Upcoming Featured Events
Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4
Festival | This year’s festival will expand beyond Los Angeles to seven cities and 10 venues across the United States and internationally to London. The Los Angeles festival features 55 films from 16 countries, more than 20 special guests and six restoration premieres across our three venues. Full lineup below.
A Tribute to Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
Series | FUNNY GAMES, THE CHILDHOOD OF A LEADER, YOUNG TÖRLESS, MELANCHOLIA, THE WORLD TO COME, VOX LUX
Philippe Grandrieux: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Series | MALGRÉ LA NUIT, SOMBRE, LA VIE NOUVELLE, UN LAC
Co-presented by Kaplan Morrison
Guest programmed by Ryan Coleman and Caleb Hammond
Jon Jost: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Series | LAST CHANTS FOR A SLOW DANCE, DEADENDZ, FRAMEUP, SURE FIRE, THE BED YOU SLEEP IN, ALL THE VERMEERS IN NEW YORK
1:00 pm
DAY OF WRATH on Nitrate
Egyptian Theatre | Introduction by Deborah Stoiber, Collection Manager in the Moving Image Department at the George Eastman Museum
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair — Year 4’
7:30 pm
An Evening with Paul McCarthy: A&E, Adolf & Eva / Adam & Eve
Aero Theatre | Screening of new ‘A&E’ performance films, Cooking Show Kitchen and Mother. Conversation with Paul McCarthy. Moderated by filmmaker John Hillcoat. Program begins with NPP1P2, WAR PIG, Drawing Session.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4’
4:00 pm
WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE
Aero Theatre | Q&A with actor Heather Matarazzo
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair — Year 4’
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7:00 pm
FRAMEUP
Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker Jon Jost. Moderated by Frank Mosley.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair — Year 4’ and ‘Jon Jost: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
7:00 pm
THE WORLD TO COME
Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker Mona Fastvold and actor Casey Affleck
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4’ and ‘A Tribute to Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold’
7:30 pm
SURE FIRE / THE BED YOU SLEEP IN
Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Jon Jost. Moderated by James Benning.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4’ and ‘Jon Jost: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
3:00 pm
COME AND SEE
Aero Theatre | Introduction by film editor Josh Ethier, ACE
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4’
7:30 pm
BASTARDS / WHITE MATERIAL
Aero Theatre | ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4’ and ‘Claire Denis: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
1:00 pm
FRUITVALE STATION
Aero Theatre | Introduction by filmmaker Brandon David Wilson
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4′
7:00 pm
NEVER LET ME GO
Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker Mark Romanek
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4’
8:00 pm
HIGH LIFE
Egyptian Theatre | ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4’ and ‘Claire Denis: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
10:00 pm
MONEYBALL
Los Feliz 3 | ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair — Year 4’
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