Community Partnership
Screenings in partnership with local organizations and businesses.
2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival: Párvulos
- Today, Apr 15
Run Time: 120 min.
Get ready for four unforgettable nights at the 2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival, presented by the Latino...
2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival: Lengua + Sujo
- Wed, Apr 16
Run Time: 138 min.
Get ready for four unforgettable nights at the 2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival, presented by the Latino...
2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival: The Ballad of Tita and the Machines + Rita
- Thu, Apr 17
Run Time: 121 min.
Get ready for four unforgettable nights at the 2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival, presented by the Latino...
2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival: La Cocina
- Fri, Apr 18
Run Time: 139 min.
Get ready for four unforgettable nights at the 2025 Des Moines Latino Film Festival, presented by the Latino...
The Jungle – An Earth Day Screening with Food & Water Watch and Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement
- Tue, Apr 22
Director: Matt Wechsler Run Time: 83 min.
Exposing the industry fueling Iowa's water crisis: factory farms.
Vision & Vibe Film Festival
- Sun, Apr 27
Run Time: 67 min.
Celebrate local talent. Watch. Listen. Vote. Vibe.
Point Break – A Science on Screen Presentation
- Tue, Apr 29
Tue, Apr 29 @ 7:00 pm: Special pre-show presentation from Drake professor, Terrance Pendleton.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow Run Time: 122 min. Release Year: 1991
Starring: Gary Busey, John C. McGinley, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty, Patrick Swayze
Science on Screen is back for a third year! A series of films paired with presentations from scientists...
Iowa’s Dirty Secret: The True Cost of Burning Coal – Premiere with Panel Discussion
- Wed, Apr 30
Director: Trevor Tejeda-Gervais Run Time: 30 min.
Iowans have been led to believe that their energy is clean. But in reality, MidAmerican Energy operates five...
The Organizer in Partnership with the Iowa Labor History Society
- Sat, May 3
Director: Mario Monicelli Run Time: 130 min. Release Year: 1963 Language: Italian
Starring: Bernard Blier, Folco Lulli, Gabriella Giorgelli, Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Salvatori
In the late 19th century, a former high school teacher turned unionist tries to organize workers laboring with...
Ritual Mountain Bike Film Tour Presented by CITA & the Iowa Bicycle Coalition
- Wed, May 14
Run Time: 106 min.
Join Central Iowa Trails Association, the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, and premiere sponsor, Bike World, as we present the...
The Decline of Western Civilization – Presented with Iowa Basement Tapes
- Thu, May 22
Director: Penelope Spheeris Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 1981
Starring: Alice Bag, Claude Bessy, Dinah Cancer, Eugene Tatu, Exene Cervenka
See it in a theater.... where you can't get hurt.
Minnesota Mean – Presented with Des Moines Roller Derby
- Tue, May 27
Director: Dawn Mikkelson Run Time: 81 min. Release Year: 2023
It's now or never.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips in Partnership with the Des Moines Metro Opera
- Sat, Jul 12
- Fri, Jul 18
Sat, Jul 12 @ 1:00 pm: Des Moines Metro Opera and Des Moines Film are excited to present two screenings of Goodbye, Mr. Chips, a new opera reimagined for film by Gordon Getty. Fri, Jul 18 @ 1:00 pm: Des Moines Metro Opera and Des Moines Film are excited to present two screenings of Goodbye, Mr. Chips, a new opera reimagined for film by Gordon Getty.
Run Time: 115 min. Release Year: 2021
Starring: Kevin Short, Lester Lynch, Marnie Breckenridge, Nathan Granner, Walter Brown
This event is partnership with Des Moines Moines Metro Opera and Varsity Cinema. Enjoy an exclusive filmed introduction...