TICKETS July 31 Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old, lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day Alpha returns from school with a tattoo on her arm. (Julia Ducournau, 2025, France, 2:08, R)
TICKETS When Erik Weihenmayer became the first blind person to summit Everest, Boulder-based adventure filmmaker Michael Brown was there with cameras rolling, and the award-winning film Farther Than the Eye Can See was the result. When Erik Weihenmayer wanted to solo kayak the length of the Grand Canyon, Michael adapted his skills to film the […]
TICKETS July 28 In celebration of America at 250, the Boulder JCC presents two films illuminating Jewish contributions to our new nation’s history. Join Boulder Jewish Film Festival founding director Kathryn Bernheimer and guests to view and discuss two festival favorites that shed light on unfamiliar chapters of American history. “Jews of the Wild […]
TICKETS July 28 In celebration of America at 250, the Boulder JCC presents two films illuminating Jewish contributions to our new nation’s history. Join Boulder Jewish Film Festival founding director Kathryn Bernheimer and guests to view and discuss two festival favorites that shed light on unfamiliar chapters of American history. “The Levys of Monticello,” […]
TICKETS A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague. (Ingmar Bergman, 1957, Sweden, 1:36, NR) This film is part of a six-part European film series, presented by Suranjan Ganguly, focuses on the search […]
TICKETS July 22-25 Peter Asher’s extraordinary life has intersected with some of the greatest artists and musical moments of the last six decades. A child actor who became a pop star and then a manager and producer to the likes of James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt, he is a Zelig-like figure who remains a vital […]
TICKETS July 22-25 For his directorial swan song, Alex Cox (Repo Man, Straight To Hell) stars in this frontier fable of American greed. Follow mysterious drifter ‘Strindler’ as he scours the West for the names of dead Mexican labourers. Here at this border town in 1890, Strindler – or is it ‘Swindler’? – raises eyebrows […]
TICKETS July 24 Haunted by a traumatic past, Emily finds solace as a camp counselor while navigating grief, witchcraft and the power of female friendship. Emily feels at home as she is taken in by the other counselors, who accept her as she is and wrap her in a veil of peace & forgiveness. Emily […]
TICKETS The only Oscar it won was for Jack Palance for Best Supporting Actor, but the Southwestern landscape nearly steals the show. With scenes shot in Durango, this Western comedy featuring Billy Crystal has become a classic crowd-pleaser. As Roger Ebert said, "This is the proverbial comedy with the heart of truth, the tear in […]
TICKETS In his inimitable way, Geyrhalter (OUR DAILY BREAD, HOMO SAPIENS) travels the world of snow and ice. From Japan to the Alps, Northern Canada to Iceland, and Antarctica; MELT is the story of people living amid the gradual disappearance of the ice that was once presumed infinite. Along the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in […]
TICKETS Q&A with Director Casey Carter Seconds of exposure, generations of debate, the history of nations, and epochs of geologic change – all overlap in the landscapes that define the American nuclear legacy and the quest to isolate 77,000 tons of nuclear waste for 10,000 years. TO USE A MOUNTAIN presents vignettes of ruin and […]
TICKETS Director Abby ellis will join us in person Climate Change Doc From Leonardo DiCaprio, Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi Raises Alarms About the Fate of the Great Salt Lake An environmental nuclear bomb looms in Utah, as they race to prevent a catastrophic ecological and public health collapse. The Lake is a vérité film […]
TICKETS THE BIRDS Told through the cinematic experience of wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn, THE BIRDS finds meaning and pathos as it gets up close to one of England’s little-known wonders of the natural world. As Martin chases down the twisting and turning of giant flocks of shore birds on England’s Wash estuary, he attempts to […]
TICKETS July 17 A struggling filmmaker’s opportunity collides with chaos and compromise when Sharknado’s notorious studio, The Asylum, invites him to direct a "mockbuster" entitled THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT. With six days, a micro budget, and mounting pressure, MOCKBUSTER is a comedic, behind-the-scenes documentary exploring the balance between low-budget filmmaking and creative ambition. (Anthony […]
TICKETS Friday, July 17 at 7:00PM Discussion afterwards with director Oren Jacoby via Zoom As extreme weather around the world grows deadlier, a new generation of leaders is rising to face the challenges. In the American South, hard hit by climate disasters, three unlikely heroes take on one of the most powerful industries in the […]
TICKETS Friday, July 17 at 4:00 PM In Brazil’s Amazon, fearless Indigenous leader Juma Xipaia defends her land and people against forces threatening their survival. Her extraordinary courage and resilience is captured here—as mother, warrior, and a symbol of resistance for her people. The film follows the life and activism of Juma Xipaia, an Indigenous […]
TICKETS July 15-16 For six decades, Jimmy Grashow's intricate woodcuts and fantastical sculptures have graced museums and galleries, iconic album covers and over a thousand publications. As Jimmy approaches 80, he is given the commission of a lifetime that proves to be both exhilarating and daunting. As he obsessively carves his magnum opus, Jimmy searches […]
TICKETS July 13-16 On the edge of Chinatown stands the only independent cinema left in Central London. Grey and black, dotted with poster frames, and lit by an overhanging readograph, its presence is tucked away from the other, brighter multiplexes of Leicester Square. There, within its small interior, a team of ushers push through the […]
TICKETS A Russian poet and his interpreter travel to Italy researching the life of an 18th-century composer, and instead meet a ruminative madman who tells the poet how the world may be saved. (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1983, Italy/Soviet Union, 2:05, NR) This film is part of a six-part European film series, presented by Suranjan Ganguly, focuses […]
TICKETS July 8-11 In Everyone Is Lying to You for Money, actor and author Ben McKenzie turns investigator, pulling back the curtain on the cryptocurrency industry and the culture of hype, misinformation, and speculation that fueled its explosive rise. What began as a promise of financial freedom has evolved into a volatile ecosystem rife with […]
TICKETS July 8-11 After years of exile, Mathias Vogler returns to France. His former mentor, Eléna, invites him to perform a series of piano concerts with her at the Auditorium de Lyon. But soon after his arrival, a chance encounter with a child who looks just like him, throws Mathias into turmoil, threatening to drag […]
TICKETS July 10 When novelist Ohm Bauman (Scott) retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past. (Damian McCarthy, 2026, Ireland, 1:47, R)
TICKETS July 1-5 In an attempt to save the threatened ecosystem, the Florida government hosts an annual competition to remove invasive pythons from the Everglades. For ten grueling nights, python-mania overtakes the 'glades as an eclectic group of amateur hunters contends with unforgiving terrain, aggressive nocturnal creatures, and their own desires and demons that push […]
TICKETS July 1-5 A crew of professional shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It’s like community service. With Keke Palmer, Demi Moore, LaKeith Stanfield, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Will Poulter, Eiza González, and Don Cheadle. (Boots Riley, 2026, USA, 1:45, R) TALKBACK JULY 1 WITH VISUAL EFFECTS ARTIST MATT HASLAM Matt […]
TICKETS Michel passes the time by picking pockets, careful to never be caught despite being watched by the police, while he grows closer to a woman who may provide the key to his redemption. Inspired by the novel "Crime and Punishment," its themes of sin and guilt lead toward deeper spiritual yearning. (Robert Bresson, 1959, […]