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13 GOING ON 30
Unpopular 13-year-old Jenna Rink makes an unusual wish on her birthday. Miraculously, her wish comes true and she wakes up the next day as a 30-year-old woman.
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A BODY TO LIVE IN
Fakir Musafar (1930-2018), a legendary figure in kink culture, explored gender fluidity and enlightenment through extreme body modification, pioneering 'Modern Primitive,’ a movement blending global spiritual practices with sexuality.
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AMERICAN GUINEA PIG: BLOODSHOCK
Bleak Week goes late night with a downbeat, grisly, practical effects extravaganza from underground FX legend Marcus Koch. You've been warned.
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AUTISM SOCIETY OF IOWA SCREENING: JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
An orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.
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BACKROOMS
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
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BORN IN EAST L.A.
When Mexican-American Rudy gets unlawfully deported from LA to Mexico on the way to pick up his cousin Javier, he's stuck working to put together enough money to come back illegally to the country where he was born.
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BREWSTER MCCLOUD
An introverted loner (Bud Cort) living in the bowels of the Astrodome plots to develop—with the aid of a mysterious guardian angel—a pair of wings that will help him fly.
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CASTRATION MOVIE ANTHOLOGY VOLUME II: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
A good-vibes and hot dogs-only basement cult in Brooklyn struggles to retain young trans woman Michaela. Over the course of a night in the outside world, she meets people who challenge all of her beliefs.
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CHIME + THE SERPENT'S PATH (1998)
A school teacher is awoken by a sound that fills him with dread.
A man enlists a friend to help him identify and exact revenge upon his daughter's murderer.
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CILLER CORN
The poison altering their land infects Carson and slowly transforms him into something inhuman...
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COME AND SEE
After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II.
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CRUEL JAWS
Early July and shark movies belong together.
You've seen the first four Jaws films but have you seen the unauthorized fifth film in the series?
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DIAMANTINO
A fallen soccer superstar vows to adopt a refugee child, while becoming the naive unwitting centerpiece in a bizarre plot to Make Portugal Great Again.
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DISCLOSURE DAY
If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you?
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DRESSED TO KILL
We celebrate Pride Month with a critical reassessment of this much-maligned thriller with a presentation led by Evelyn Hoover.
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DRY LEAF
A father searches for his daughter Lisa, a sports photographer who disappeared while documenting rural soccer fields across Georgia, joined by her enigmatic best friend.
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EARLY MAN
Set at the dawn of time, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along with sidekick Hognob, as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City to save their home.
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FADE TO BLACK
Week two of the two week Late Shift at the Grindhouse 12 year anniversary celebration!
Eric Binford lives for the movies... sometimes he kills for them too!
Free Late Shift at the Grindhouse 12th Anniversary zine to the first 20 arrivals.
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FILMCAMP: ADVANCED STOP-MOTION ANIMATION 2026
Students will work on honing previously acquired skills, learn new challenging techniques, and apply knowledge to longer and more story-driven projects.
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FILMCAMP: MINIATURES 2026
In this week-long camp, campers will learn the history of miniature-making, study design, and create their own miniature set pieces, including buildings, terrain, and more!
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FILMCAMP: NARRATIVE 2026
And - Action! Venturing into the world of live-action film, in this class students will work in teams to write, direct, act in and provide production support for their very own live-action films.
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FILMCAMP: STOP-MOTION ANIMATION 2026
Come tell your own animated stories! In our Stop-Motion Animation class, students learn the key principles of animation, while exploring the styles of 2D paper, 3D objects, Pixilation, Claymation and Replacement Animation.
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FRANKENSTEIN'S BLOODY TERROR 3-D
Week one of the two week Late Shift at the Grindhouse 12 year anniversary celebration!
So realistic that horrifying monsters jump off the screen and almost touch you!
Free Late Shift at the Grindhouse 12th Anniversary zine to the first 20 arrivals.
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GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES
When an American air raid kills their mother in the final days of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his 4-year-old sister Setsuko are left to fend for themselves in the devastated Japanese countryside.
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I LOVE BOOSTERS
A crew of professional shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It’s like community service.
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I SWEAR
Based on true events in 1980s Scotland, John Davidson was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at a young age.
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IS GOD IS
Two sisters embark on an epic quest for revenge; confronting a charged family history that will push them to extraordinary lengths.
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JACKASS: BEST AND LAST
The Jackass boys are back with their final set of pranks, skits, and incredible daredevil antics in what is to be the last film in this slapstick saga.
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JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
An orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.
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KEEP QUIET AND FORGIVE
Thirty years after being assaulted, an Amish woman-turned-leader breaks her silence, igniting a growing movement of Amish and Mennonite survivors who challenge a deeply rooted culture of secrecy and demand accountability.
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KOYAANISQATSI
A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on the relationship between nature, humanity, and technology.
