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ANIMATION CAMP 2025
Tell your own animated stories with FilmScene! At Animation Camp, campers imagine and create their own animations, totally from scratch. Each day, campers learn the key principles of animation and explore the styles of 2D paper, 3D object, Pixilation, Claymation, and replacement animation and then apply these lessons by making their own videos!
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ARCHITECTON
An extraordinary journey through the material that makes up our habitat: concrete and its ancestor, stone.
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AUTISM SOCIETY OF IOWA SCREENING: BLACK BEAUTY
Lights up, sound low, and limited tickets allowing room to move!
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BAMBI
In this life-changing adventure, Bambi sets off with his best friends Thumper and Flower to explore the wonders and challenges of the woods—and fulfill his destiny as prince of the forest.
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BEAUTIFUL BOY
Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.
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BHANGAAR (OBSOLETE)
In Mumbai, a couple in their '80s spend their days in playful banter. They have a secret longing: to choose a peaceful and dignified end of life together. Will they succeed?
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BLACK BEAUTY (1994)
The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.
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BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Follow the sweeping epic of two young ranch hands who fall in love in the summer of 1963.
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CAUGHT STEALING
Hank, a former high-school baseball phenom with a chip on his shoulder, suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters.
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CINEFAMILIA: MEXICAN SHORT FILMS
As a part of the first annual Cultural Latino Week in Iowa City, we present a package of family friendly short films provided courtesy of the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE).
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CITIZEN GEORGE
The life and work of Quaker activist George Lakey, a non-violent revolutionary who has worked his entire life for justice and peace, guided by his ideal of societal transformation.
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DAZED AND CONFUSED
This critically acclaimed cult favorite, written and directed by Richard Linklater, explores the last day of school—and one wild night—in the lives of high school students in 1976.
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DICIANNOVE
The highs and lows of a restless youth collide headlong into the concrete realities of adulthood.
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DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE
The Crawley family and their staff enter the 1930s. When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace.
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EAST OF WALL
In the Badlands of South Dakota, Tabatha, a young, rebellious rancher, who rescues and resells horses, must make hard decisions to deal with her fractured family, financial uncertainty, and unresolved grief, all while providing refuge for a group of wayward neighborhood teens.
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EDUCATIONAL ACTIVISM: BLACKSIDE INC. ON 16MM
Take a look at different perspectives on the healthcare system and get a rare look at esteemed writer, photographer, and filmmaker Gordon Parks from Henry Hampton's Blackside, Inc.
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FARGO
An annual tradition, we close our Rooftop series with the Coen Brothers comic-crime classic.
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FOUND IN TRANSLATION: LOCAL SHORTS
The ISLE (Iowa Stories & Lived Experiences) storytellers explore the cultural, economic, and political currents that shape the lives of African immigrants in Eastern Iowa.
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FRANKENWEENIE
When a boy's beloved dog suddenly passes away, he attempts to bring his best friend back with a powerful science experiment.
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HE NEVER DIES: THE FILMS OF KALIL HADDAD
Kalil Haddad’s shorts are explorations of sex, violence, and the horror of memory. Juxtaposing archival porn and abrasive noise against narratives of tragedy and trauma, these films are haunting confrontations with the darker side of queer desire.
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HIGHEST 2 LOWEST
When a titan music mogul (Denzel Washington), widely known as having the “best ears in the business,” is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.
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IF THAT MOCKINGBIRD DON'T SING
After being brutally dumped, 17-year-old Sydnie discovers she is pregnant. Seeing this as an opportunity to get her ex back but finds herself caught in a complicated love triangle and totally lost.
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INTERNATIONAL SCREENDANCE FESTIVAL 2025
10th anniversary of the International ScreenDance Festival!
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IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
An opportunistic rogue reporter and a fiery runaway heiress find themselves falling for each other on a train-to-road trip adventure from Florida to NYC.
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IT'S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY
With unprecedented access to his personal archives, deep dives with the people who knew him best, and amazing performance footage, this documentary on one the most promising/talented musicians of the 90s gives us an unfiltered look at the incomparable Jeff Buckley.
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JOIN OR DIE + CLUB FAIR
Scientist Robert Putnam's research on the decline in American community highlights a path out of democracy's crisis.
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KILLER OF SHEEP
Set in the Watts area of Los Angeles, a slaughterhouse worker must suspend his emotions to work at a job he finds repugnant and finds he has little sensitivity for his family.
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LAND & HEART: LOCAL FOOD SHORTS
A diverse program of documentary shorts featuring both local and nationwide farmers and businesses. Stay afterwards for a panel dialogue and potluck of locally grown food!
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MANIAC COP 2
You have the right to remain silent, forever... again!
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MEN IN BLACK
A secret government agency that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth hires a NYC cop to recover a special item stolen by an intergalactic villain.
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NAKED ACTS
An aspiring actress has just landed her first major role, but there's a big problem: it requires a nude scene. With the support of her boyfriend Joel, she attempts to get past her fear.
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NE ZHA II
A rebellious young boy, Ne Zha, is feared by the gods and born to mortal parents with wild, uncontrolled powers. Now he's faced with an ancient force intent on destroying humanity, he must grow up to become the hero the world needs.
