First Friday, June 1, 8 pm at International House: Screening of Le Diable Probablement (The Devil Probably) (1977), directed by Robert Bresson. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, June 2, 5 pm at International House: Screening of Au Hasard Balthazar (1966), directed by Robert Bresson. At 8 pm, there will be a screening of Diary of a Country Priest (1951). 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, June 15, 7 pm at International House: Screening of Yellow Submarine (1968), directed by George Dunning. There will be a second screening on Saturday, June 16 at 11 am. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, June 16, 7 pm at International House: Screening of Knife in the Water (1962), directed by Roman Polanksi. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, June 19, 7 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Screening of The Lady from Shanghai (1947), directed by Orson Welles. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr.
Wednesday, June 20, 7 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Screening of The Band Wagon (1953), directed by Vincente Minnelli. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr.
Tuesday, June 26, 7 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: My Fair Lady (1964) Sing-along. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr.
Thursday, June 28, 7 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Screening of All about Eve (1950), directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr.
Tuesday, May 1, 6 pm at International House: Artists’ reception and film screening of Ninos de la Memoria (Children of Memory), presented by Scribe Video Center. Director/Producer María Teresa Rodríguez and Producer Kathryn Smith Pyle in person. Cost: $10, $8 students/seniors, $5 Scribe members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, May 1, 8 pm at The Trocadero Theatre: Screening of Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story, directed by Raymond De Felitta. Presented by The Awesome Fest and Tribeca Film Festival. 1003 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, May 1, 10 pm at The Trocadero Theatre: Screening of Sleepless Night, directed by Frederic Jardin. Presented by The Awesome Fest and Tribeca Film Festival. 1003 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
First Friday, May 4, 8 pm at Asian Arts Initiative: Screening of The Black Power Mixtape. There will be a panel discussion after the film featuring documentary filmmaker Louis Massiah, political scholar Anthony Monterio, and film archivist Kate Pourshariati. 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia.
Sunday, May 6, 2:30 pm at The National Museum of American Jewish History: Up-Starts: An Afternoon of Jewish Shorts. 101 S. Independence Mall East, Philadelphia.
Friday, May 11, 7 pm at International House: A Secret Cinema Blind Date: 35MM Archival Surprises. Cost: $9 General Admission, $7 students and seniors, $5 IHP members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, May 15, 7 pm at International House: Screening of The Anderson Monarchs. Director Eugene Martin and members of the Anderson Monarchs Soccer Team in person. Cost: $10, $8 Students/Seniors, $5 Scribe/IHP, PIFVA members. 4212 Chestnut Street, Third Floor, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, May 22, 8 pm at Trestle Inn: The Secret Cinema presents Go! Go! Go! World (1964). Cost: $7. 11th and Callowhill Streets, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, April 3, 5 pm at Scribe Video Center: Master Class “The Filmmaker as Subject,” with Camille Billops and James V. Hatch, reception, and screenings of Take Your Bags (1998), A String of Pearls (2002), and Older Women in Love (1987). 4212 Chestnut Street, Third Floor, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, April 4, 5 pm at International House: Screenings of The KKK Boutique Ain’t Just Rednecks (1994), Suzanne, Suzanne (1982), and Finding Christa (1991). There will be a post-screening discussion with filmmakers Camille Billops and James V. Hatch. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, April 6, 8 pm at Asian Arts Initiative: Screening of three short films from FUTURESTATES series. 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, April 10, 7 pm at International House: Reelblack presents The Last Fall. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, April 10, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm at Moore College of Art & Design: Screening of Boundaries: assume vivid astro focus and Tabaimo, followed by audience conversation led by Jonathan Wallis, assistant professor of art history at Moore. Stewart Auditorium, 20th Street and the Parkway, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, April 11, 7 pm at International House: Screening of Empty Quarter (2011). 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, April 11, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm at Moore College of Art & Design: Screening of Change: Ai Wei Wei and El Anatsui, followed by audience conversation led by Janet Kaplan, program director of curatorial studies at Moore. Stewart Auditorium, 20th Street and the Parkway, Philadelphia.
