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Thu May 14, 2026

7:30 PM

Z CHANNEL: A MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION

Aero Theatre | Panel with filmmakers Xan Cassavetes, Stuart Cooper and Vera Anderson, producers Rick Ross and Marshall Persinger and Z programmer Tim Ryerson

'Watch Local: Z Channel'

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Sat Feb 21Sat Aug 1, 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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Sun May 3Sun Jul 12, 2026

Krzysztof Kieślowski: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

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Fri May 1, 2026

7:00 PM

MODERN WHORE

Aero Theatre | Pre-recorded introduction by executive producer Sean Baker. Q&A with filmmaker Nicole Bazuin (in-person) and subject, screenwriter and producer Andrea Werhun (virtual). Moderated by Casey Calvert.

L.A. Premiere

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Wed May 6, 2026

7:30 PM

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH

Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Keith Scholey. Moderated by Robert Abele.

Tote bag giveaway courtesy of National Geographic

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Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari. Moderated by Carson Lund.

Part of "Worlds Apart: The Films of Athina Rachel Tsangari," a retrospective of the Greek director's films presented by Acropolis Cinema and MUBI and running from April 17 through mid-May at 2220 Arts + Archives, Vidiots and the Los Feliz 3

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Wed May 6, 2026

9:15 PM

CHEVALIER

Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari

Part of "Worlds Apart: The Films of Athina Rachel Tsangari," a retrospective of the Greek director's films presented by Acropolis Cinema and MUBI and running from April 17 through mid-May at 2220 Arts + Archives, Vidiots and the Los Feliz 3

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Sun Nov 2, 2025Sat May 30, 2026

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, LA CAPTIVE, LA FOLIE ALMAYER, “Dis-moi,” HISTOIRES D’AMÉRIQUE: FOOD, FAMILY AND PHILOSOPHY, DOWN THERE

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Sun May 3, 2026

10:00 PM

ERUPCJA

Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with actors and screenwriters Jeremy O. Harris and Will Madden

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