Community Partnership
Screenings in partnership with local organizations and businesses.
The Librarians with Panel Discussion
- Tue, Oct 7
Tue, Oct 7 @ 6:30 pm: Celebrate Banned Book week with us!
Director: Kim A. Snyder Run Time: 94 min. Release Year: 2025
Following the show, a panel of voices organized by Cowles Library at Drake University, including Amanda Jones, a...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors – Presented with The Fright Zone
- Thu, Oct 23
Director: Chuck Russell Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 1987
Starring: Craig Wasson, Heather Langenkamp, Laurence Fishburne, Patricia Arquette, Robert Englund
If you think you'll get out alive, you must be dreaming.
Life After – Presented with The Harkin Institute and the Des Moines Art Center
- Wed, Nov 5
Director: Reid Davenport Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Alex Thompson, Ann Gulliver, Catherine Frazee, Rebecca Castner
Kick off the A Taste of ReelAbilities Film Festival with this one-night event at Varsity Cinema. Staff from The...
The Kneeling Goddess (La Diosa Arrodillada) – Presented with the Des Moines Art Center
- Wed, Nov 12
Director: Roberto Gavaldón Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 1947 Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Starring: Arturo de Córdova, Carlos Martínez Baena, Fortunio Bonanova, María Félix, Rosario Granados
Join us before the film for an introduction by Art Center Senior Curator Laura Burkhalter about Manuel Álvarez Bravo,...