Thursday, April 12, 7 pm at International House: Screening of Saint (2010). 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, April 13, 6 – 9:30 pm at Gallery 309: Screening of Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles, directed by Jon Foy. 309 Cherry Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, April 13, 7 pm at International House: Screening of Found Memories. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, April 14, 1 – 10 pm at International House: Continuous screenings of Sonic Arts Union: Perfect Lives. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Sunday, April 15, 7 pm at International House: Screening of THE GOOD LIFE with Andrew Lampert. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, April 18, 7 pm at International House: Screening of The Extraordinary Voyage (2011) and A Trip to the Moon (1902). 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Thursday, April 19, 7 pm at International House: Screening of Suite Habana. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, April 20, 7 pm at Scribe Video Center: Screening of First Position, with Editor Kate Amend. Cost: $5, free for Scribe members. 4212 Chestnut Street, Third Floor, Philadelphia.
Sunday, April 22, 5 pm at AUX: Screening of Jay Dreams. There will be a second screening at 5:45 pm. 319 N. 11th Street, Third Floor, Philadelphia.
Thursday, April 26, 8 pm at Broad Street Ministry: Hollywood Rides a Bike, presented by Secret Cinema and Inquirer film critic Steven Rea. Cost: $8. 315 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, April 27, 6 – 9:30 pm at Gallery 309: Screening of Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles, directed by Jon Foy. 309 Cherry Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, April 27, 7 pm at Scribe Video Center: Screening of In His Own Home. Co-Director Luce Capco Lincoln in person. Cost: $5, free for Scribe members. 4212 Chestnut Street, Third Floor, Philadelphia.
Saturday, April 28, 8 pm at AUX: Screening of Michelle Handelman’s Dorian, a cinematic perfume and live performance by Flawless Sabrina. 319 N. 11th Street, Third Floor, Philadelphia.
Saturday, April 28, 6 pm at James Oliver Gallery: Screening of Oleg Gershman’s December Art. In partnership with Philly Tech Week. 723 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Sunday, April 29, 4 – 7 pm at Gravy Studio: Mad Men Screening Night. 2212 Sepviva Street, Philadelphia.
Monday, April 30, 8 pm at The Trocadero Theatre: Screening of The Giant Mechanical Man, directed by Lee Kirk. Presented by The Awesome Fest and Tribeca Film Festival. 1003 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
Monday, April 30, 10 pm at The Trocadero Theatre: Screening of Death of a Superhero, directed by Ian FitzGibbon. Presented by The Awesome Fest and Tribeca Film Festival. 1003 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
Thursday, March 1, 6 pm at Asian Arts Initiative: Screening and panel discussion for Marvels and Monsters. 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia.
First Friday, March 2, 6 pm at Asian Arts Initiative: Screening of the documentary, My Tehran For Sale, by Granaz Moussavi. $8 General Admission; $5 for students. 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia.
Monday, March 5, 8 pm at The Trocadero Theatre: Special advanced screening of Kill List, presented by The Awesome Fest. Cost: $3. 1003 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, March 6, 6 pm at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral: Potluck dinner and discussion with Eugene Nunoo. Screening of Black Orpheus (1959). 3723 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Second Thursday, March 8, 7 pm at International House: Screening of Wanda (1970), directed by Barbara Loden. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, March 13, 6 pm at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral: Potluck dinner and discussion with Kristina Baumli. Screening of La Dolce Vita (1961). 3723 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, March 16, 3 pm – 5 pm at Annenberg Hall: Screening of Kanal (1957), presented by Temple Cinematheque. Room 3, 2020 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, March 17, 8:30 pm at The Prince Music Theater: Opening Night for Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival New Filmmakers Weeekend and screening of To Save a Life. Interview with Director Steven Pressman and Survivor Kurt Herman at 10:30. 1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, March 17, 12 am at The Trocadero Theatre: DVD Release Party and St. Patty’s Day Midnight Screening of The Muppets, presented by The Awesome Fest. Cost: $3. 1003 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
Sunday, March 18, 7:30 pm at The Prince Music Theater: Screening of the documentary Paul Goodman Changed My Life. Part of the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival’s New Filmmakers Weekend. 1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Sunday, March 18, 2:30 pm at Rave Cinemas: Screening of The Rabbi’s Cat, national 3D premiere. Part of the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival‘s New Filmmaker’s Weekend. 230 S. 40th Street, Philadelphia.
