Cat Video Fest 2026

Saturday, August 8 12pm
Sunday, August 9 12pm
Saturday, August 15 12pm
Sunday, August 16 12pm

A benefit for Cat Town Oakland

Oscilloscope Laboratories presents CatVideoFest 2026, a compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses. Each year, across the country, local theaters partner with nearby cat-focused charities, animal welfare associations and shelters alike — a portion of ticket proceeds from every show goes directly to local cats in need…MORE INFO

Cinema as Prayer: A Night of Queer South Asian Films

Wednesday, August 19 6:15pm

Q&A with Directors Kirthi Nath and Lata Mani to follow films!

Cinema as Prayer: A Night of Queer South Asian Films brings together two poetic films that move through longing, belonging and spiritual transformation. Films shown include Paramita and Longing Suite…MORE INFO

Tony

A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life…MORE INFO

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

After years of slapdash sequels, the Camp Miasma franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original’s star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium…MORE INFO

American Doctor

Monday, August 24 6:30pm

Q&A with Director Poh Si Teng to follow screening!

When three American doctors–Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian–enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth…MORE INFO

Finding Emily

Starts Friday, August 28

When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way…MORE INFO

The Salt Path

Starts Friday, September 4

THE SALT PATH is the profound true story of husband and wife, Raynor and Moth Winn’s 630-mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline. After being forcibly removed from their home, they make the desperate decision to walk in the hope that, in nature, they will find solace and a sense of acceptance…MORE INFO

The Uprising

Starts Friday, September 11

Andrew Garfield stars as the legendary leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II. As war burns across England, he forms an army of the people to face the King’s might in a fight for justice and survival…MORE INFO

the Work in Progress

Tuesday, September 15 6:30pm

Q&A with producers Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse and Elliot Kirschner to follow film!

In early 2026, a team of filmmakers, including former Sec. of Labor Robert Reich, wondered what it would be like to invite 30- and 80-year-olds to gather in conversation about America. The idea was to visit six states in six months, convening a wide variety of mostly strangers to play a simple game…MORE INFO

THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD

Starts Friday, September 18

THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD is a decade-long odyssey chronicling the ever-changing record holders of the title of oldest person alive. As the title inevitably passes from one supercentenarian to the next, acclaimed filmmaker Sam Green traverses the globe to meet each new record holder…MORE INFO

¡QUBA!

Monday, September 21 6:30pm

Q & A with director Kim Anno to follow film!

As Cuba stands on the brink of becoming the first Communist nation to legalize same-sex marriage, its LGBTQ+ activists battle deep-rooted homophobia and surging evangelical opposition in a raw, revolutionary fight for equality. ¡QUBA. chronicles how multi-generational queer activists turned state persecution of the past into historic victories…MORE INFO

AWAKE, MY SOUL

Tuesday, September 22 6:30pm

Tickets on sale soon!

Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp, is the first feature documentary to explore the history, music, and traditions of Sacred Harp singing, the oldest distinctively American form of
music. This haunting music has survived over 200 years tucked away from sight in the rural deep South and occurs mostly at community singing events, which typically include anywhere from a dozen to a couple of hundred singers…MORE INFO

The Last Picture Shows

Wednesday, September 23 6:30pm

Q&A with Director Rustin Thompson to follow screening!

Filmmaker Rustin Thompson journeys into the American West on a search for traces of what was once a center of small-town life: the movie theater. On the trip, he finds long abandoned and forgotten cinemas; movie houses that have fallen into disrepair; theaters recently closed, theaters struggling to hold on, and theaters that—thanks to their thoughtful caretakers—are not only surviving but thriving…MORE INFO

Fallen Angels

Thursday, October 22 6:30pm
Sunday, October 25 1pm

Sparkling, dizzying, and deliciously potent, Fallen Angels, Noël Coward’s champagne-fresh comedy of bad manners, shocked and delighted audiences at its 1925 premiere. Two upper-class wives, their husbands away for the day, share a few toasts to their pre-marital dalliances—with the same man, who just may be en route from France to visit. Old rivalries and past scandals bubble to the surface in this intoxicating romp from one of theatre’s comedy masters…MORE INFO