Films

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No Bears (Khers nist)

Directed by Jafar Panahi
(Iran, 2022, 106 minutes, in Persian, Azerbaijani, and Turkish with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater

No Bears follows parallel love stories about two couples thwarted by traditional beliefs and society’s expectations.

Friday, January 27, 2023

7 p.m.

Friday, March 17, 2023

7 p.m.

Saturday, March 18, 2023

7 p.m.
The Runner (Davandeh)

Directed by Amir Naderi
(Iran, 1984, 94 minutes, in Persian with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater

Often lauded as the first movie to emerge from postrevolutionary Iran—and for having one of the best child performances of all time—Amir Naderi’s masterpiece is presented in a digital restoration.

Saturday, January 28, 2023

3 p.m.
Holy Spider

Directed by Ali Abbasi
(Denmark, Germany, Sweden, France, 2022, 116 minutes, in Persian with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater

Zar Amir-Ebrahimi won Best Actress at Cannes for her role as a journalist suffering the indignities of being a single, working woman in the holy city of Mashhad, where she arrives to investigate the serial killings of sex workers by the Spider Killer. Recommended for mature audiences

Saturday, January 28, 2023

7 p.m.
Destiny

Directed by Yaser Talebi
(Iran, 2022, 71 minutes, in Persian with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater

This warm and intimate observational documentary captures a young woman caught between traditional gender roles and her desire for self-determination, volleyball, and Instagram.

Sunday, January 29, 2023

2 p.m.
Alma’s Rainbow

Directed by Ayoka Chenzira
(USA, 1994, 85 minutes, in English)
Lynn Wyatt Theater

Ayoka Chenzira’s feature film explores the life of teenager Rainbow Gold, who is entering womanhood and navigating standards of beauty, self-image, and the rights Black women have over their bodies.

Friday, February 3, 2023

7 p.m.
The African Desperate

Directed by Martine Syms
(USA, 2022, 97 minutes, in English)
Lynn Wyatt Theater

Chaos reigns in the riotously funny debut feature from visual artist Martine Syms. This fantastical day-in-the-life of a Black artist is a rollicking satire of art-world pretensions and a rowdy portrayal of sex and drugs in the Internet age.

Saturday, February 4, 2023

3 p.m.
The Watermelon Woman

Directed by Cheryl Dunye
(USA, 1996, 90 minutes, in English)
Lynn Wyatt Theater

An investigation into film history that doubles as a romantic comedy, The Watermelon Woman is a dazzlingly inventive landmark of the New Queer Cinema.

Saturday, February 4, 2023

6:30 p.m.
Compensation

Directed by Zeinabu irene Davis
(USA, 1999, 95 minutes, in English)
Lynn Wyatt Theater

This unique drama presents parallel African American love stories about a deaf woman and a hearing man who live in Chicago, decades apart.

Sunday, February 5, 2023

5 p.m.
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Directed by Chantal Akerman
(France, 1975, 201 minutes, in French with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater

A singular work in cinema history, this film was recently named #1 on the BFI’s Sight & Sound 100 Greatest Films list.

Saturday, February 11, 2023

5 p.m.

Sunday, February 12, 2023

2 p.m.
2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films—Animation

(2022)
Brown Auditorium Theater

View the nominated short films in the Animation category from this year’s Academy Awards, and see if your favorite wins when the Oscars are presented on March 12!

Friday, February 17, 2023

7 p.m.

Friday, February 24, 2023

7 p.m.

Saturday, March 4, 2023

2 p.m.

Saturday, March 11, 2023

2 p.m.
2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films—Live Action

(2022)
Brown Auditorium Theater

View the nominated short films in the Live Action category from this year’s Academy Awards, and see if your favorite wins when the Oscars are presented on March 12!

Saturday, February 18, 2023

7 p.m.

Thursday, February 23, 2023

6 p.m.

Sunday, February 26, 2023

5 p.m.

Friday, March 3, 2023

7 p.m.
2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films—Documentary

(2022)
Brown Auditorium Theater

View the nominated short films in the Documentary category from this year’s Academy Awards, and see if your favorite wins when the Oscars are presented on March 12!

Sunday, February 19, 2023

2 p.m.

Thursday, March 2, 2023

2 p.m.

Sunday, March 5, 2023

5 p.m.

Friday, March 10, 2023

6 p.m.
Dazed and Confused

Directed by Richard Linklater
(USA, 1993, 102 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater

Among the best teen films ever made, Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused eavesdrops on a group of seniors-to-be and incoming freshmen.

Saturday, February 25, 2023

7 p.m.