Monday, March 19, 8 pm at The Trocadero Theatre: DVD Release Party for Battle Royale, presented by The Awesome Fest. Cost: $3. 1003 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, March 20, 7:30 pm at Chestnut Hill Branch of Free Library: “B” Picture Double Feature, a screening of Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947), directed by John Rawlins, and The Brute Man (1946), directed by Jean Yarbrough. Presented by Secret Cinema. 8711 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, March 20, 6 pm at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral: Potluck dinner and discussion with Phillip Maciak. Screening of The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). 3723 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, March 20, 7 pm at Scribe Video Center: Screening of Garifuna Nation, with director Carlos de Jesus in person. Cost: $10, $8 Students/Seniors, $5 Scribe members. 4212 Chestnut Street, Third Floor, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, March 21 at Rave Cinemas: Screening of Casablanca (1942), 70th Anniversary Event presented by Turner Classic Movies. Also screening at Riverview Plaza, 1400 S. Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia. 230 S. 40th Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, March 24, 7 – 10 pm at Noyes Museum of Art: Independent Film Festival. 733 Lily Lake Road, Oceanville, Galloway Township, NJ.
Monday, March 26, 8 pm at The Trocadero Theatre: Screening of Hesher, presented by The Awesome Fest. Cost: $3. 1003 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, March 27, 6 pm at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral: Potluck dinner and conversation with John Andrew Bailey and Dean Judy Sullivan. Screening of Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew (1973). 3723 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, March 28, 8 pm at The Trestle Inn: Screening of Girl on the Run (1953), directed by Joseph Lee and Arthur J. Beckhard. Presented by Secret Cinema. Cost: $7. 11th and Callowhill, Philadelphia.
Thursday, February 2, 6 pm at PPAC: Screening of the documentary, War Photographer, by Christian Frei. 1400 N. American Street, Suite 103, Philadelphia.
Friday, February 3, 6 pm at Asian Arts Initiative: Screening of the documentary, Cultures of Resistance, by Iara Lee. $8 General Admission; $5 for students. 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, February 4, 8 & 10 pm at International House: Screenings of Trailer Trash, and Black Angels (1970), directed by Laurence Merrick. Cost: $9; Free to IHP members; $7 for students & seniors. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Monday, February 6, 8 pm at Trocadero Theatre: Screening of Resurrect Dead. Q & A with director Jon Foy. Cost: $3. 1003 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
Thursday, February 9, 8 pm at The Rotunda: Andrew’s Video Vault screens Samson and Delilah (1949), directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and Sodom and Gomorrah: The Last Seven Days (1975). 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, February 15, 7 pm at International House: Screening of Foreword to Guns for Banta (2010), directed by Mathieu Kleyebe Abbonenc, and Domestic Tourism II (2009), directed by Maha Maamoun. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Thursday, February 16 at MoMA: Documentary Fortnight 2012: MoMA’s International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media opens. Through February 28. 11 W. 53rd Street, NYC.
Friday, February 17, 6:30 – 8:30 pm at Episcopal Cathedral: 16th Annual Arturo Schomburg Film Screening, “Afro Latin@ Film: Invisibility and Presence,” presented by Taller Puertorriqueño and Scribe Video Center. Cost: $10, $5 Taller members and students. 3723 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, February 18, 11 am at American Swedish Historical Museum: Semlor and a Movie. Cost: $15 at the door, $12 in advance. 1900 Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia.