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MAD BILLS TO PAY
Summer in The Bronx. He sells bootleg cocktails, gets high, stays moving. Then she moves in. Two kids in a cramped apartment, playing house until the city reminds them how fast the streets make you grow up.
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MELANCHOLIA
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
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MICKEY (2026)
Mickey Cundapí, a Mexican video blogger, is in search of her sexual identity in a homophobic environment.
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NASHVILLE
Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention.
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NATCHEZ
A sharp look at the American South's unreconciled history through Natchez, a Mississippi town that mixes antebellum tourism with a community deeply divided over its past.
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OBSESSION (2025)
When a hopeless romantic makes a wish that his long-time crush falls in love with him, a sinister enchantment ensues in writer-director Curry Barker’s freaky and frightening feature debut.
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OPEN AIR MEDIA FESTIVAL 2026
Join us for the Open Air Media Festival 2026 film and video screening. The program is curated from a national open call by the festival organizers, Zen Cohen and Dana Potter.
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ORGY OF THE DEAD 2
60 years later... It happened again!
Director Andrew J. Chambers joins us at FilmScene to present the sequel that we didn't know we needed.
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PARIS IS BURNING
A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
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POWER BALLAD
Rick, a washed-up wedding singer, and Danny, a fading boy band star, bond over music and a late-night jam session. When Danny turns Rick's song into a hit, Rick sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves.
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POWWOW HIGHWAY
Two Northern Cheyenne men take a road trip from Montana to New Mexico to bail out a sister who has been framed and arrested in Santa Fe. On the way, they reconnect to their spiritual heritage.
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PRESSURE (2026)
In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice.
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PRIDE & PREJUDICE (2005)
When Elizabeth Bennet meets the handsome Mr. Darcy, she believes he is the last man she could ever marry, but as their lives become intertwined, she finds herself captivated by the man she has sworn to hate forever.
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REBEL WITH A CLAUSE
A grammar guru takes her pop-up grammar advice stand on an epic road trip across all 50 states to show that comma fights can bring us closer together in a divided time.
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SALÒ, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM
In World War II Italy, four fascist libertines round up nine adolescent boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of torture.
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SÁTÁNTANGÓ
This seminal work of “slow cinema,” Sátántangó, follows members of a small, defunct agricultural collective living in a post-apocalyptic landscape after the fall of Communism who, on the heels of a large financial windfall, set out to leave their village.
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SHAOLIN SOCCER
Sing believes all the world's problems can be solved with a little martial arts. So he's teaming up with a band of kung fu misfits to form a soccer team for a chance to win a $1 million grand prize.
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SHE'S THE HE
Highschool best friends Ethan and Alex pretend to be trans women in order to stop rumors that they are gay.
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SPACEBALLS
A star-pilot for hire and his trusty half-dog sidekick must come to the rescue of a spoiled princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs.
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STAR SPANGLED TO DEATH
Combining found-films with Ken Jacobs' more-or-less staged filming, this experimental epic with footage from the dawn of cinema to 2004, pictures a stolen and dangerously sold-out America.
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STOP! THAT! TRAIN!
Two train stewardess BFFs switch from a dull railway to the luxurious Glamazonian Express. During a massive storm, they must work with snooty first-class crew and President Gagwell to prevent disaster in LA.
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STORIES OF COMMUNITY SPRING 2026
Join us for our quarterly tradition of gathering to celebrate neighbors creating community through initiatives like the Food Access Network, Iowa City Repair Cafe, and Vinyl Sips.
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SUPERGIRL (2026)
When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Supergirl reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion for an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.
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SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK
A theater director struggles with his work and the women in his life as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
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THE CAT RETURNS
After helping a cat, a seventeen-year-old girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to life.
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THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD
Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood (Hugh Jackman) finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last.
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THE PRINCESS BRIDE
A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
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THE SHEEP DETECTIVES
Every night a shepherd reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand. When he is found dead, the sheep realize at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it.
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THE TRAVELER (1974)
Neglected by his parents, a young boy lies, cheats, and steals to accumulate enough money to afford a bus ride to Tehran and a ticket to see his favorite soccer team play.
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TIME (2020)
Entrepreneur Fox Rich fights for the release of her husband, Rob, who is serving a 60-year sentence in prison.
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TOOTSIE
Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman), an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap in what was supposed to be a short-lived role but turns into a long-term contract.
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TUNER
A talented piano tuner's meticulous skills for tuning pianos lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.
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TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN - PART 17 + PART 18
The past dictates the future. What is your name?
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UHF
It's like Weird Al says, sometimes you've got to grab life by the lips and yank as hard as you can.
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WANDA
Wanda has left her husband, lost custody of her children, and now finds herself alone, drifting between dingy bars and motels, and callously mistreated by a series of men.
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WORKING GIRLS (1986)
A lesbian college graduate, trying to bankroll her photography business, works as a high-priced New York City escort.
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