Special Events
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
- Sun, Jul 6
Director: Lyndsey Turner, Robin Lough Run Time: 217 min. Release Year: 2015
Starring: Anastasia Hille, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds, Jim Norton, Sian Brooke
As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death...
Return of the Jedi with Audience Interaction
- Tue, Jul 8
Director: Richard Marquand Run Time: 132 min. Release Year: 1983
Starring: Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill
Return to a galaxy far far away.
PIEOWA: A Piece of America with Director Q&A
- Thu, Jul 10
Thu, Jul 10 @ 7:00 pm: Stay after the film for a special Q&A session with the director!
Director: Beth Howard Run Time: 76 min.
Starring: Chuck Offenburger, Rob Sand, Scott Horsley, Tom Arnold
Give a Piece a Chance.
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 in partnership with Des Moines Metro Opera and Varsity Cinema. Enjoy an exclusive filmed introduction...
JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death – The Movie
- Wed, Jul 16
- Thu, Jul 17
Wed, Jul 16 @ 7:00 pm: With English SubtitlesWed, Jul 16 @ 9:30 pm: Dubbed in EnglishThu, Jul 17 @ 7:00 pm: With English SubtitlesThu, Jul 17 @ 9:30 pm: Dubbed in English
Director: Shota Goshozono Run Time: 110 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: Japanese
Starring: Anna Nagase, Aya Endo, Takahiro Sakurai, Takehito Koyasu, Yuichi Nakamura
Pursued by a religious cult and other curse users, former friends Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto are the...
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution with Q&A Session
- Wed, Jul 23
Wed, Jul 23 @ 6:30 pm: Stay after the film for a special Q&A with Kevin Nordmeyer & Daniel Van Sant
Director: James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 2020
Starring: Ann Cupolo Freeman, Denise Sherer Jacobson, James Lebrecht, Joseph O'Conor, Lionel Je'Woodyard
Presented in partnership with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) of Iowa Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee...