Museum closed - May 2 & 3
Fire Music: The Story of Free Jazz Directed by Tom Surgal TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Crammed with exhilarating sounds, moving reminiscences and stimulating arguments that is not just music, but vital music.”—Glenn Kenny, New York Times In the late 1950s, after the Abstract Expressionists had taken the art world by storm and the … Continued
Exhibition on Screen The Danish Collector: Delacroix to Gauguin Directed by David Bickerstaff TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “A quiet, reflective film.”—Andrew Pulver, The Guardian For many years no-one was interested in the art of the Impressionists. Artists like Monet, Degas and Renoir were vilified, attacked, and left penniless as a result. Then, something … Continued
Fire Music: The Story of Free Jazz Directed by Tom Surgal TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Crammed with exhilarating sounds, moving reminiscences and stimulating arguments that is not just music, but vital music.”—Glenn Kenny, New York Times In the late 1950s, after the Abstract Expressionists had taken the art world by storm and the … Continued
Exhibition on Screen The Danish Collector: Delacroix to Gauguin Directed by David Bickerstaff TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “A quiet, reflective film.”—Andrew Pulver, The Guardian For many years no-one was interested in the art of the Impressionists. Artists like Monet, Degas and Renoir were vilified, attacked, and left penniless as a result. Then, something … Continued
Sunday Showcase How They Got Over Directed by Robert Clem Performance from soloist Kellye D. Cunningham will begin in Gallery 3 at 3:30 pm, followed by the screening at 4 pm. Free “Smile inducing!”—Lisa Kennedy, New York Times How They Got Over tells the story of how Black gospel quartet music became a primary source of … Continued
Exhibition on Screen The Danish Collector: Delacroix to Gauguin Directed by David Bickerstaff TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “A quiet, reflective film.”—Andrew Pulver, The Guardian For many years no-one was interested in the art of the Impressionists. Artists like Monet, Degas and Renoir were vilified, attacked, and left penniless as a result. Then, something … Continued
Drive My Car (Doraibu mai kâ) Directed by Ryûshuke Hamaguchi CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER $12 / $8 Speed members “At the simplest of its many intricate levels, Ryûshuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is a masterpiece–haunting and true, melancholy and wise–inspired by another.”—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times Adapted from Haruki Murakami’s short story, Ryûshuke Hamaguchi’s Drive … Continued
Drive My Car (Doraibu mai kâ) Directed by Ryûshuke Hamaguchi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “At the simplest of its many intricate levels, Ryûshuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is a masterpiece–haunting and true, melancholy and wise–inspired by another.”—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times Adapted from Haruki Murakami’s short story, Ryûshuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is … Continued
Drive My Car (Doraibu mai kâ) Directed by Ryûshuke Hamaguchi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “At the simplest of its many intricate levels, Ryûshuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is a masterpiece–haunting and true, melancholy and wise–inspired by another.”—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times Adapted from Haruki Murakami’s short story, Ryûshuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is … Continued
Drive My Car (Doraibu mai kâ) Directed by Ryûshuke Hamaguchi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “At the simplest of its many intricate levels, Ryûshuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is a masterpiece–haunting and true, melancholy and wise–inspired by another.”—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times Adapted from Haruki Murakami’s short story, Ryûshuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is … Continued
Sunday Showcase Bree Wayy: Promise Witness Remembrance Directed by Dawn Porter Sunday, January 9, 3:30 pm CINEMA+ Free, seating is limited and first-come-first-serve. Dawn Porter’s (John Lewis: Good Trouble) short documentary looks at how the art world responded to the murder of Breonna Taylor through Amy Sherald’s now-iconic portrait and the development of the Speed … Continued
A Hero (Ghahreman) Directed by Asghar Farhadi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “The movie’s brilliance is in how it questions the very concept of a good deed.”—A.A. Dowd, AV Club Writer-director Asghar Farhadi triumphantly returns to form he employed in is Oscar-winning film A Separation: A tiny conflict, little more than an anecdote, quietly … Continued
Drive My Car (Doraibu mai kâ) Directed by Ryûshuke Hamaguchi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “At the simplest of its many intricate levels, Ryûshuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is a masterpiece–haunting and true, melancholy and wise–inspired by another.”—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times Adapted from Haruki Murakami’s short story, Ryûshuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is … Continued