Saturday, February 25, 8 pm at International House: Opening night for the 16th Annual Israeli Film Festival of Philadelphia. Through April 1. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, January 4, 7 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Collaborators, performed at the National Theatre, London. Cost: General admission $20; BMFI members $18; Students $10. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.
First Friday, January 6, 8 pm at Asian Arts Initiative: Screening of PressPausePlay. After the film join in on a discussion with local digital artists Aaron Levinson (Range Records), Anthony Howard (BigHeaded Geniuses), and Rashid Zakat (Free Film Collective). Cost: $8 general admission, $5 students. 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia.
First Friday, January 6, 7 – 9 pm at International House: Music with Roots in the Aether. Cost: $9, $7 students and seniors, Free for IHP members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, January 7, 7 pm at International House: “In Memoriam: Bob Cowan & George Kuchar.” Cost: $9, $7 students and seniors, Free for IHP members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Sunday, January 8, 1 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Collaborators, performed at the National Theatre, London. Cost: General admission $20; BMFI members $18; Students $10. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Monday, January 9, 7 pm at Prince Music Theater: Documentaries & Dialogue. This year the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival‘s Documentary & Dialogue series will premiere at the Prince Music Theater and will screen independent documentaries from all over the world for five consecutive Monday evenings in January and early February. Through February 6. For more information and a complete listing of films, please click here. 1214 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, January 10, 5:30 pm at International House: Reception and screening of Sing Your Song (2011), part of Scribe Video Center‘s Producers’ Forum. Director Susanne Rostock and Editor Jason Pollard in person. Cost: $10, $8 students and seniors, $5 IHP and Scribe members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, January 11, 7 pm at International House: Screening of La niebla en las palmeras (The Mist in the Palm Trees) (2005), directed by Carlos Molinero and Lola Salvador. Cost: $9, $7 students and seniors, Free for IHP members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Thursday, January 12, 7 pm at International House: Motion Pictures: Early Animation. Cost: $9, $7 students and seniors, Free for IHP members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, January 14, 11 am at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Screening of The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964), directed by Don Chaffey. Cost: Adults $5; Children $4. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Saturday, January 14, 1 pm at International House: Screening of Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003), directed by Thom Andersen. Cost: $9, $7 for students/seniors, Free for ICA and International House members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, January 14, 7 pm at International House: Screening of Under the Volcano (1984), directed by John Huston. Cost: $9, $7 for students/seniors, Free for IHP members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Monday, January 16, 7 pm at The Prince: Screening of Nicky’s Family, in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Presented by the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival. 1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, January 18, 6 pm at Penn Museum: Screening of the semi-documentary Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927), directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. Presented by Secret Cinema. Cost: $10 general admission; $7 senior citizens; $6 for children and full-time students; Free for museum members, children under 5, and PENNcard holders. 3260 South Street, Philadelphia.
Thursday, January 19, 7 pm at W.E.B Du Bois College House: Street Movies! Undercover, presented by Scribe Video Center and PNC Arts Alive. 3900 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, January 20, 7 pm at Scribe Video Center: January Storyville: Place, Story and Interactive Documentary. Media artists Michael Kuetemeyer and Anula Shetty will present their recent work creating mobile media apps to explore new ways of experiencing a place and the oral histories that surround it. Cost: $5, free for members. 4212 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Monday, January 23, 8 pm at Trocadero Theatre: Screening of 50/50. Cost: $3. 1600 N. Fifth Street, Philadelphia.
Thursday, January 26, 7 pm at International House: Spring Arts Preview. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, January 28, 11 am at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Screening of National Velvet (1944), directed by Clarence Brown. Cost: Adults $5; Children $4. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Saturday, January 28, 1:30 pm at Prince Music Theater: World premiere of new documentary, Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance. Cost: $12, $8 for students. 1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Thursday, December 1, 7 – 9 pm at International House: Screening of Music with Roots in the Aether. Cost: Free for IHP members; $7 students and seniors; $9 general admission. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Thursday, December 1, 7:30 pm at PPAC: Screening of Somewhere to Disappear, a film by Laure Flammarion and Arnaud Uyttenhove. Cost: $5. 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia.
