Upcoming Featured Events
3:00 pm
NEVER CRY WOLF / DUMA
Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Carroll Ballard and actor Charles Martin Smith
‘Carroll Ballard: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
7:00 pm
THE ELEPHANT MAN
Egyptian Theatre | 4K restoration of the original camera negative, overseen by filmmaker David Lynch
‘Directed by David Lynch’
7:30 pm
PLAY IT AS IT LAYS
Aero Theatre | Introduction by screenwriter Larry Karaszewski
L.A. Premiere of New 4K Restoration!
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At the American Cinematheque, our passion for cinema goes beyond a love for the medium alone, but for the theatrical experience, actively engaging with films as a community. We are a meeting place where audiences and filmmakers, professionals and enthusiasts, come together in conversation and appreciation to create deeply meaningful experiences.
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Errol Morris: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Series | GATES OF HEAVEN, VERNON, FLORIDA, FAST, CHEAP & OUT OF CONTROL, THE THIN BLUE LINE, A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME, PSYCHO, CHAOS: THE MANSON MURDERS
‘This Is Not a Fiction 2025’
Kazuo Hara: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Series | THE EMPEROR’S NAKED ARMY MARCHES ON, MINAMATA MANDALA, GOODBYE CP, EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974
‘This Is Not a Fiction 2025’
3:00 pm
THE EMPEROR’S NAKED ARMY MARCHES ON
Egyptian Theatre | Introduction by Bill Hader. Q&A with filmmaker Kazuo Hara. Moderated by Errol Morris.
‘This Is Not a Fiction 2025’ and ‘Kazuo Hara: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
7:30 pm
GHOST BOY
Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Rodney Ascher. Moderated by American Cinematheque Artistic Director Grant Moninger.
Co-presented by Beyond Fest
‘This Is Not a Fiction 2025’
7:00 pm
I KNOW CATHERINE, THE LOG LADY
Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Richard Green, Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost and producer Sabrina Sutherland
L.A. Premiere! Closing Night!
‘This Is Not a Fiction 2025’
7:00 pm
JOHN LILLY AND THE EARTH COINCIDENCE CONTROL OFFICE
Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmakers Courtney Stephens and Michael Almereyda
West Coast Premiere! Closing Night!
‘Michael Almereyda: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’ and ‘This Is Not a Fiction 2025’
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