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45 DREAMS: A LOVE LETTER TO COMMUNITY
A portrait of the members, volunteers and staff who have made the Iowa City Senior Center what it is over the last 45 years, defining belonging in one small building on Linn Street.
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ACE IN THE HOLE
Hoping to rekindle his career, a former journalist exploits a story about a trading post owner who's trapped in a cave, but rescue efforts soon blossom into a media circus.
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951)
Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way. Lewis Carroll's beloved fantasy tale is brought to life in this Disney animated classic.
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ALL OF A SUDDEN
French Marie-Lou strives for more humane elder care in the nursing home she runs, but faces labor shortages and staff resistance. She develops a transformative friendship with Mari, a Japanese theater director facing terminal cancer.
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BEHEMOTH!
A gifted cellist returns home to Los Angeles after 20 years on the road. Music, which has been the constant, all-consuming river of his life, begins to carry Alex on an adventure that will change him forever.
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BIJOU OPEN SCREEN FALL 2026
The Open Screen Film Festival is a showcase of short films made by students and community members of the Iowa City area . Join Bijou to celebrate the filmmaking that occurs right in your backyard in Iowa City!
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BITTER CHRISTMAS
In 2004, an ad director faces a turbulent Christmas weekend. In 2026, a filmmaker turns the director's story into a screenplay, blurring the lines between reality, fiction, and the people closest to him.
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BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)
When sorority sisters find themselves under attack from a foul-mouthed killer, it’s up to the police chief to even the odds. Could the brooding art-school pianist have something to do with the mutilation rampage?
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BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS
Adapted from Kahlil Joseph's renowned video art installation, BLKNWS weaves family history, contemporary cultural references and futurist fiction into an immersive cinematic experience.
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CHARLOTTE'S WEB (1973)
Wilbur is a farm pig terrified he'll end up on the dinner table. His friend Charlotte, a charming spider, comes to his rescue. She weaves words into her web, convincing the farmer Wilbur is too special a pig to kill.
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CLUB KID
Peter is a professional clubgoer hungover from a decade of blurry New York City nights out. When a woman arrives at his door with 10-year-old Arlo in tow, insisting he’s his son, his life changes in an instant.
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COMMON THREADS: STORIES FROM THE QUILT
A collection of profiles of people dead from AIDS who are remembered in the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
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DIE HARD
When a New York City policeman visits his estranged wife and daughters on Christmas Eve, and a group of terrorists take over the exclusive high-rise where he's attending a holiday party, he realizes that there's no one to save the hostages but him.
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DUNE: PART THREE
Emperor Paul Atreides faces the fallout from his ascent to power as political plots and a galaxy-wide holy war endanger the future only he can see with betrayal lurking in every shadow.
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ELSINORE
A powerful, deeply moving and inspiring story of the actor Ian Charleson who faced incredible odds while preparing to give the performance of his life in Hamlet at the National Theatre in London.
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FATHERLAND (2026)
At the height of the Cold War, writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika—actress, writer and rally driver—embark on a road trip in a black Buick cruiser across a Germany in ruins.
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FOUND FOOTAGE FEST: PORCELAIN VHS TREASURES
Found Footage Festival returns to FilmScene with live comedy and VHS tapes!
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GODZILLA MINUS ZERO
Set in 1949, the Shikishima family confronts a fresh catastrophe two years after surviving their previous ordeal with the legendary monster.
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HOLY MOTORS
Chauffeured around Paris, an amorphous actor is on a chameleonic mission to inhabit a variety of roles. He engages so quickly with each swap that it’s impossible to predict what comes next.
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HOPPERS
A 19-year-old animal lover uses technology that places her consciousness into a robotic beaver to uncover mysteries within the animal world.
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HOT DOG... THE MOVIE!
The zany misadventures of a band of ski-bums and ski-bunnies. Ski your buns off!
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I PLAY ROCKY
Sylvester Stallone, then a failing actor, writes the ultimate underdog story and must fight for his chance to play the role of a lifetime—Rocky Balboa.
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IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Frank Capra's paean to small-town values stars James Stewart as a man who's come to the end of his rope one Christmas Eve in this classic story of redemption and second chances.
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JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY
This Friday the 13th, evil has finally found a home. Jason goes to Hell... and he's not coming back. Free souvenir Jason mask to all attendees!
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JERRY'S LAST MISSION
Jerry Yellin flew the last combat mission of World War II, returning with guilt and thoughts of suicide. Years later Yellin faced his enemy once again when his son married the daughter of a Kamikaze pilot.
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JINGLE ALL THE WAY
A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one.
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KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
A world-renowned K-Pop girl group balances their lives in the spotlight with their secret identities as demon hunters.
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LA BOLA NEGRA
La Bola Negra explores the experiences of gay men in Spain throughout different eras, following three storylines connected through themes of sexuality, desire, pain, and inheritance.