A Hero (Ghahreman) Directed by Asghar Farhadi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “The movie’s brilliance is in how it questions the very concept of a good deed.”—A.A. Dowd, AV Club Writer-director Asghar Farhadi triumphantly returns to form he employed in is Oscar-winning film A Separation: A tiny conflict, little more than an anecdote, quietly … Continued
A Hero (Ghahreman) Directed by Asghar Farhadi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “The movie’s brilliance is in how it questions the very concept of a good deed.”—A.A. Dowd, AV Club Writer-director Asghar Farhadi triumphantly returns to form he employed in is Oscar-winning film A Separation: A tiny conflict, little more than an anecdote, quietly … Continued
Drive My Car (Doraibu mai kâ) Directed by Ryûshuke Hamaguchi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “At the simplest of its many intricate levels, Ryûshuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is a masterpiece–haunting and true, melancholy and wise–inspired by another.”—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times Adapted from Haruki Murakami’s short story, Ryûshuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is … Continued
A Hero (Ghahreman) Directed by Asghar Farhadi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “The movie’s brilliance is in how it questions the very concept of a good deed.”—A.A. Dowd, AV Club Writer-director Asghar Farhadi triumphantly returns to form he employed in is Oscar-winning film A Separation: A tiny conflict, little more than an anecdote, quietly … Continued
New Year/New Restorations Miracle in Milan (Miracolo a Milano) Directed by Vittorio De Sica TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “The mood is buoyant and satirical, but the social commentary comes packed in grenades.”—Michael Atkinson, The Village Voice Vittorio De Sica’s follow-up to his international triumph Bicycle Thieves is an enchanting neorealist fairy tale in … Continued
New Year/New Restorations Miracle in Milan (Miracolo a Milano) Directed by Vittorio De Sica TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “The mood is buoyant and satirical, but the social commentary comes packed in grenades.”—Michael Atkinson, The Village Voice Vittorio De Sica’s follow-up to his international triumph Bicycle Thieves is an enchanting neorealist fairy tale in … Continued
New Year/New Restorations Chess of the Wind (Shatranj-e baad) Directed by Mohammad Reza Aslani TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Aslani’s vision is still breathtakingly distinctive, an incisively devastating social critique embedded in a complex tale of intrigue, greed, oppression, and murder.”—Godfrey Cheshire, RogerEbert.com Screened publicly just once before it was banned and then lost … Continued
New Year/New Restorations Chess of the Wind (Shatranj-e baad) Directed by Mohammad Reza Aslani TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Aslani’s vision is still breathtakingly distinctive, an incisively devastating social critique embedded in a complex tale of intrigue, greed, oppression, and murder.”—Godfrey Cheshire, RogerEbert.com Screened publicly just once before it was banned and then lost … Continued
New 4K Restoration Chameleon Street Directed by Wendell B. Harris Jr. TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “The film addresses issues of race, economics, sex, anger, and pride in ways that are both savagely funny and poignant.”—Rolling Stone Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival—yet criminally underseen for over three … Continued
New 4K Restoration Chameleon Street Directed by Wendell B. Harris Jr. TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “The film addresses issues of race, economics, sex, anger, and pride in ways that are both savagely funny and poignant.”—Rolling Stone Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival—yet criminally underseen for over three … Continued
Faya Dayi Directed by Jessica Beshir TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “The feel is dreamlike, like a falling dusk, even when the concerns are concrete.”—Nicolas Rapold, The New York Times In her hypnotic documentary feature, Ethiopian-Mexican filmmaker Jessica Beshir explores the coexistence of everyday life and its mythical undercurrents. Though a deeply personal project—Beshir … Continued
Sunday Showcase Oh, Sun (Soleil Ô) Directed by Med Hondo Sunday, January 30, 1 pm Free in the Speed Cinema “Bitterly insightful, artistically freewheeling.”—Richard Brody, The New Yorker A furious howl of resistance against racist oppression, the debut from Mauritanian director Med Hondo is a bitterly funny, stylistically explosive attack on Western capitalism and the legacy … Continued
Faya Dayi Directed by Jessica Beshir TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “The feel is dreamlike, like a falling dusk, even when the concerns are concrete.”—Nicolas Rapold, The New York Times In her hypnotic documentary feature, Ethiopian-Mexican filmmaker Jessica Beshir explores the coexistence of everyday life and its mythical undercurrents. Though a deeply personal project—Beshir … Continued
