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ALL MY SONS (2026)
A manufacturer thrives financially during the war, but his success comes at a cost when his business associate takes the fall for wrongdoing and his boy disappears. With the war's end, he confronts the fallout from his decisions.
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AMERICAN DOCTOR
When three American doctors-Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian-enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.
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AUTISM SOCIETY OF IOWA SCREENING: MONSTERS, INC.
Two monsters whose job is to make human children scream accidentally let a little girl into their world and must now protect her from their own kind to return her home unscathed.
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BLACK CHARIOT (1971)
Young Black man Tuck gets involved with a Black militant group in South Central L.A. after connecting with Syvlia, an outspoken recruiter who calls him on his machismo and convinces him to join the cause.
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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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BLOW OUT
A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.
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BOMBSHELL (2026)
Eighty years after the devastating atomic bombings that ushered in the nuclear age, Bombshell explores how the U.S. government sought to manipulate the truth about the human impact of the bombings of Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.
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BOUCHRA
Juggling her life in New York and her family in Morocco, 35-year-old queer artist Bouchra finishes the script for her autobiographical film, unearthing unreconciled conflicts and pursuing new romances in the process.
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BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY
Bridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.
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CANDYMAN
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
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CASABLANCA (1942)
A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.
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CAT PEOPLE
An American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland's fables if they are intimate together.
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CLOCKWATCHERS
The relationship between four female temps all working for the same credit company is threatened with the arrival of a new hire, who lands a permanent position one of the women was vying for.
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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (DIRECTOR'S CUT)
An electric lineman finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him on an obsessed cross-country quest for answers.
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CONCERT + THE ARTIST & THE PERVERT
Famous Austrian composer Georg Friedrich Haas and renowned African-American sex educator Mollena Williams disregard society's definitions of ownership, perversion and love.
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CORPSE BRIDE
When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her.
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COYOTE VS. ACME
Wile E. Coyote teams up with billboard accident lawyer Kevin Avery (Will Forte) to take on ACME, Inc., the profit-obsessed conglomerate behind all of the Coyote's chaotic catastrophes.
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D.E.B.S.
Plaid-skirted schoolgirls are recruited by a secret government agency to become the newest members of the elite national-defense group, D.E.B.S.
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DEAR LARA
When violinist Lara St. John goes public about her own assault as a child at an elite music school she uncovers a global pattern of abuse in the classical music world and joins fellow survivors to confront an entrenched culture of silence.
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DIGGER
The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's savior before the disaster he's unleashed destroys everything.
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DONNIE DARKO
A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident.
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EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET
Glasgow residents abandon their daily routines to gather on Kenmure Street after learning authorities plan to deport their neighbors, sparking an impromptu grassroots movement.
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FARGO
An annual tradition, we close our Rooftop series with the Coen Brothers comic-crime classic.
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FJORD
An immigrant Romanian family living in Norway is subject to an investigation and faces the scrutiny of the local judicial system.
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FOR KICKS
A unique window into the cinematic history of black martial artists, with special attention on the career of Chicago-native Eugene Thomas.
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FORGOTTEN ISLAND
Two best friends become stranded on the mystical world of Nakali, where their only escape might cost them their shared lifetime of memories.
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GINGER SNAPS
Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.
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HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!
Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo's ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor.
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HAMLET (2026)
A fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
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HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
Join us for a special screening with John Cameron Mitchell for the 25th anniversary of his gender-queer punk-rock breakthrough rock musical.
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HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE
When aspiring actor, Bobby Taylor, lands the title role in Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge, he has a series of conflicted dreams satirizing African-American stereotypes in Hollywood.
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HOPE (2026)
A mysterious discovery is made on the outskirts of the remote harbor town. The residents find themselves in a desperate fight for survival against something they have never encountered before.
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INTERNATIONAL SCREENDANCE FESTIVAL 2026
11th annual International ScreenDance Festival!
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JANE ELLIOTT AGAINST THE WORLD
A rural Iowa teacher who in 1968 taught her all-white class a lesson in discrimination became a national voice against racism and, after decades, remains a force in the fight over history and power in America.
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JULES AND JIM
Hailed as one of the finest films ever made, Jules and Jim charts, over twenty-five years, the relationship between two friends and the object of their mutual obsession.
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LA COCINA
In the heart of a bustling Times Square kitchen, dreams and desperation collide as the staff each chase the elusive American dream.
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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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LEWERENTZ DIVINE DARKNESS
Swedish architect Sigurd Lewerentz is a master ahead of his time. Mysterious and reclusive, his legacy is explored through newly discovered recordings, revealing his influence on Nordic architecture and unique blend of styles.
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MONSTERS, INC.
Two monsters whose job is to make human children scream accidentally let a little girl into their world and must now protect her from their own kind to return her home unscathed.
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PRIMETIME
In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson) sets out to make television history.
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RAISING ARIZONA
Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter and John Goodman lead an all-star cast in Ethan and Joel Coen’s celebrated comedy about a couple who decide to steal a baby.
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REMAKE (2025)
Ross McElwee explores time and memory through footage of his son Adrian, weaving their shared filmmaking past with an unfinished Hollywood remake of Sherman's March, creating a meditation on loss and documentation.
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RESIDENT EVIL (2026)
A courier is tasked with delivering a package to a remote hospital and finds himself caught in the middle of an outbreak and must fight through hordes of mutated creatures to survive.
