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American Cinematheque’s Nitrate Film Festival

Festival | A film festival dedicated to showcasing rare Nitrate prints

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Read More about Mikio Naruse: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

Mikio Naruse: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

Series | WIFE! BE LIKE A ROSE! on Nitrate, EVERY-NIGHT DREAMS, APART FROM YOU, BROTHER AND SISTER, AVALANCHE, THREE SISTERS WITH MAIDEN HEARTS, THE THIN LINE, A WANDERER’S NOTEBOOK, FLOATING CLOUDS, MOMENT OF TERROR, REPAST, LIGHTNING, SUDDEN RAIN, SOUND OF THE MOUNTAIN, WHEN A WOMAN ASCENDS THE STAIRS, LATE CHRYSANTHEMUMS, FLOWING, MOTHER, SCATTERED CLOUDS, YEARNING

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Read More about ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER in 70mm / SICARIO
Thu February 26, 2026

7:00 pm

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER in 70mm / SICARIO

Aero Theatre | Q&A with actor Benicio Del Toro. Moderated by Denis Villeneuve.

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Read More about NOTHING SACRED on Nitrate
Fri February 20, 2026

7:00 pm

NOTHING SACRED on Nitrate

Egyptian Theatre | Introduction by Kirk McDowell, Associate Collection Manager in the Moving Image Department at the George Eastman Museum

Presented in partnership with Eastman Museum Los Angeles. Print courtesy of the George Eastman Museum, gift of Selznick Properties, Ltd.

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Read More about BLITHE SPIRIT on Nitrate
Sat February 21, 2026

7:00 pm

BLITHE SPIRIT on Nitrate

Egyptian Theatre | Print courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art, New York

‘American Cinematheque’s Nitrate Film Festival 2026’

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Read More about João César Monteiro: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Sun Jan 11Sat Feb 28, 2026

João César Monteiro: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

Series | HOVERING OVER WATER, RECOLLECTIONS OF THE YELLOW HOUSE, GOD’S COMEDY, GOD’S WEDDING, SILVESTRE, THE LAST DIVE, “He Who Awaits Dead Men’s Shoes Dies Barefoot,” WHAT SHALL I DO WITH THIS SWORD?, “Sophia De Mello Breyer Andresen,” SNOW WHITE, TRAILS, THE HIPS OF J.W., COME AND GO

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Chantal Akerman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

Series | JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES, Early Short Films, JE TU IL ELLE, In the Room: Chantal Akerman Short Films, NEWS FROM HOME, In New York Short Films, HOTEL MONTEREY, LES RENDEZ-VOUS D’ANNA, “Hôtel des Acacias,” PORTRAIT D’UNE JEUNE FILLE DE LA FIN DES ANNÉES 60 À BRUXELLES, TOUTE UNE NUIT

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Read More about Love in the Air
Tue Jan 27Fri Feb 6, 2026

Love in the Air

Series | FINAL DESTINATION, ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, AIR FORCE ONE, WINGS, AIRPLANE!, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, THE WIND RISES

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