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. University of Louisville French Film Festival The Velvet Queen (La panthère des neiges) Directed by Marie Amiguet and Vincent Munier CANCELED $12 / $8 Speed members This documentary is a quiet reflection on patience, the unpredictability of nature, and the hunt for the perfect opportunity to … Continued
Harlan Jacobson’s Talk Cinema The Worst Person in the World (Verdens verste menneske) Directed by Joachim Trier TICKETS $18 / $16 Speed members/ Free for Speed Cinephiles “The film may be the prime example of how to restore fun, significance, and even a little bit of sex to the well-worn terrain of the romantic comedy.”—Pat … Continued
University of Louisville French Film Festival The Velvet Queen (La panthère des neiges) Directed by Marie Amiguet and Vincent Munier TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members This documentary is a quiet reflection on patience, the unpredictability of nature, and the hunt for the perfect opportunity to capture a striking photograph. High up on the Tibetan … Continued
University of Louisville French Film Festival The Velvet Queen (La panthère des neiges) Directed by Marie Amiguet and Vincent Munier TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members This documentary is a quiet reflection on patience, the unpredictability of nature, and the hunt for the perfect opportunity to capture a striking photograph. High up on the Tibetan … Continued
2022 Louisville Jewish Film Festival Neighbours Directed by Mano Khalil TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Funny and emotionally uplifting. Neighbours is an important humanistic work and a stunning achievement.”—Jewish Film Review In a Syrian border village in the early 1980s, six-year-old Sero attends school for the first time. A new teacher has arrived with … Continued
University of Louisville French Film Festival The Velvet Queen (La panthère des neiges) Directed by Marie Amiguet and Vincent Munier TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members This documentary is a quiet reflection on patience, the unpredictability of nature, and the hunt for the perfect opportunity to capture a striking photograph. High up on the Tibetan … Continued
University of Louisville French Film Festival The Velvet Queen (La panthère des neiges) Directed by Marie Amiguet and Vincent Munier TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members This documentary is a quiet reflection on patience, the unpredictability of nature, and the hunt for the perfect opportunity to capture a striking photograph. High up on the Tibetan … Continued
2022 Louisville Jewish Film Festival Neighbours Directed by Mano Khalil TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Funny and emotionally uplifting. Neighbours is an important humanistic work and a stunning achievement.”—Jewish Film Review In a Syrian border village in the early 1980s, six-year-old Sero attends school for the first time. A new teacher has arrived with … Continued
2022 Louisville Jewish Film Festival Persian Lessons (Persischstunden) Directed by Vadim Perelman TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Superbly acted.”—Cath Clarke, The Guardian Maintaining a lie is all that may stand between life and death in this gripping multi-lingual tale of deception and intrigue set in World War II. Giles, a young Belgian man, is … Continued
Flee Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “One of the most humane films of the year.”—Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times This gripping animated documentary tells the true story about a man's need to confront his past in order to truly have a future. Amin Nawabi arrived as an unaccompanied minor … Continued
Flee Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “One of the most humane films of the year.”—Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times This gripping animated documentary tells the true story about a man's need to confront his past in order to truly have a future. Amin Nawabi arrived as an unaccompanied minor … Continued
Flee Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “One of the most humane films of the year.”—Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times This gripping animated documentary tells the true story about a man's need to confront his past in order to truly have a future. Amin Nawabi arrived as an unaccompanied minor … Continued
Flee Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “One of the most humane films of the year.”—Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times This gripping animated documentary tells the true story about a man's need to confront his past in order to truly have a future. Amin Nawabi arrived as an unaccompanied minor … Continued
Flee Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “One of the most humane films of the year.”—Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times This gripping animated documentary tells the true story about a man's need to confront his past in order to truly have a future. Amin Nawabi arrived as an unaccompanied minor … Continued
Belle Directed by Mamoru Hosoda TICKETS This screening is in Japanese with English subtitles. $12 / $8 Speed members “For all of the film’s visually striking action and musical set pieces, it’s the generosity of spirit with which it approaches the modern teenage experience that’s its most impressive attribute.”—Derek Smith, Slant Magazine From the celebrated … Continued
