Special Events
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – An OLLI Screening
- Thu, May 7
Director: Jacques Demy Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 1964 Language: French
Starring: Anne Vernon, Catherine Deneuve, Marc Michel, Mireille Perrey, Nino Castelnuovo
A film for all the young lovers of the world.
Fried Green Tomatoes (35th Anniversary)
- Sun, May 10
- Wed, May 13
Director: Jon Avnet Run Time: 130 min. Release Year: 1991
Starring: Cicely Tyson, Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker
The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.
Whisper of the Heart
- Tue, May 12
- Sun, May 17
Director: Yoshifumi Kondo Run Time: 111 min. Release Year: 1995 Language: Japanese
Starring: Issey Takahashi, Minami Takayama, Shigeru Muroi, Takashi Tachibana, Yoko Honna
I found someone I like.
40 Years of Fuckin’ Up
- Sat, May 16
Director: James Buddy Day Run Time: 70 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: El Hefe, Eric Melvin, Erik Sandin, Fat Mike
The Truth Behind The Insanity of The Iconic Punk Band NOFX.
Rebel with a Clause w/ Filmmaker Q&A and Author Signing
- Thu, May 21
Thu, May 21 @ 7:00 pm: Q&A, book signing and Grammar Table
Director: Brandt Johnson Run Time: 86 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Brandt Johnson, Ellen Jovin
We have so much in comma.
Popcorn – Presented with The Fright Zone
- Thu, May 21
Thu, May 21 @ 10:00 pm: Presented with The Fright Zone podcast.
Director: Mark Herrier Run Time: 91 min. Release Year: 1991
Starring: Dee Wallace, Derek Rydall, Jill Schoelen, Kelly Jo Minter, Tom Villard
Buy a bag... Go home in a box.
Diamond Diplomacy
- Wed, May 27
Wed, May 27 @ 7:00 pm: Director Yuriko Gamo-Romer will be here for a Q&A following the film.
Director: Yuriko Gamo Romer Run Time: 86 min. Release Year: 2025
Director Yuriko Gamo-Romer will be here for a Q&A following the film. Presented by Iowa Sister States, Japan...
Bottoms – A Pride Kickoff Extravaganza
- Thu, May 28
Director: Emma Seligman Run Time: 91 min. Release Year: 2023
Starring: Ayo Edebiri, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Rachel Sennott, Ruby Cruz
A movie about empowering women (the hot ones).
The Metropolitan Opera: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
- Sat, May 30
Director: Deborah Colker, Yannick Nézet-Séguin Run Time: 158 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Spanish
American composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s first opera, a magical-realist portrait of Mexico’s painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and...
Jennifer’s Body
- Tue, Jun 9
Director: Karyn Kusama Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 2009
Starring: Adam Brody, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Megan Fox, Sal Cortez
She's evil... and not just high school evil.
Human Flow with Panel Conversation
- Wed, Jun 17
Wed, Jun 17 @ 6:30 pm: with Panel Conversation
Director: Ai Weiwei Run Time: 140 min. Release Year: 2017
Starring: Abeer Khalid, Boris Cheshirkov, Marin Din Kajdomcaj, Princess Dana Firas of Jordan
When there is nowhere to go, nowhere is home.
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
- Sun, Jun 21
Director: Ivo van Hove Run Time: 135 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Hayley Squires, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Paapa Essiedu, Tom Glynn-Carney
One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers profits for Joe Heller, it comes at...
The Watermelon Woman with Community Leaders
- Tue, Jun 30
Tue, Jun 30 @ 7:00 pm: Panel Conversation with Community Leaders to follow the film.
Director: Cheryl Dunye Run Time: 85 min. Release Year: 1997
Starring: Cheryl Clarke, Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Lisa Marie Bronson, Valarie Walker
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
National Theatre Live: The Audience
- Sun, Jul 12
Director: Robin Lough Run Time: 142 min. Release Year: 2013
Starring: Haydn Gwynne, Helen Mirren, Michael Elwyn, Nathaniel Parker, Richard McCabe
For sixty years, Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at...