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Thu Apr 16Fri Apr 24, 2026

This Is Not a Fiction 2026

Festival | This year’s festival will feature an 8-film in-person retrospective with the trailblazing Gianfranco Rosi and in-person tributes to filmmakers Caveh Zahedi and Ross McElwee.

The full 45 film lineup, featuring even more special guests, premieres and screenings, will be announced next week. 

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Thu Apr 16Fri Apr 17, 2026

Barbara Kopple Restorations

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Barbara Kopple Restorations
Read More about Peter Watkins: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Sat Apr 18Sun Jun 28, 2026

Peter Watkins: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

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Peter Watkins: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
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Sat Feb 21Sun May 24, 2026

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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Thu Apr 16Mon Apr 20, 2026

Gianfranco Rosi: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

Series | SACRO GRA, EL SICARIO, ROOM 164, POMPEI: BELOW THE CLOUDS, IN VIAGGIO: THE TRAVELS OF POPE FRANCIS, BOATMAN, BELOW SEA LEVEL, FIRE AT SEA, NOTTURNO

‘This Is Not a Fiction 2026’

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Read More about Želimir Žilnik: An American Cinematheque Tribute
Thu Apr 23Sat Apr 25, 2026

Želimir Žilnik: An American Cinematheque Tribute

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Želimir Žilnik: An American Cinematheque Tribute
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Fri Apr 10Fri Apr 24, 2026

Radu Jude’s KONTINENTAL ’25 Limited Engagement

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Radu Jude’s KONTINENTAL ’25 Limited Engagement
Read More about THE TRAVEL COMPANION
Sat April 25, 2026

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THE TRAVEL COMPANION

Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmakers Travis Wood and Alex Mallis and actors Tristan Turner and Anthony Oberbeck

L.A. Premiere

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Read More about Sergei Eisenstein Restorations
Sun Apr 19Sun May 17, 2026

Sergei Eisenstein Restorations

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Sergei Eisenstein Restorations
Read More about Caveh Zahedi: An American Cinematheque Tribute
Sun Apr 19Tue Apr 21, 2026

Caveh Zahedi: An American Cinematheque Tribute

Series | IN THE BATHTUB OF THE WORLD, I AM A SEX ADDICT, THE SHOW ABOUT THE SHOW, I DON’T HATE LAS VEGAS ANYMORE

‘This Is Not a Fiction 2026’

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Read More about Ildikó Enyedi: An American Cinematheque Tribute
Tue Apr 28Wed Apr 29, 2026

Ildikó Enyedi: An American Cinematheque Tribute

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Ildikó Enyedi: An American Cinematheque Tribute

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