Belle Directed by Mamoru Hosoda TICKETS This screening is in Japanese with English subtitles. $12 / $8 Speed members “For all of the film’s visually striking action and musical set pieces, it’s the generosity of spirit with which it approaches the modern teenage experience that’s its most impressive attribute.”—Derek Smith, Slant Magazine From the celebrated … Continued
Belle Directed by Mamoru Hosoda TICKETS This screening is dubbed in English. $12 / $8 Speed members “For all of the film’s visually striking action and musical set pieces, it’s the generosity of spirit with which it approaches the modern teenage experience that’s its most impressive attribute.”—Derek Smith, Slant Magazine From the celebrated Academy Award-nominated … Continued
Sunday Showcase Music Makes a City Directed by Owsley Brown III and Jerome Hiler Sunday, February 20, 12:30 pm CINEMA+ Free “In striking synchronicity, a mayor, a conductor, and a robust postwar generation of composers intersected to make the city a hub for visionary composition . . . . Viewers will find themselves agreeably challenged. … Continued
Belle Directed by Mamoru Hosoda TICKETS This screening is dubbed in English. $12 / $8 Speed members “For all of the film’s visually striking action and musical set pieces, it’s the generosity of spirit with which it approaches the modern teenage experience that’s its most impressive attribute.”—Derek Smith, Slant Magazine From the celebrated Academy Award-nominated … Continued
2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films Various Directors TICKETS Best Live Action Short Film Program length: 122 minutes. Due to themes of racism, violence, and sexual assault, we recommend this program for 17+. Ala Kachuu-Take and Run Directed by Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger A young Kyrgyz woman is kidnapped and forced to marry. This is … Continued
2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films Various Directors TICKETS Best Animated Short Film Program length: 97 minutes. Due to themes of sexuality and violence in the program, we recommend this program for adults only. Affairs of the Art Directed by Joanna Quinn and Les Mills A family’s eccentric, yet endearing, obsessions with everything from drawings, screw … Continued
2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films Various Directors TICKETS Best Live Action Short Film Program length: 122 minutes. Due to themes of racism, violence, and sexual assault, we recommend this program for 17+. Ala Kachuu-Take and Run Directed by Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger A young Kyrgyz woman is kidnapped and forced to marry. This is … Continued
2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films Various Directors TICKETS Best Documentary Short Subject Running time: 160 minutes. Recommended for 16+ Audible Directed by Matt Ogens and Geoff McLean Football player Amaree McKenstry-Hall and his Maryland School for the Deaf teammates attempt to defend their winning streak while coming to terms with the tragic loss of a … Continued
2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films Various Directors TICKETS Best Live Action Short Film Program length: 122 minutes. Due to themes of racism, violence, and sexual assault, we recommend this program for 17+. Ala Kachuu-Take and Run Directed by Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger A young Kyrgyz woman is kidnapped and forced to marry. This is … Continued
2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films Various Directors TICKETS Best Animated Short Film Program length: 97 minutes. Due to themes of sexuality and violence in the program, we recommend this program for adults only. Affairs of the Art Directed by Joanna Quinn and Les Mills A family’s eccentric, yet endearing, obsessions with everything from drawings, screw … Continued
2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films Various Directors TICKETS Best Documentary Short Subject Running time: 160 minutes. Recommended for 16+ Audible Directed by Matt Ogens and Geoff McLean Football player Amaree McKenstry-Hall and his Maryland School for the Deaf teammates attempt to defend their winning streak while coming to terms with the tragic loss of a … Continued
2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films Various Directors TICKETS Best Documentary Short Subject Running time: 160 minutes. Recommended for 16+ Audible Directed by Matt Ogens and Geoff McLean Football player Amaree McKenstry-Hall and his Maryland School for the Deaf teammates attempt to defend their winning streak while coming to terms with the tragic loss of a … Continued
2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films Various Directors TICKETS Best Live Action Short Film Program length: 122 minutes. Due to themes of racism, violence, and sexual assault, we recommend this program for 17+. Ala Kachuu-Take and Run Directed by Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger A young Kyrgyz woman is kidnapped and forced to marry. This is … Continued
2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films Various Directors TICKETS Best Animated Short Film Program length: 97 minutes. Due to themes of sexuality and violence in the program, we recommend this program for adults only. Affairs of the Art Directed by Joanna Quinn and Les Mills A family’s eccentric, yet endearing, obsessions with everything from drawings, screw … Continued
