dracula. Sealed in a coffin for several lifetimes, “Blacula” reawakens in 1970s Los Angeles, and begins pursuing a women bearing a striking resemblance to his dead wife, leaving a trail of bloodless victims in his wake.
Breaking the News – Feb. 26
INDIE LENS POP-UP | Monday, February 26 | Frustrated by the lack of representation in the media, a group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists launched The 19th*, a digital news startup whose work is guided by elevating the voices often left out of the American story.