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RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP
The original director, cast, and crew have returned to Camp Arawak.
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ROMERÍA
With her mother's diary in hand, Marina's search for official documents for university leads her to her biological family on Spain’s Atlantic coast. What starts as an administrative quest reveals long-buried family secrets.
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SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM
On Halloween Eve at Mossy Bottom Farm, excitement turns to dismay when the clumsy Farmer ruins the pumpkin patch. When Shaun tries fixing it with science experiments, things blow up, literally.
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SHERMAN'S MARCH
After his girlfriend breaks up with him, filmmaker Ross McElwee shifts his attention from his documentary about Sherman’s March to chronicle the women he meets throughout the American South in a landmark of first-person filmmaking.
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SHINE ON SWEET STARLET
Director Mike McCarthey joins us at FilmScene to present this collection of Punk Rock Stag Loops plus 3 more JMM short films!
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SORRY TO BOTHER YOU
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe.
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SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY
A forgotten Peter Parker lives alone as a full-time Spider-Man until mounting pressure triggers a dangerous change and a powerful new enemy emerges.
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STORIES OF COMMUNITY SUMMER 2026
Join us for our quarterly tradition of gathering to celebrate neighbors creating community through initiatives like Iowa City Community Fridge, Play Club and Poetry Al Fresco.
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TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA
A director making a slasher sequel becomes obsessed with casting the original film's 'final girl,' leading both women into psychological and sexual chaos.
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TEOREMA
A mysterious young man seduces each member of a bourgeois family. When he suddenly leaves, how will their lives change?
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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Andy, a smart but sensible young journalist, starts working as an assistant to the cynical high fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly.
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THE DOG STARS
Hig (Jacob Elordi), a young pilot who, together with a military survivalist, Bangley (Josh Brolin), has carved out an efficient but isolated homestead in a brutal post-apocalyptic world facing scavengers called Reapers.
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THE END OF OAK STREET
The Platt family bands together to navigate their new surroundings after a cosmic event transports their suburban neighborhood to someplace unknown.
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THE FLORIDA PROJECT
A single mother and the manager of a roadside motel do their utmost to maintain the innocence of a six-year-old girl's life.
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THE GRAPES OF WRATH
An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression
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THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE
A filmmaker applies lessons from a Hallmark movie writing workshop to pitch a documentary about concrete.
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THE MISFITS (1961)
Divorced and disillusioned, Roslyn (Marilyn Monroe) befriends a group of misfits, including an aging cowboy, a heartbroken mechanic and a worn-out rodeo rider. Through their live-for-the-moment lifestyle, Roslyn experiences her first taste of freedom, exhilaration and passion.
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THE ODYSSEY (2026)
After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Calypso along the way.
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THE PIANO (1993)
In the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.
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THE PIANO TEACHER
Erika, a middle-aged, severely repressed piano professor satisfies her masochistic urges only voyeuristically until she meets a young student whose desire for her leads to a destructive infatuation.
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THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD
Pegeen Flaherty's world shifts when Christy Mahon enters her pub claiming he killed his father. Rather than being rejected, he becomes a hero, winning hearts and races-until another man unexpectedly appears.
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THE ROOM THAT LEAVES THE HOUSE: 16MM SHORTS WITH CHRISTIAN FLEMM
As the site of relationship between artist and sitter, as well as image and audience, the filmed portrait questions how the frame may simultaneously reveal and withhold the sitter’s presence.
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THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER
Lord Murashige Araki who, besieged in his castle, confronts mysterious crimes and allies with imprisoned strategist Kanbei Kuroda to uncover the truth.
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THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH
When his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a sexy new neighbor.
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THE UPRISING
As war burns across England, a peasant leads a rebellion to face King Richard II's might in a fight for justice and survival.
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THE WEIGHT
Desperate to save what is left of his family, during the height of the Great Depression a battle-scarred veteran is hired to help smuggle a fortune in gold across 100 miles of impenetrable wilderness.
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TONY
19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
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VIDEODROME
A Toronto cable TV station co-owner who specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast titled "Videodrome."
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WALL·E
In a future where humans have temporarily abandoned Earth, a trash-compacting robot falls in love with a flying droid and helps her on her quest to restore hope to mankind.
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WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL
Top dog Gromit springs into action to save his master when Wallace's high-tech invention goes rogue and he is framed for a series of suspicious crimes.
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WATER LILIES
During a summer in Paris, a love triangle develops between three girls in this provocative and perceptive portrait of teen angst and nascent sexuality.
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WEEKEND (2011)
After a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club and picks up Glen for a one-night stand that becomes something else, something special.
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WELCOME II THE TERRORDOME
Ngozi Onwurah’s radically ahead-of-its-time afrofuturist vision is an evocation of a gritty dystopia in which Black people have been relegated to living in a slum called the Terrordome, where simmering racial tension threatens to boil over in the wake of a young boy’s death.
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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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WINTER HYMNS
A series of dying patients and their families meet with Dr. Linda Voberink, a palliative care physician fighting for compassion in a system built for efficiency above all else.
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YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE
A quiet revolution is underway: As real-world consequences of social media come into focus, a new generation of parents and teens challenge the systems shaping their lives and fight for a different future.
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