This weekend!

They Live x Fresh Kill

They Live: Dir. John Carpenter (1988) | US | English | 94 min | DCP
Fresh Kill: Dir. Shu Lea Cheang (1994) | UK, US | English | 80 min | DCP

Programmed by Clara

Behold, absurd reality! Consume! Work relentlessly! Eat poison! Obey! Watch television! Fight for the truth… whatever that means. Witness how two different filmmakers, John Carpenter and Shu Lea Cheang, approach social, political, and environmental issues through the lens of the goofy and surreal. Made only 6 years apart, both They Live and Fresh Kill focus on working-class characters that attempt to seize the means of communication and reflect on its production. Subliminal messaging, corrupt companies, radioactive fish, and undercover agents are rampant. The realization that their actions and beliefs are more orchestrated than previously thought leads many to fight for their survival. Through hacktivism, comically long wrestling matches, shootouts, and organizing, a reality that feels much like our own is deconstructed in creative ways.

SHOWTIMES

doors open 30 minutes before showtime

They Live x Fresh Kill

Week 1: April 3, 4, 5

Dir. John Carpenter (1988) | US | English | 94 min | DCP
Dir. Shu Lea Cheang (1994) | UK, US | English | 80 min | DCP

Programmed by Clara

Silvestre

Week 2: April 10, 11, 12

Dir. João César Monteiro (1981) | Portugal | Portuguese | 120 min | DCP

Programmed by Sarah

Totally F***ed Up

Week 3: April 17, 18, 19

Dir. Gregg Araki (1994) | US | English | 78 min | DCP

Programmed by Alyssa

If a Tree Falls

Week 4: April 24, 25, 26

Dir. Marshall Curry (2011) | US, UK | English | 85 min | DCP

Programmed by Julie

Murdering the Devil

Week 5: May 1, 2, 3

Dir. Ester Krumbachová (1970) | Czechoslovakia | Czech | 105 min | DCP

Programmed by Julie

The Juniper Tree

Week 6: May 8, 9, 10

Dir. Nietzchka Keene (1990) | Iceland | English | 79 min | DCP

Programmed by Naomi

Strike on 16mm

Week 7: May 15, 16, 17

Dir. Sergei Eisenstein (1924) | USSR | 95 min | 16mm

Programmed by Clara

Homework x To Be and to Have

Week 8: May 22, 23, 24

Dir. Abbas Kiarostami (1989) | Iran | Persian | 86 min | DVD
Dir. Nicolas Philibert (2002) | France | French | 80 min | DCP

Programmed by Naomi

Moral

Week 9: May 29, 30, 31

Dir. Marilou Diaz-Abaya (1983) | Philippines | Tagalog, English | 138 min | DCP

Programmed by Sarah

Climax

Week 10: June 5, 6, 7

Dir. Gaspar Noé (2018) | Belgium, France | French, English | 138 min

Programmed by Alyssa

Please note that these are our standard showtimes unless stated otherwise. Our doors open 30 minutes prior to each screening and close 10 minutes after each screening begins.