First Friday, December 2, 7:30 pm at Asian Arts Initiative: Screening of short films, part of the kinowatt series. 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia.
First Friday, December 2, 7 pm and 9 pm at International House: Screening of Inni, a film by Sigur Rós. Two more screenings will take place on Saturday, December 3, 7 pm and 9 pm. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Sunday, December 4, 7 pm at National Mechanics: Screening of the new Warren Ellis documentary, Captured Ghosts, presented by Brave New Worlds. 22 S. Third Street, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, December 6, 7:30 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Screening of the documentary Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? (2010), directed by Taggart Siegel. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Tuesday, December 6, 7 pmat International House: Screening of Sex in an Epidemic, a film by Jean Carlomusto. Cost: $10, $8 for students, $5 for Scribe members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, December 7, 7 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Live-delay simulcast of La Scala Opening Night, Don Giovanni. Cost: General admission $20, BMFI members $18, Students $10. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Friday, December 9, 7 pm at Scribe Video Center: Screening of the documentary Bad Friday: Rastafari after Coral Gardens. Directors John L. Jackson, Jr. and Deborah A. Thomas and producer Junior “Gabu” Wedderburn in person. Cost: $5, free for Scribe members. 4212 Chestnut Street, Third Floor, Philadelphia.
Saturday, December 10, 4 – 5:30 pm at The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education: Screening of the documentary, Toad Detour. 8480 Hagy’s Mill Road, Philadelphia.
Monday, December 12, 2 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Berliner Philharmoniker: Gala from Berlin. Cost: General admission $20, BMFI members $18, Students $10. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Tuesday, December 13, 7 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Screening of Red Desert (1964), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Thursday, December 15, 7 pm at International House: Screening of A Swingin’ Summer (1965), directed by Robert Sparr), present by Secret Cinema. Richie Rotkin of surf rock band the Rip Chords will be there in person. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Sunday, December 18, 11 am at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: The Nutcracker, performed at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Cost: General admission $20, BMFI members $18, Students $10. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Tuesday, December 27, 1 pm at Prince Music Theater: Screening of The Magic Flute, from Milan’s Teatro Alla Scala. Cost: $18, $10 for students. 1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Thursday, December 29, 7 pm at Prince Music Theater: Screening of The Magic Flute, from Milan’s Teatro Alla Scala. Cost: $18, $10 for students. 1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, November 2, 7 pm at Asian Arts Initiative: Launch night for the 2011 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival. Through Tuesday, November 8, at various venues. 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, November 2, 7 – 9 pm at International House: Full Exposure: An Evening with Pawel Wojtasik. Cost: Free for IHP members; $7 students and seniors; $9 general admission. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Thursday, November 3: Philadelphia Film Festival ends today.
First Friday, November 4, 8 pm at Asian Arts Initiative: Screening of the music documentary, Black August Hip Hop Project, directed by Dream Hampton. Cost: $8 General Admission, $5 Students. 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, November 5: Opening night of the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival. Various venues. Visit the website for the full schedule.