2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films Various Directors TICKETS Best Documentary Short Subject Running time: 160 minutes. Recommended for 16+ Audible Directed by Matt Ogens and Geoff McLean Football player Amaree McKenstry-Hall and his Maryland School for the Deaf teammates attempt to defend their winning streak while coming to terms with the tragic loss of a … Continued
Breaking Bread Directed by Beth Elise Hawk TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “A film that celebrates culinary diplomacy.”—Elizabeth Weitzman, The Wrap At a time when world tensions are high, the documentary Breaking Bread shows how food can bring people together to share our common love of enjoying a good meal. Breaking Bread follows Arab and Jewish chefs in … Continued
Harlan Jacobson’s Talk Cinema Gagarine Directed by Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh TICKETS $18 / $16 Speed members / Free for Speed Cinephiles “Free of cliché, visually ingenious, Gagarine is a pleasure—pure magic realism, a homespun spectacular.”—Danny Leigh, Financial Times Yuri, 16, has lived all his life in Gagarine Towers, a vast red brick housing project on the … Continued
Breaking Bread Directed by Beth Elise Hawk TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “A film that celebrates culinary diplomacy.”—Elizabeth Weitzman, The Wrap At a time when world tensions are high, the documentary Breaking Bread shows how food can bring people together to share our common love of enjoying a good meal. Breaking Bread follows Arab and Jewish chefs in … Continued
Breaking Bread Directed by Beth Elise Hawk TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “A film that celebrates culinary diplomacy.”—Elizabeth Weitzman, The Wrap At a time when world tensions are high, the documentary Breaking Bread shows how food can bring people together to share our common love of enjoying a good meal. Breaking Bread follows Arab and Jewish chefs in … Continued
Sunday Showcase Sonita Directed by Rakhsareh Ghaem Maghami Sunday, March 20, 12:30 pm CINEMA+ Free “Inspiring . . . a certified crowd-pleaser.”—Neil Young, The Hollywood Reporter Winner of two Sundance Film Festival awards, the compelling documentary Sonita tells the inspiring story of Sonita Alizadeh, an 18-year-old Afghan refugee in Iran, who thinks of Michael Jackson … Continued
Breaking Bread Directed by Beth Elise Hawk TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “A film that celebrates culinary diplomacy.”—Elizabeth Weitzman, The Wrap At a time when world tensions are high, the documentary Breaking Bread shows how food can bring people together to share our common love of enjoying a good meal. Breaking Bread follows Arab and Jewish chefs in … Continued
Great Freedom (Grosse Freiheit) Directed by Sebastian Meise TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “An exquisite marriage of personal, political, and sensual storytelling.”—Guy Lodge, Variety In Germany after WWII, the liberation by the Allies did not mean freedom for everyone. Hans (Franz Rogowski—last seen at the Speed Cinema in Undine) has been found guilty of something the government … Continued
Great Freedom (Grosse Freiheit) Directed by Sebastian Meise TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “An exquisite marriage of personal, political, and sensual storytelling.”—Guy Lodge, Variety In Germany after WWII, the liberation by the Allies did not mean freedom for everyone. Hans (Franz Rogowski—last seen at the Speed Cinema in Undine) has been found guilty of something the government … Continued
Great Freedom (Grosse Freiheit) Directed by Sebastian Meise TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “An exquisite marriage of personal, political, and sensual storytelling.”—Guy Lodge, Variety In Germany after WWII, the liberation by the Allies did not mean freedom for everyone. Hans (Franz Rogowski—last seen at the Speed Cinema in Undine) has been found guilty of something the government … Continued
Great Freedom (Grosse Freiheit) Directed by Sebastian Meise TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “An exquisite marriage of personal, political, and sensual storytelling.”—Guy Lodge, Variety In Germany after WWII, the liberation by the Allies did not mean freedom for everyone. Hans (Franz Rogowski—last seen at the Speed Cinema in Undine) has been found guilty of something the government … Continued
Sunday Showcase ripples and pools Premiere Produced and directed by Robin Burke Free Faced with expensive, debilitating surgery, director Robin Burke sought out an aqua therapy pool in Louisville. Affirming and quiet, sorrowful, and joyous, ripples and pools honors and celebrates the unexpected healing powers of water and community. The warm saltwater pool at the Home of the … Continued
Sunday Showcase ripples and pools Premiere Produced and directed by Robin Burke Free Faced with expensive, debilitating surgery, director Robin Burke sought out an aqua therapy pool in Louisville. Affirming and quiet, sorrowful, and joyous, ripples and pools honors and celebrates the unexpected healing powers of water and community. The warm saltwater pool at the Home of the … Continued
