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AMERICAN DREAM
Barbara Kopple | 1990
8:15 pm 8:15 pm 6:15 pm 6:00 pm
BLUE HERON
Sophy Romvari | 2025
6:15 pm 8:30 pm 12:15 pm 2:15 pm 4:15 pm 6:15 pm 8:30 pm 12:00 pm 2:30 pm 4:30 pm 6:00 pm 8:30 pm 6:15 pm 8:30 pm 6:30 pm 8:30 pm 6:00 pm 8:30 pm 6:00 pm 11:00 am 2:00 pm 4:45 pm 6:00 pm 8:30 pm 6:15 pm 6:15 pm
HARLAN COUNTY, U.S.A.
Barbara Kopple | 1976
6:00 pm 6:00 pm 12:15 pm 8:15 pm
LA POINTE COURTE
Agnès Varda | 1955
12:00 pm 8:00 pm
W.E.B. DU BOIS: REBEL WITH A CAUSE
Rita Coburn | 2026
2:00 pm
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Doc10: CLOSURE
Michał Marczak | 2026
Opens May 3
Doc10: THE BADDEST SPEECHWRITER OF ALL
Ben Proudfoot, Steph Curry | 2025
Opens May 3
ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL
Rungano Nyoni | 2024
Opens May 6
OPENING NIGHT: FORGE
Jing Ai Ng | 2025
Opens May 7
OUR LAND
Lucretia Martel | 2025
Opens May 8
KAPWA (SHARED IDENTITY): FILIPINO AMERICAN SHORTS
Various | 1936, 2026
Opens May 8
HOT WATER
Ramzi Bashour | 2025
Opens May 8
CORONER TO THE STARS
Ben Hethcoat, Keita Ideno | 2025
Opens May 9
BEFORE THE MOON FALLS
Kimberlee Bassford | 2025
Opens May 9
ANOTHER VERSION OF ME: AAPI CHICAGO SHORTS
Various | 2024, 2026
Opens May 9
LE BONHEUR
Agnès Varda | 1965
Opens May 9
THE OTHER SIDE: AAPI SHORTS
Various | 2025, 2026
Opens May 10
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Ages of Agnès

"There is only one age: Alive." Celebrate six decades of Varda in our six-film Ages of Agnès retrospective! Featuring VAGABOND, THE GLEANERS AND I, and VARDA BY AGNÈS. May 2–27.

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