Tuesday, November 8, 7 pm at International House: Screening of two films, Angele Diabang’s short Mon Beau Sourire (My Beautiful Smile) and Andrew Dosunmu’s documentary Hot Irons. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, November 9, 7:30 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Screening of the documentary No Impact Man (2009), directed by Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Wednesday, November 9, 7 – 9 pm at International House: An Evening with Deborah Phillips. Cost: Free for IHP members; $7 students and seniors; $9 general admission. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Thursday, November 10, 7 – 9 pm at International House: Screening of Battleship Potemkin (1926), directed by Sergei Eisenstein. Cost: Free for IHP members; $7 students and seniors; $9 general admission. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, November 11, 7 pm at International House: Screening of the documentaries The Sun Rises in Philadelphia and Seeds of Awakening: The Early Nation of Islam in Philadelphia, with guest speakers Dr. Khalid Blankinship and Precious Rasheeda Muhammad. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, November 12, 7 – 9 pm at International House: Screening of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), directed by Peter Weir. Cost: Free for IHP members; $7 students and seniors; $9 general admission. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Sunday, November 13, 1 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Screening of Tosca, performed at the Royal Opera House, London. A second screening will take place on Wednesday, November 16, 7 pm. Cost: General admission $20; BMFI members $18; Students $10. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Sunday, November 13, 2 pm at University of the Arts: 2011 Documentary History Project for Youth Premiere, presented by Scribe Video Center. Terra Building, Caplan Recital Hall, 211 S. Broad Street, 17th Floor, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, November 16, 7 – 9 pm at International House: Screening of The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu (2010), directed by Andrei Ujicâ. Cost: Free for IHP members; $7 students and seniors; $9 general admission. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, November 16, 6 pm at Penn Museum: Screening of Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935), directed by Louis King. Presented by Secret Cinema. Cost: $10 general admission; $7 senior citizens; $6 for children and full-time students; Free for museum members, children under 5, and PENNcard holders. 3260 South Street, Philadelphia.
Thursday, November 17 – Saturday, November 19, 7 – 10 pm at International House: The Films of Dick Fontaine. Separate tickets are required for each evening’s program. Cost: Free for IHP members; $7 students and seniors; $9 general admission. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, November 18, 7 pm at Scribe Video Center: Screening of At the Wall (2006) and Black Soldiers in Blue (2009). Director Warren Bass in person. Cost: $5, Free for Scribe members. 4212 Chestnut Street, Third Floor, Philadelphia.
Saturday, November 19, 8 pm at The Apollo Theater: Screening of the musical comedy Welcome to Harlem. 253 W. 125th Street, NYC.
Saturday, November 19, 8 pm at Moore College of Art & Design: Weird Cartoons 2011, highlighting unusual and bizarre animation, presented by The Secret Cinema. 20th and Race Streets, Philadelphia.
Sunday, November 20, 10 am at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Live simulcast of the ballet The Sleeping Beauty, performed at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Cost: General admission $20; BMFI members $18; Students $10. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Wednesday, November 23 at Temple Gallery: Screening of Gregg Bordowitz’s video Fast Trip, Long Drop (1993). 12th and Norris Streets, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, November 29, 7 pm at International House: PIFVA and the Temmple University Film and Media Arts Department present five documentary films made by five Temple MFA graduates. Cost: Free for IHP members, $7 students, seniors, PIFVA members, $9 general public. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Sunday, October 2, 1 – 4 pm at Icebox at Crane Arts: Reception and preview screening of the short film, Bar Mitzvah Again. RSVP at . 1400 N. American Street.
First Friday, October 7 at Asian Arts Initiative: Screening of A Lot Like You, the first film in the Kinowatt series. 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia.
Second Thursday, October 13, 7 – 9 pm at International House: Motion Pictures: The Cinema of Attractions – The Essential Films of Segundo de Chomon. Cost: $9 general admission, $7 students/seniors, Free members/residents. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, October 14, 6:30 pm at Moore College of Art and Design: Conversation with Metropolis magazine Editor-in-Chief Susan Szenasy and leading Philadelphia designers. Screening of Brilliant Simplicity: 15 Designers Research Collaborate Innovate. 20th Street and the Parkway, Philadelphia.