Strawberry Mansion Directed by Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Strawberry Mansion is an eccentric hybrid, like a handmade valentine.”—Sheila O’Malley, RogerEbert.com One of the most audacious films of the year premiered at Sundance and has been winning audiences over with its mixture of fantasy, adventure, social commentary, and thrilling … Continued
Strawberry Mansion Directed by Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Strawberry Mansion is an eccentric hybrid, like a handmade valentine.”—Sheila O’Malley, RogerEbert.com One of the most audacious films of the year premiered at Sundance and has been winning audiences over with its mixture of fantasy, adventure, social commentary, and thrilling … Continued
Strawberry Mansion Directed by Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Strawberry Mansion is an eccentric hybrid, like a handmade valentine.”—Sheila O’Malley, RogerEbert.com One of the most audacious films of the year premiered at Sundance and has been winning audiences over with its mixture of fantasy, adventure, social commentary, and thrilling … Continued
University of Louisville’s French Film Festival/Sunday Showcase Godard, Mon Amour (Le Redoutable) Directed by Michel Hazanavicius Sunday, April 3, 12:30 pm CINEMA+ Free “Part homage, part dissection, this cheeky drama (based on the recently deceased Wiazemsky’s memoirs) is a cleverly meta piece that is often very funny.”—Dennis Harvey, 48 Hills In 1968 France, actress Anne … Continued
Strawberry Mansion Directed by Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Strawberry Mansion is an eccentric hybrid, like a handmade valentine.”—Sheila O’Malley, RogerEbert.com One of the most audacious films of the year premiered at Sundance and has been winning audiences over with its mixture of fantasy, adventure, social commentary, and thrilling … Continued
Son of the White Mare (Fehérlófia) Directed by Marcell Jankovics New 4K Digital Restoration TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “The greatest psychedelic animated movie ever made.”—Eric Kohn, IndieWire Son of the White Mare is a swirling, color-mad maelstrom of mythic monsters and Scythian heroes, part-Nibelungenlied, part-Yellow Submarine, lit by jagged bolts of lightning and drenched in rivers … Continued
Harlan Jacobson’s Talk Cinema The Tale of King Crab (Re Granchio) Directed by Alessio Rigo De Righi TICKETS $18 / $16 Speed members / Free for Speed Cinephiles “A work of genuine cinematic imagination and power.”—Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Film Festival Today Reminiscent of the early films of Werner Herzog, The Tale of King Crab opens as Luciano is a … Continued
Son of the White Mare (Fehérlófia) Directed by Marcell Jankovics New 4K Digital Restoration TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “The greatest psychedelic animated movie ever made.”—Eric Kohn, IndieWire Son of the White Mare is a swirling, color-mad maelstrom of mythic monsters and Scythian heroes, part-Nibelungenlied, part-Yellow Submarine, lit by jagged bolts of lightning and drenched in rivers … Continued
Son of the White Mare (Fehérlófia) Directed by Marcell Jankovics New 4K Digital Restoration TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “The greatest psychedelic animated movie ever made.”—Eric Kohn, IndieWire Son of the White Mare is a swirling, color-mad maelstrom of mythic monsters and Scythian heroes, part-Nibelungenlied, part-Yellow Submarine, lit by jagged bolts of lightning and drenched in rivers … Continued
Son of the White Mare (Fehérlófia) Directed by Marcell Jankovics New 4K Digital Restoration TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “The greatest psychedelic animated movie ever made.”—Eric Kohn, IndieWire Son of the White Mare is a swirling, color-mad maelstrom of mythic monsters and Scythian heroes, part-Nibelungenlied, part-Yellow Submarine, lit by jagged bolts of lightning and drenched in rivers … Continued
Sunday Showcase Truth Tellers Directed by Richard Kane Sunday, April 10, 3 pm Cinema + FREE “Shetterly is an invaluable chronicler of 21st century America.”—Bill Moyers The documentary Truth Tellers delves into the lives of courageous Americans fighting for racial justice, climate change, and indigenous rights through the eyes of Robert Shetterly, a longtime activist and artist. The film … Continued
New Remaster Inland Empire Directed by David Lynch TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members David Lynch’s labyrinthine Hollyweird freakout—his last feature to date—is his most uncompromising creation: a fugue-state trawl through the darkest realms of the subconscious that pushes his straight-from-the-id imagery and sinister dream logic to their extremes. When she accepts a role in … Continued
Exhibition on Screen Easter in Art Directed by Phil Grabsky TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members The story of Christ’s death and resurrection has dominated western culture for the past 2,000 years. It is among the most frequently interpreted events of all time, as recounted by the gospels and crafted by the greatest artists in … Continued
New Remaster Inland Empire Directed by David Lynch TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members David Lynch’s labyrinthine Hollyweird freakout—his last feature to date—is his most uncompromising creation: a fugue-state trawl through the darkest realms of the subconscious that pushes his straight-from-the-id imagery and sinister dream logic to their extremes. When she accepts a role in … Continued
