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2021 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films
Documentary Shorts NomineesA CONCERTO IS A CONVERSATION (Directed by Kris Bowers & Ben Proudfoot, USA, 13 min) - A virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer tracks his family’s lineage thr... READ MORE
Runtime: 117 mins
Format: Digital
2021 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Short Films
Live Action Shorts NomineesFEELING THROUGH (Directed by Doug Roland, USA, 19 min) - A late-night encounter on a New York City street leads to a profound connection between a teen-i... READ MORE
Runtime: 123 mins
Format: Digital
Another Round
*ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE - Best Director & Best International FilmThere's a theory that we should be born with a small amount of alcohol in our blood, and that modest inebriation opens our minds to... READ MORE
Directed by: Thomas Vinterberg
Runtime: 116 mins
Format: Digital
Godzilla vs. Kong
Tickets Must Be Purchased In AdvanceFrom Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes the long-awaited face-off between two icons in the epic adventure "Godzilla vs. Kong," directed by Adam Wing... READ MORE
Directed by: Adam Wingard
Runtime: 113 mins
Format: DCP
The Man Who Sold His Skin
*** Academy Award Nominee - Best International Feature Film (Tunisia) *** Sam Ali, a young sensitive and impulsive Syrian, left his country for Lebanon to escape the war. To be able to travel to... READ MORE
Directed by: Kaouther Ben Hania
Runtime: 104 mins
Format: Digital
Quo Vadis, Aida?
*ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE - Best International Film*Nominated for 2 BAFTAs, including Best Director & Best International Film*Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of S... READ MORE
Directed by: Jasmila Žbanić
Runtime: 103 mins
Format: Digital
Shiva Baby
A near college graduate, Danielle, gets paid by her sugar daddy and rushes to meet her neurotic parents at a family shiva. Upon arrival, she is accosted by various estranged relatives about her... READ MORE
Directed by: Emma Seligman
Runtime: 77 mins
Format: Digital
A Tale of Autumn
The concluding installment of the “Tales of the Four Seasons” tetralogy is a breezy take on the classic American romantic comedies that influenced Rohmer and his New Wave peers. Set in the Rhône Valle... READ MORE
Directed by: Eric Rohmer
Runtime: 120 mins
Format: Digital
A Tale of Springtime
In the first film of “Tales of the Four Seasons,” a burgeoning friendship between philosophy teacher Jeanne (Anne Teyssèdre) and pianist Natacha (Florence Darel) is strained by jealousy, suspicion, an... READ MORE
Directed by: Eric Rohmer
Runtime: 112 mins
Format: Digital
A Tale of Summer
According to Rohmer, the third film of the “Tales of the Four Seasons” is his “most personal vehicle.” Based on events from Rohmer’s youth, A Tale of Summer follows amateur musician Gaspard... READ MORE
Directed by: Eric Rohmer
Runtime: 120 mins
Format: Digital
A Tale of Winter
The second installment of “Tales of the Four Seasons” is among the most spiritual and emotional films of Rohmer’s storied career. Five years after losing touch with Charles (Frédéric van den Driessche... READ MORE
Directed by: Eric Rohmer
Runtime: 114 mins
Format: Digital
This is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection
Berlin-based Mosotho filmmaker Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s devastating and hypnotic This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection is already one of the most esteemed African films ever to hit the internati... READ MORE
Directed by: Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
Runtime: 117 mins
Format: Digital
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Opens Friday, April 16th | Screening in 35mm | Nominated for 6 Academy Awards What was intended to be a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash wit... READ MORE
Directed by: Aaron Sorkin
Runtime: 129 mins
Format: 35mm
Wojnarowicz
Wojnarowicz: F**k You F*ggot F**ker is a fiery and urgent documentary portrait of downtown New York City artist, writer, photographer, and activist David Wojnarowicz. As New York City became the... READ MORE
Directed by: Chris McKim
Runtime: 105 mins
Format: Digital
Wolfwalkers
Opens Friday, April 16th In a time of superstition and magic, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe, journeys to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last wolf pack. While exploring the... READ MORE
Directed by: Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart
Runtime: 103 mins
Format: DCP
