Often misunderstood, Malcolm X was one of the leading forces of the United States’ Civil Rights Movement. This riveting biography directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington in an Academy Award-nominated performance reveals the man at the center of a storm of change. | Country: United States, Japan | Language: English, Arabic
Country: United States Language: EnglishGet in line. An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.
Country: United Kingdom, United States Language: English, FrenchHaunted by the death of her mother, Emily struggles within the confines of her family life and yearns for artistic and personal freedom, and so begins a journey to channel her creative potential into her seminal novel, “Wuthering Heights”. Official Selection, 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.
Country: United States Language: EnglishFeature adaptation of the animated short film interviewing a mollusk named Marcel, an anthropomorphic seashell outfitted with a single googly eye and a pair of miniature shoes. Ohio Premiere, 2022 Cinema Columbus. Nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.
Country: United States Language: EnglishWitness the beginning of a new dynasty. Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, along with Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, explore the Quantum Realm on an adventure that goes beyond the limits of what they thought was possible.
Each year, the Film Center is thrilled to present the Academy Award-nominated shorts program featuring some of the year’s most spectacular short films. From 200 total qualifying films, these five are nominees in the Live Action Short Film category for the 95th Academy Awards.
Country: Belgium, Netherlands, France Language: French, Flemish, DutchLeo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly, tragically torn apart. Grand Jury Prize Winner, 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.
Country: France Language: FrenchParis, summer 1942. A young, bubbly, 19-year-old Jewish aspiring actress is living her youthful life without a care in the world, but she does not know that time may be running out. Official Selection, 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Country: United States Language: EnglishJoin us on Saturday, February 25 at 7:00pm for a Q&A screening with Director Colin WestThe host of a failing children’s science show tries to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut by building a rocket ship in his garage, launching, a series of bizarre events that cause him to question his own reality. Official Selection of the 2022 SXSW Film Festival, 2022 Cleveland Film Festival, and 2022 Cinema Columbus.
Country: United States, Mexico, France Language: EnglishLove will give you life. During the rise of fascism in Mussolini’s Italy, a mischievous wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father’s expectations. A stunning stop-motion reinvention of the classic adventure. World Premiere, 2022 BFI London Film Festival. Winner, Best Animated Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.Select screenings will be followed by a 30 minute Guillermo Del Toro Q&A and puppet demonstration.
Country: New Zealand Language: EnglishLife. Don’t ever water it down. When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around. Official Selection, 2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival
Country: United States Language: EngilshWomen in an isolated religious community struggle to reconcile with their faith after a series of sexual assaults. Official Selection, 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Nominated for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 95th Academy Awards.
Each year, the Film Center is thrilled to present the Academy Award-nominated shorts program featuring some of the year’s most spectacular short films. From 81 total qualifying films, these five are nominees in the Animated Short Film category for the 95th Academy Awards.
Country: Australia Language: English, SerbianAll we have is now. In the summer of 1999, a 17-year-old Serbian-born Australian amateur ballroom dancer experiences an unexpected and intense 24-hour romance with a friend’s older brother. World Premiere, 2022 Melbourne International Film Festival
New year, new universe. An aging Chinese immigrant is just trying to finish her taxes. Instead she is continuously swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world. This surreal and exhilarating exploration of identity and existence won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. | Country: United States | Language: English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Country: United States Language: EnglishTrapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other. Official Selection, Buffalo International Film Festival
Country: United States Language: EnglishSave your family or save humanity. Make the choice. While vacationing, a girl and her parents are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse.
