American Independents
Films produced in the United States, outside of the Hollywood studio system.
Matewan
- Thu, Dec 12
- Sun, Dec 15
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: John Sayles Run Time: 135 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1987
Starring: Chris Cooper, David Strathairn, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham
It takes more than guns to kill a man.
Repo Man
- Thu, Dec 12
- Sat, Dec 14
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Alex Cox Run Time: 92 min. Format: 35mm Release Year: 1984
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Olivia Barash, Sy Richardson, Tracey Walter
It’s 4 a.m. Do you know where your car is?
The Graduates
- Thu, Dec 19
- Fri, Dec 20
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Hannah Peterson Run Time: 87 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Alex R. Hibbert, John Cho, Maria Dizzia, Mina Sundwall, Yasmeen Fletcher
A year after her boyfriend dies from gun violence, a young woman prepares to graduate high school as she navigates an uncertain future alongside a community that is searching for ways to heal.
Black Christmas
- Fri, Dec 20
- Sun, Dec 22
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Bob Clark Run Time: 98 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1974
Starring: Andrea Martin, Bob Clark, John Saxon, Marian Waldman, Olivia Hussey
If this picture doesn't make your skin crawl... it's on TOO TIGHT.
Oh, Canada
- Fri, Jan 3
- Sun, Jan 5
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Paul Schrader Run Time: 95 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2024
Starring: Caroline Dhavernas, Jacob Elordi, Michael Imperioli, Richard Gere, Uma Thurman
Paul Schrader directs this profound exploration of memory, idealism, and the weight of the past. Famed Canadian-American documentary...
The Black Sea
- Fri, Jan 3
- Sat, Jan 4
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Crystal Moselle, Derrick B. Harden Run Time: 93 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2024
Starring: Derrick B. Harden, Irmena Chichikova, Joanna Nordahl, Samuel Finzi, Stoyo Mirkov
A captivating tale of cultural collision and self-discovery from Crystal Moselle (The Wolfpack, Skate Kitchen) and newcomer Derrick...
High School (1968)
- Sun, Jan 5
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Run Time: 75 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1968
A fly-on-the-wall document of the daily life of a Philadelphia high school during the tumultuous late 1960s. Without...
Law and Order
- Sun, Jan 5
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Director: Frederick Wiseman Run Time: 81 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1969
A raw portrayal of urban policing, capturing Kansas City Police officers as they respond to a variety of...
Eno
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Gary Hustwit Run Time: 90 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2024
Starring: Bono, Brian Eno, Chris Martin, David Bowie, David Byrne
ENO is back with a new, previously unseen version of the film! Documentarian Gary Hustwit’s latest work about...
Hospital (1970)
- Sun, Jan 12
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Frederick Wiseman Run Time: 84 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1970
Inside the bustling wards of New York City’s Metropolitan Hospital Center, Wiseman offers an unvarnished look at the...
Essene
- Sun, Jan 12
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Director: Frederick Wiseman Run Time: 86 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1972
Essene explores the contemplative world of a Benedictine monastery. We get immersed in the monks’ daily rituals, prayers,...
Sweetheart Deal
- Sun, Jan 12
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Director: Elisa Levine, Gabriel Miller Run Time: 100 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2022
A raw and intimate Cinema Verité documentary, inspired by Streetwise, that follows four women entangled in addiction and...
Cabin Music
- Sat, Jan 18
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Director: James Carson Run Time: 74 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2022
After walking away from the New England Conservatory in Boston, James Carson backpacks overland from Spain to Japan....
Juvenile Court
- Sun, Jan 19
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Director: Frederick Wiseman Run Time: 144 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1973
Within the Memphis Juvenile Court system, Wiseman exposes the complexities and challenges faced by young offenders and the...
Out of the Picture
- Sun, Jan 26
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Director: Mary Louise Schumacher Run Time: 98 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2024
Where have all the art critics gone? Journalist and critic Mary Louise Schumacher follows a handful of writers...
Welfare
- Sun, Jan 26
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Director: Frederick Wiseman Run Time: 167 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1975
The inner workings of a New York City welfare center, exposed through candid observations of staff interactions and...
Milestones
- Sat, Feb 1
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: John Douglas, Robert Kramer Run Time: 195 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1975
Starring: Elizabeth Dear, Grace Paley, Jim Nolfi, Mary Chapelle, Sharon Krebs
Milestones is an epic tapestry capturing the disillusionment and hopes of the post-1960s generation in America. Through interconnected...
The Beyond
- Thu, Feb 6
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Director: Lucio Fulci Run Time: 88 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1981 Language: Italian
Starring: Antoine Saint-John, Catriona MacColl, Cinzia Monreale, David Warbeck, Veronica Lazăr
Beyond death... Beyond Evil... Beyond the dreaded gates of hell.
This World Is Not My Own
- Fri, Feb 7
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Director: Marquise Stillwell, Petter Ringbom Run Time: 97 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2023
Starring: Amy Warren, Andrew Young, Judith Augustine, Maurice Hobson, Uzo Aduba
The limitless story of Nellie Mae Rowe
Punishment Park
- Sat, Feb 8
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Peter Watkins Run Time: 88 min. Format: 35mm Release Year: 1971
Starring: Carmen Argenziano, Katherine Quittner, Kent Foreman, Luke Johnson, Scott Turner
One of the most controversial films ever made.
Mediha
- Sun, Feb 9
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Director: Hasan Oswald Run Time: 90 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2024 Language: Kurdish
A powerful testament to the human spirit, Mediha turns her camera on herself to process her trauma while rescuers search for her missing family members, revealing the strength and determination of a young survivor.
Flesh for Frankenstein
- Sun, Feb 23
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Paul Morrissey Run Time: 95 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1973
Starring: Arno Jürging, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Joe Dallesandro, Monique van Vooren, Udo Kier
We dare you to see...