A comedy caper from one-half of the Coen brothers, written with his wife, Tricia Cooke. Bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, free spirit Jamie and his ex’s demure friend Marian embark on an impromptu road trip in search of a fresh start, only to get mixed up a group of inept criminals. | Country: United Kingdom, United States | Language: English

Long live the fighters. The sequel to the Academy Award-winning Dune (2021). | Country: United States, Canada | Language: English

The dark is their sunlight. What makes them different is what keeps them alive. A vampiric doctoral student tries to follow the philosophy of a nocturnal comrade and control her thirst for blood. | Country: United States | Language: English

2023 Cannes Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Best Actor winner. From legendary director Wim Wenders, a sweet slice-of-life drama about a janitor in Tokyo. Nominated for Best International Feature at the 96th Academy Awards. | Country: Japan, Germany | Language: Japanese, English

Bonus content coming March 22! Academy Award winner, Best Animated Feature. A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. Opening film of the 2023 Toronto Film Festival. | Country: Japan | Language: English; select screenings in Japanese with English subtitles

Best Director, 2023 Venice Film Festival. Nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. Two Senegalese teenagers, Seydou and Moussa, travel from Dakar to Europe in the hope of becoming pop stars in Europe, finding danger, heartbreak and unexpected joy along the way. | Country: Italy, Belgium, France | Language: Wolof, French with English subtitles

Academy Award winner, Best Adapted Screenplay. TIFF 2023 People’s Choice Award. Thelonious “Monk” Ellison’s writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. | Country: United States | Language: English

Academy Award winner, Best International Feature and Best Sound. 2023 Cannes Grand Prix and FIPRESCI Prize winner. The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp. | Country: United State, United Kingdom, Poland | Language: German, Polish, Yiddish

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.

A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies. | Country: United States, Canada | Language: English

As our biggest annual fundraiser, the Awards Gala is our way to gather the community in celebration of the films of the previous year and to recognize organizations and individuals who have noticeably advanced film culture in our community. You are invited to walk the red carpet, enjoy a themed cocktail and delicious food, and watch the 96th Academy Awards with your fellow lovers of film, culture, and art.