Saturday, October 15, 8 pm at International House: Screening of Nosferatu (1922), with a live musical accompaniment of a new original score by Brendan Cooney. Cost: $9 general admission, $7 students/seniors, Free members/residents. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, October 15, 2 – 5 pm at PhillyCAM: Home Movie Day, presented by The Philadelphia Film Archivists Collective and Bryn Mawr Film Institute. 699 Ranstead Street, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, October 18, 7 pm at Annenberg School of Communication: University of Penn Center for Africana Studies screens Da Monzon: The Conquest of Samanyan, with director Sidy Diabaté in person. 3620 Walnut Street, Room 110, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, October 18, 7 pm at Gershman Y: Screening of Manufactured Landscapes. Part of DesignPhiladelphia. Cost: $6 general admission, Free students. 401 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, October 19, 6 pm at Penn Museum: Screening of The Thief of Baghdad (1924), presented by Secret Cinema. Cost: $10 general admission; $7 senior citizens; $6 for children and full-time students; Free for museum members, children under 5, and PENNcard holders. 3260 South Street, Philadelphia.
Thursday, October 20: Philadelphia Film Festival begins today. Through November 3.
Saturday, October 22, 8 pm at Moore College of Art & Design: Secret Cinema presents “Another Romance of Celluloid: More Old Films about Film.” Cost: $8. 20th and Race Streets, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, October 25, 7:30 pm at Chestnut Hill Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia: Screening of The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), presented by The Secret Cinema. 8711 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.
Friday, October 28, 8pm – 12 am at Temple Gallery: Rare Haunted House Horrors, a screening presented by The Secret Cinema. 2001 N. 13th Street, Suite 110, Philadelphia.
Thursday, September 1, 7 pm at International House: Fall Arts Preview, the season opening event. RSVP required. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Monday, September 5, 9:15 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: At Open Screen Monday, Bryn Mawr Film Institute invites area filmmakers to screen their films. Through December 5. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Second Thursday, September 8, 7 pm at International House: Philadelphia premiere of Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles. Through September 12. Director Jon Foy and cast in person through all five screenings. Cost: $9 general admission, $7 students/seniors, Free members/residents. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, September 9, 8 pm at Eastern State Penitentiary: The Secret Cinema presents a screening of Millionaires in Prison (1940) and the rarely-screened prison training film, Types of Inmates (196?). Cost: $10. 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia.
Friday, September 9, 7 pm at Scribe Video Center: New works produced by Scribe. Cost: $5, free for Scribe members. 4212 Chestnut Street, Third Floor, Philadelphia.
Tuesday, September 13, 7:30 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Screening of the UK documentary, Young @ Heart. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Friday, September 16, 8 pm at International House: Bruce McClure’s Wave Currents, co-presented by the Philadelphia Independent Film & Video Association, the Film and Media Arts Department at Temple University and College of Art and Design at The University of the Arts. Cost: $10 general admission, $8 students/seniors, $5 IHP and PIFVA members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Saturday, September 17, 7 pm at International House: Screening of Black Orpheus. Cost: $9 general admission, $7 students/seniors, Free members/residents. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Sunday, September 18, 7 pm at International House: Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe presents Daniel Barrow’s Every Time I See Your Picture I Cry. Cost: $10 general admission, $8 students/seniors, $5 IHP members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, September 21, 7 pm at International House: Screening of Erie, presented as part of Scribe Video Center’s Producers’ Forum series. Filmmaker Kevin Jerome Everson in person. $10 general admission, $8 students/seniors, $5 IHP, Scribe and PIFVA members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, September 21, 6 pm at Penn Museum: Screening of The Mummy (1932), presented by Secret Cinema. Cost: $10 general admission; $7 senior citizens; $6 for children and full-time students; Free for museum members, children under 5, and PENNcard holders. 3260 South Street, Philadelphia.
Friday, September 23 at the Ritz Bourse: Opening of Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness. 400 Ranstead Street, Philadelphia.
Wednesday, September 28, 2 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Live simulcast of Faust, performed at the Royal Opera House, London. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Thursday, September 29 – Sunday, October 2 at International House: Project Twenty1′s 6th Annual Film and Animation Festival.
Friday, September 30, 8 pm at Independence Mall: Opening Night Philadelphia!, a free, public simulcast of the opening night of Bizet’s Carmen.