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THE BEAST

2023
France +
Canada
Bertrand Bonello

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Set partly in a near future in which artificial intelligence is in control of everyone's lives and human emotions are perceived as a threat, a woman travels into her past lives in 1910 and 2014, where she finds a strong connection with a man -- for b...

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CHALLENGERS

2024
USA
Luca Guadagnino

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Tashi (Zendaya), a former tennis prodigy turned coach is married to a champion on a losing streak. Her strategy for her husband's redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against his former best friend and her former boyfriend.

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THE PEOPLE'S JOKER

Late Shift at the Grindhouse Reel Representation

2024
USA
Vera Drew

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An aspiring clown grapples with her gender identity and combats a fascistic caped crusader when she moves to Gotham City to make it big as a comedian.

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WICKED LITTLE LETTERS

Reel Representation

2024
UK
Thea Sharrock

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A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy based on a true story.

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CIVIL WAR

2024
US +
UK
Alex Garland

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A journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.

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PRIDE

Special Event

2014
UK +
France USA
Matthew Warchus

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U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.

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HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS

2022
USA
Mike Cheslik

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In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.

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SHE IS CONANN

Late Shift at the Grindhouse

2023
Luxembourg
Bertrand Mandico (The Wild Boys)

In a barbaric fantasy sci-fi trip through time, sword-and-sorcery mythology is bent, fractured, and gender-swapped by master visionary Bertrand Mandico.

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Refocus Film Festival 2024

The 3rd edition of the Refocus Film Festival returns to Downtown Iowa City from October 17-20. An annual celebration of cinema, Refocus features dozens of films, filmmakers, music, art and conversation centered on the art of adaptation.

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HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS

HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS

Opens May 2

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THE OLD OAK

Opens May 10

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WILDCAT

Opens May 10

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TERRESTRIAL VERSES

TERRESTRIAL VERSES

Opens May 17

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I SAW THE TV GLOW

I SAW THE TV GLOW

Opens May 17

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THE FEELING THAT THE TIME FOR DOING SOMETHING HAS PASSED

THE FEELING THAT THE TIME FOR DOING SOMETHING HAS PASSED

Opens May 17

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EVIL DOES NOT EXIST

EVIL DOES NOT EXIST

Opens May 24

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FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA

FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA

Opens May 24

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OMEN

Opens May 31

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BABES

Opens May 31

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Series Programming

Late Shift at the Grindhouse

Wed, May 1 THE PEOPLE'S JOKER

2024
USA
Vera Drew

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Reel Representation

Wed, May 1 THE PEOPLE'S JOKER

2024
USA
Vera Drew

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Filmmaker Spotlight

Sat, May 4 LOST BOYS, STOLEN TRUCKS

2024
USA
Philip Rabalais and Auden Lincoln-Vogel

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You Say You Want a Revolution?

Sun, May 5 WEST INDIES: THE FUGITIVE SLAVES OF LIBERTY

1979
France
Med Hondo

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35mm Film

Tue, May 7 AWAY FROM HER ON 35MM

2006
Canada
Sarah Polley

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Science on Screen

Tue, May 7 AWAY FROM HER ON 35MM

2006
Canada
Sarah Polley

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Pride at FilmScene

Thu, May 16 THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT

1972
West Germany
Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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The Picture Show

Sat, May 18 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

2009
Germany
Spike Jonze

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Vino Vérité

Sun, May 19 FLYING LESSONS

2024
USA
Elizabeth Nichols

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FilmScene in the Park

Sat, May 25 TWISTER

1996
USA
Jan de Bont

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Camps

Mon, Jun 10 MINIATURE CONSTRUCTION CAMP 2024

2008

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Community Collaborations

Tue, Jun 11 BEYOND WALLS

2023
USA
Ash Goh Hua

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African Diaspora

Ongoing Series

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Bijou After Hours

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Iowa Disability Film Festival

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Rooftop

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ScreenDance

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