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NEW WAVE
Mile-high hair. Synthesized sounds. Teenage rebellion. Elizabeth Ai was on a mission to excavate an untold story of rebellious punks in the chaotic world of 80s Vietnamese New Wave until she uncovers a hidden past.
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NOWHERE
The final film of director Gregg Araki’s Teenage Apocalypse trilogy, Nowhere follows a day in the life of a group of L.A. high school students on Armageddon Day.
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ONE HAND DON'T CLAP
Captures the vibrant story of calypso and the emergence of soca, through the eyes of two legendary artists, Lord Kitchener, the Grandmaster of the music and Calypso Rose, the first woman to break through in a traditionally male arena.
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PIEOWA: A PIECE OF AMERICA
Pie is nonpartisan, symbolizing kindness, comfort, generosity, and unity—all the things we need more of right now and all of which are on full display in this charming documentary.
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SALT OF THE EARTH (1954) on 35mm
Mexican workers at a zinc mine call a general strike. It is only through the solidarity of the workers, and importantly the indomitable resolve of their wives, mothers, and daughters, that they eventually triumph.
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SANJURO
A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen trying to save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
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SHREK
A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre who must go on a quest and rescue a princess in order to get his land back.
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SHRIEK OF THE MUTILATED
A frenzied hunt for an abominable beast, uncovers an evil cult where death is the devil's blessing.
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SPLITSVILLE
After Ashley asks for a divorce, good-natured Carey runs to his friends, Julie and Paul for support. He’s shocked to discover that the secret to their happiness is an open marriage, that is until Carey crosses the line and throws all of their relationships into chaos.
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STORIES OF COMMUNITY FALL 2025
Come celebrate the neighborhoods portrayed in the Stories of Community short film series. And stick around after to enjoy some homemade desserts featuring fruits or veggies, made lovingly by FilmScene and RSFIC staff members.
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STRAY DOG
During a sweltering summer, a rookie homicide detective seeks advice from a seasoned colleague while trying to track down his stolen Colt pistol.
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SUPERSTARLET A.D.
Director Mike McCarthy in person to present a tale of burlesque and ammunition in the post-apocalyptstick city of Femphis.
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THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED
Taken from the tales known as the Arabian Nights, this film tells the story of a young prince tricked by a wicked sorcerer into mounting a magical, flying horse for a direct course to his own demise.
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THE BALTIMORONS
After cracking a tooth on Christmas Eve, newly sober Cliff embarks on an unexpected May/December adventure through Baltimore with Didi, his emergency dentist.
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THE DELLS
Foreign students on summer work visas staff Wisconsin Dells water parks.
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THE EVERYTHING POT
A comedy of errors ensues when empty nester Rachel hastily sends a gift to Charlie, a former colleague, upon receiving his wedding invitation and inadvertently causes chaos in both unions.
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THE HISTORY OF SOUND
In 1917, Lionel (Paul Mescal)—a young, talented music student—meets David (Josh O'Connor) at the Boston Conservatory, where they bond over a deep love of folk music. Years later they reunite and start a passionate love affair.
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THE LAST CLASS
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich always considered teaching his true calling. As he faces his final class, he wrestles with the dual realities of his own aging and his students inheriting a world out of balance.
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THE NAKED GUN
Only one man has the particular set of skills...to lead Police Squad and save the world! Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) follows in his father's footsteps along with the kids of the ragtag crew from the original 1988 spoof movie.
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THE ROSES
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo, but beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing.
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THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY
The Clock family are four-inch-tall people who secretly live in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their teenage daughter Arrietty is discovered.
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THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION
While Sigmund Freud psychanalyzes Sherlock Holmes' addiction to cocaine, Holmes devotes himself to solving a mystery involving the kidnapping of Lola Deveraux.
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THE VERDICT
An outcast, alcoholic Boston lawyer (Paul Newman) sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling.
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THRONE OF BLOOD
A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.
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TO A LAND UNKNOWN
Chatila and Reda are saving to pay for fake passports to get out of Athens. But when Reda loses their hard-earned cash, Chatila hatches an extreme plan to get them out of their hopeless environment before it is too late.
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TOY STORY
A cowboy doll is profoundly jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as the top toy in a boy's bedroom. When circumstances separate them from their owner, the duo have to put aside their differences to return to him.
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UPA! A SPRING IN ATHENS
After the new right wing Argentine government cuts funding for the arts, a broke producer, a canceled actress, and a depressed filmmaker reunite to explore a musical version of Medea, joining forces with an old colleague, a Norwegian actress turned director.
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WEAPONS
There’s something wrong in Maybrook. When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
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WILD DIAMOND
Liane, 19 years old, daring and fiery, lives with her mother and little sister under the dusty sun of Fréjus in the South of France. Obsessed with beauty and the need to become “someone,” she sees reality TV as her opportunity to be loved and auditions for Miracle Island.
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WILL
Will is a former college basketball star, without a job and struggling to get off heroin, who cares for a youth whom his friends want to get hooked.
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WINGS OF DESIRE
Damiel is an angel perched atop buildings high over Berlin. But when he falls in love with a beautiful trapeze artist, he is willing to give up his immortality and come back to earth to be with her.
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WOLF MOON RISING
Director Todd Sheets joins us in person to remind us that It's Always a Full Moon... in Space!
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YOJIMBO
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
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