Exhibition on Screen Easter in Art Directed by Phil Grabsky TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members The story of Christ’s death and resurrection has dominated western culture for the past 2,000 years. It is among the most frequently interpreted events of all time, as recounted by the gospels and crafted by the greatest artists in … Continued
New 4K Digital Restoration Mississippi Masala Directed by Mira Nair TICKETS “A charming and exuberant interracial romance.”—Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South are blended and simmered into a rich and fragrant fusion feast in Mira Nair’s luminous look at the complexities of love in the modern melting … Continued
New 4K Digital Restoration Mississippi Masala Directed by Mira Nair TICKETS “A charming and exuberant interracial romance.”—Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South are blended and simmered into a rich and fragrant fusion feast in Mira Nair’s luminous look at the complexities of love in the modern melting … Continued
New 4K Digital Restoration Mississippi Masala Directed by Mira Nair TICKETS “A charming and exuberant interracial romance.”—Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South are blended and simmered into a rich and fragrant fusion feast in Mira Nair’s luminous look at the complexities of love in the modern melting … Continued
Deeper Viewing—Sunday Showcase & Panel Discussion Basurero Directed by Eileen Cabiling Sunday, April 24, 1 pm Cinema + FREE “Basurero is a short film that is bound to leave a strong impact on any viewer and push towards deeper conversation.”—Adam Symchuk, Amp Eileen Cabling’s short film reveals complex social and human rights issues facing a fishing community in … Continued
New 4K Digital Restoration Mississippi Masala Directed by Mira Nair TICKETS “A charming and exuberant interracial romance.”—Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South are blended and simmered into a rich and fragrant fusion feast in Mira Nair’s luminous look at the complexities of love in the modern melting … Continued
Hit the Road Directed by Panah Panahi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Phenomenal! Thrillingly inventive, satisfyingly textured, and infused with warmth and humanity, this is a triumph.”—Wendy Ide, Screen Daily One of the most engaging films of the year features a road trip with a quick-witted eccentric, but endearing family facing a transition that will … Continued
Hit the Road Directed by Panah Panahi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Phenomenal! Thrillingly inventive, satisfyingly textured, and infused with warmth and humanity, this is a triumph.”—Wendy Ide, Screen Daily One of the most engaging films of the year features a road trip with a quick-witted eccentric, but endearing family facing a transition that will … Continued
Hit the Road Directed by Panah Panahi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Phenomenal! Thrillingly inventive, satisfyingly textured, and infused with warmth and humanity, this is a triumph.”—Wendy Ide, Screen Daily One of the most engaging films of the year features a road trip with a quick-witted eccentric, but endearing family facing a transition that will … Continued
Hit the Road Directed by Panah Panahi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Phenomenal! Thrillingly inventive, satisfyingly textured, and infused with warmth and humanity, this is a triumph.”—Wendy Ide, Screen Daily One of the most engaging films of the year features a road trip with a quick-witted eccentric, but endearing family facing a transition that will … Continued
Exhibition on Screen Pissarro: Father of Impressionism Directed by David Bickerstaff TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed Cinema Without Camille Pissarro, there is no Impressionist movement. He is rightfully known as the father of Impressionism. It was a dramatic path that Pissarro followed, and throughout it all he wrote extensively to his family. It is through … Continued
Louisville Film Society Short Film Slam Various Directors TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed and Louisville Film Society members Co-presented by the Louisville Film Society, local filmmakers will present short works of fifteen minutes or less followed by questions and comments from the audience. This edition features a special jury prize of $500 for the best film … Continued
The Automat Directed by Lisa Hurwitz TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Joyous and a hoot to watch.”—Pete Hammond, Deadline Before fast food, one American empire was unstoppable—The Automat. It served affordable-priced quality food to millions for more than a century offering comfortable interiors, and state of technology. The chain welcomed those who had been ignored, including immigrants, … Continued
Harlan Jacobson’s Talk Cinema The Phantom of the Open Directed by Craig Roberts TICKETS $18 / $16 Speed members / Free for Speed Cinephiles “Very charming and very funny.”—Mark Kermode, Kermode & Mayo’s Film Review The Phantom of the Open is the heartwarming and unbelievably true story of Maurice Flitcroft, the World’s Worst Golfer. Starring Mark Rylance, … Continued
