Cat Video Fest 2026

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

A benefit for Forgotten Felines

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

SIX the Musical Live!

Saturday, August 15 4pm
Sunday, August 16 12pm
Wednesday, August 19 7pm

Captured live at London’s Vaudeville Theatre, SIX the Musical Live! brings audiences an electrifying cinematic event starring the six original West End Queens, each returning to the roles that helped ignite a global phenomenon…MORE INFO

The Sundance Institute presents

Indigenous Film Tour

Sunday, August 16 2pm

Q&A with filmmakers Isabella Madrigal and Stefan Perez to follow screening!

Join us for a free screening of the 2026 Sundance Institute Indigenous Film Tour, featuring the award-winning film Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild] from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, along with additional short films Native Sin and Menil and Her Heart. Registration is required…REGISTER HERE

The Indivisible Sonoma County Film Series presented by Rialto Cinemas

GandHi

Wednesday, August 19 1 & 7pm

Panel discussion to follow 7pm screening!

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of ‘passive resistance’, endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed….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

The Magic Faraway Tree

Starts Friday, August 21

Based on the worldwide best-selling novel, a big-city family forced to relocate to a remote village discovers a magical tree whose enchanted inhabitants transport the children on adventures to fantastical worlds that inspire the family to reconnect…MORE INFO

THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER

Starts Friday, August 21

When Lord Murashige rises up against the tyrannical Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion…MORE INFO

Ask E. Jean

Wednesday, August 26 6:30pm

Women’s Equality Day Screening!
A portion of proceeds support Sonoma County NOW
Panel discussion to follow with:
Camerina P. S. Davidson, President, California NOW
Amy Nykamp, President, Sonoma County NOW 
Marsha Vas Dupre, Former President, Sonoma County NOW

ASK E. JEAN isthe thrilling story of E. Jean Carroll’s life, from her early days as Miss Cheerleader USA to her rise as a trailblazing journalist, author, and beloved advice columnist. Carroll broke barriers as the first female editor at Esquire, Playboy, and Outside, helping to redefine women’s roles in media with her sharp wit and fearless voice…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 Dog Stars

Starts Friday, August 28

The Dog Stars is a riveting, epic thriller set in a world where survival is instinct, but humanity is a choice. Scott tells the story of Hig, a young pilot who, together with a military survivalist, Bangley, has carved out an efficient but isolated homestead in a brutal post-apocalyptic world until a mysterious radio transmission spurs Hig to venture into the unknown in search of the hope and humanity he still believes exists…MORE INFO

Coyote Vs. ACME

Starts Friday, August 28

After decades of being blown to bits by bombs, demolished by dynamite, mangled by magnets, battered by boulders, trampled by trains, tricked by tunnels, sprung by springs, steamrolled by steamrollers, maligned by misfires, bedeviled by bungees, rattled by rockets…MORE INFO

For The Love of a Woman

Coming in September!

Set across two eras, For the Love of a Woman intertwines a gripping historical mystery with a haunting love story. In 1970s Israel, Esther (Mili Avital), an American woman burdened by the recent death of her mother, receives a letter that sets her on a journey to uncover a hidden chapter of her family’s past…MORE INFO

Join or Die

A benefit screening for Kiwanis Club of Sebastopol, Sebastopol Grange, Sunrise Rotary, Rotary Club of Sebastopol, Sebastopol Gravenstein Lions Club, and Order of the Eastern Star!

Thursday, September 3 6pm

In this Emmy-nominated feature documentary, follow the half-century story of America’s civic unraveling through the journey of legendary social scientist Robert Putnam, whose groundbreaking “Bowling Alone” research into America’s decades-long decline in community connections could hold the answers to our democracy’s present crisis…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

Jewish Film Festival

The Stamp Thief

Tuesday, September 15   1 & 6:30pm

Seinfeld producer Gary Gilbert seeks to recover stamps stolen from victims of the Holocaust by a rogue Nazi officer. This real-life mission is part detective story, part heist film, and a small but powerful act of historical reckoning…MORE INFO

the Work in Progress

Wednesday, September 16 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

AWAKE, MY SOUL

Monday, September 21

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

Tuesday, September 22 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

The Indivisible Sonoma County Film Series presented by Rialto Cinemas

Roads of Fire

Wednesday, October 21 1 & 7pm

Panel discussion to follow 7pm screening!

ROADS OF FIRE examines the global migrant crisis through the lens of the $35 Billion human smuggling trade, tracking a smuggler as he transports a family to the mouth of the cartel controlled Darién Gap; a young mother fighting for asylum in New York City; and volunteers on the frontlines of an escalating humanitarian emergency…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

The Indivisible Sonoma County Film Series presented by Rialto Cinemas

The Great Dictator

Wednesday, November 11 1 & 7pm

Panel discussion to follow 7pm screening!

In his controversial masterpiece The Great Dictator, Charlie Chaplin offers both a cutting caricature of Adolf Hitler and a sly tweaking of his own comic persona. Chaplin, in his first pure talkie, brings his sublime physicality to two roles: the cruel yet clownish “Tomainian” dictator and the kindly Jewish barber who is mistaken for him…MORE INFO

The Indivisible Sonoma County Film Series presented by Rialto Cinemas

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Wednesday, December 2 1 & 7pm

Panel discussion to follow 7pm screening!

The Man Who Invented Christmas tells the magical journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim and other classic characters from A Christmas Carol. The film shows how Charles Dickens mixed real life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today…MORE INFO