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LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES (2026)
In elite society where patriarchy rules and reputation matters most, one mistake can ruin a woman. Marquise de Merteuil survives through cunning control. With Vicomte de Valmont, they weaponize seduction until alliance turns to rivalry.
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LOW LIES THE LAND
Ancestral vineyards line the misty hills of Italy's Piemonte region. Here, generations of winemaking families have worked the land, but change is creeping into these hills in the form of climate change and enticing real estate offers from foreign investors.
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MINIONS & MONSTERS
It’s 1920s Hollywood and the Minions are scouting for a monster movie. Assisted by a small green creature, they must save the planet after unleashing monsters.
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MINOTAUR
A high-powered executive's meticulously controlled existence unravels when professional crises, global chaos, and marital betrayal converge, pushing him toward a dangerous breaking point.
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MOUSE (2026)
In 2002, best friends Minnie and Callie's relationship is upended on the eve of their senior year.
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NUISANCE BEAR
A polar bear is forced to navigate tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as climate change delays the freeze and pushes bears closer to human settlements. When a sacred predator is branded “nuisance,” it becomes unclear who truly belongs in the arctic.
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OM SHANTI OM
A struggling junior artist dies trying to save his dream girl, only to be reborn as a superstar. 30 years later, he returns with style, stardom, and revenge to expose the killer.
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PAPER TIGER
Two brothers pursue the American Dream but get entangled in a dangerous Russian mafia scheme that terrorizes their family, testing their bond as betrayal becomes possible.
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QUEEN AT SEA
As dementia erodes Leslie's ability to communicate, her husband and daughter struggle to act in her best interests, navigating the fragile boundaries between care and autonomy—butting heads on who has the final say as increasingly difficult choices spiral out of their control.
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REMAINING NATIVE
Ku Stevens wants to be an elite runner, but when the remains of Native children are found, Ku must face his family's past while attempting to run towards his future.
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REX: A DINOSAUR'S STORY
A young girl befriends an infant T-rex after her paleontologist father nurtures a lair of lost dinosaur eggs. In a film with startling Christmas imagery that is also wholesome, this is a holiday crowd-pleaser and cult curio in the making.
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SPY KIDS
Two kids become spies in an attempt to save their ex-spy parents from an evil mastermind. Carmen and Juni will bravely crisscross the globe on a mission to save their parents—and maybe even the world.
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STORIES OF COMMUNITY 2026 ROUNDUP
A celebration of FilmScene's three year partnership with Resilient Sustainable Future for Iowa City.
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STRANGERS ON A TRAIN
A psychopath tries to forcibly persuade a tennis star to agree to his theory that two strangers can get away with murder.
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THE BREAKING POINT (1950)
An otherwise moral captain of a charter boat becomes financially strapped and is drawn into illegal activities in order to keep up payments on his boat.
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THE DEBUT
When an unassuming and inexperienced housewife is unexpectedly cast in a community theater production, she loses herself in the role under the spell of a strong-willed director.
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THE DESK SET
Bunny Watson and her team of reference librarians feel the threat of AI takeover with the arrival of engineer Richard Summers. Despite what he represents, Bunny falls for Richard, her feelings coming to head at the company holiday party.
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THE EYE OPENER 2026
Find joy in cinema and community at our annual fundraising celebration with delicious drinks, marvelous auction items, a hand-picked short film, and delectable treats.
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THE KID + A DOG'S LIFE
The Kid: The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy. A Dog’s Life: The Little Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.
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THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL
'Tis the season for love, laughter and one of the most cherished stories of all time. Join Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and all the hilarious Muppets in this merry, magical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
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THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
A waitress desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.
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THE RESCUERS
Two mice of the Rescue Aid Society search for a little girl kidnapped by unscrupulous treasure hunters.
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THE ROOM
In San Francisco, an amiable banker's seemingly perfect life is turned upside down when his deceitful bride-to-be embarks on a passionate affair with his best friend.
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THE SEA WOLF (1941)
After being fished out of the sea by a sailing ship, three fugitives find themselves prisoners of the ship's brutal skipper who refuses to put them ashore.
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THE THING
Join us for our annual celebration and remember... man is the warmest place to hide.
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UNION COUNTY
Assigned to a county-mandated drug court program, Cody Parsons embarks on the tenuous journey toward recovery amidst the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio.
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WERWULF
In 14th-century England, a town is haunted by a ravenous beast. Witness Robert Eggers’ most visceral and haunting experience yet in a harrowing tale of devotion, damnation and the devil within.
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WICKER
An ostracized fisherwoman commissions the local basketmaker to weave her a husband, but when her wicker creation proves unexpectedly extraordinary, his presence ignites jealousy and upheaval that threatens their quiet village.
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WILD HORSE NINE
CIA agents Chris and Lee face a trust-testing mission from Santiago to Easter Island during 1973 in Chile.
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WILDWOOD
The adventures of Prue McKeel as she sets off to the forests outside Portland to find her kidnapped brother.
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YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING
Thirty-four days before she's sent to prison, notorious Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move.
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