The Automat Directed by Lisa Hurwitz TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Joyous and a hoot to watch.”—Pete Hammond, Deadline Before fast food, one American empire was unstoppable—The Automat. It served affordable-priced quality food to millions for more than a century offering comfortable interiors, and state of technology. The chain welcomed those who had been ignored, including immigrants, … Continued
The Automat Directed by Lisa Hurwitz TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Joyous and a hoot to watch.”—Pete Hammond, Deadline Before fast food, one American empire was unstoppable—The Automat. It served affordable-priced quality food to millions for more than a century offering comfortable interiors, and state of technology. The chain welcomed those who had been ignored, including immigrants, … Continued
The Automat Directed by Lisa Hurwitz TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Joyous and a hoot to watch.”—Pete Hammond, Deadline Before fast food, one American empire was unstoppable—The Automat. It served affordable-priced quality food to millions for more than a century offering comfortable interiors, and state of technology. The chain welcomed those who had been ignored, including immigrants, … Continued
Diva Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Every shot seems designed to delight the audience.”—Pauline Kael, The New Yorker Screened in 35mm, the slick, stylish, and sexy French cult classic Diva is back to thrill and dazzle audiences once again. A young French mail carrier, Jules (Frederic Andrei), becomes entranced with the voice of … Continued
Diva Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Every shot seems designed to delight the audience.”—Pauline Kael, The New Yorker Screened in 35mm, the slick, stylish, and sexy French cult classic Diva is back to thrill and dazzle audiences once again. A young French mail carrier, Jules (Frederic Andrei), becomes entranced with the voice of … Continued
Diva Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Every shot seems designed to delight the audience.”—Pauline Kael, The New Yorker Screened in 35mm, the slick, stylish, and sexy French cult classic Diva is back to thrill and dazzle audiences once again. A young French mail carrier, Jules (Frederic Andrei), becomes entranced with the voice of … Continued
Sunday Showcase Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics: Empowering Women One Quilt at a Time Produced by Shelly Zegart Sunday, May 22, 12:30 pm Cinema + FREE This episode from the nine-part PBS series Why Quilts Matter, focuses on the historical and contemporary roles of quilts as an avenue of personal expression, a sly medium … Continued
Diva Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Every shot seems designed to delight the audience.”—Pauline Kael, The New Yorker Screened in 35mm, the slick, stylish, and sexy French cult classic Diva is back to thrill and dazzle audiences once again. A young French mail carrier, Jules (Frederic Andrei), becomes entranced with the voice of … Continued
New 4K Digital Restoration The Heroic Trio (Dung fong sam hap) Directed by Johnnie To TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “This outrageous comic book fantasy epic manages to make even the most insane productions coming out of the Free City look positively sedate by comparison.”—Joey O’Bryan, Austin Chronicle The supernova star power of Hong Kong cinema … Continued
New 4K Digital Restoration The Heroic Trio (Dung fong sam hap) Directed by Johnnie To TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “This outrageous comic book fantasy epic manages to make even the most insane productions coming out of the Free City look positively sedate by comparison.”—Joey O’Bryan, Austin Chronicle The supernova star power of Hong Kong cinema … Continued
New 4K Digital Restoration Executioners (Yin doi hou hap zyun) Directed by Johnnie To and Ching Sui-tung TICKETS $12/ $8 Speed members “Great Hong Kong fun.”—Daniel Eagan, Film Journal International The kung fu crusaders known as Thief Catcher (Maggie Cheung), Invisible Woman (Michelle Yeoh), and Wonder Woman (Anita Mui) return in this gritty, postapocalyptic sequel to the … Continued
New 4K Digital Restoration Executioners (Yin doi hou hap zyun) Directed by Johnnie To and Ching Sui-tung TICKETS $12/ $8 Speed members “Great Hong Kong fun.”—Daniel Eagan, Film Journal International The kung fu crusaders known as Thief Catcher (Maggie Cheung), Invisible Woman (Michelle Yeoh), and Wonder Woman (Anita Mui) return in this gritty, postapocalyptic sequel to the … Continued
Mau Directed by Benji Bergmann and Jono Bergmann TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed Cinema “Fun. Kinetic. As outsized as its subject’s personality.”—Bobby LePire, Film Threat The unlikely story of design visionary Bruce Mau and his ever-optimistic push for massive change. From creating Coca Cola’s global sustainability platform to rethinking a 1000-year plan for Mecca, Mau has … Continued
Exhibition on Screen Pissarro: Father of Impressionism Directed by David Bickerstaff TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed Cinema Without Camille Pissarro, there is no Impressionist movement. He is rightfully known as the father of Impressionism. It was a dramatic path that Pissarro followed, and throughout it all he wrote extensively to his family. It is through … Continued
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