Wisdom of Happiness

Thursday, November 6 7pm

Q&A to follow with Elmwood president of the Tibetan Association of Northern California (TANC), Tashi Kunjo

WISDOM OF HAPPINESS shows us a timeless truth: happiness is still possible, even in the midst of chaos and uncertainty. This powerful message of hope is delivered as a personal audience with one of the greatest living thinkers, Nobel Peace Prize winner Tenzin Gyatso, known to billions around the world as the Dalai Lama.  Speaking as a member of our single global community, he shares practical wisdom for finding peace, compassion, and hope in the midst of chaos…MORE INFO

It Was Just An Accident

Starts Friday, November 7

Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid gathers several former prisoners, all abused by that same captor, to try and confirm Eghbal’s identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with the captive, they must confront how far to take matters into their own hands with their presumed tormentor…MORE INFO

Vindication Swim

Starts Friday, November 7

Vindication Swim tells the inspiring true story of Mercedes Gleitze, who in 1927 became the first British woman to swim the English Channel. Battling unforgiving seas, societal expectations, and relentless challenges, Mercedes becomes a symbol of resilience. However, her achievement is soon questioned by skeptics, forcing her into a fight for recognition…MORE INFO

Nuremberg

Starts Friday, November 7

The Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor, Robert H. Jackson, have the task of ensuring the Nazi regime answers for the unveiled horrors of the Holocaust while a US Army psychiatrist is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Herman Göring…MORE INFO

The Dating Game

Monday, November 10 1pm

Q&A to follow with director Violet Du Feng!

In a country where eligible men outnumber women by 30 million, three perpetual bachelors join an intensive seven-day dating camp led by one of China’s most sought-after dating coaches in a last-ditch effort to find a girl, and love…MORE INFO

Sentimental Value

Advance screening Wednesday, November 12 7pm

Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. Suddenly, the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship…MORE INFO

The Christmas Writer

Sunday, November 16 11am

Q&A to follow!

When a bestselling lesbian Christmas author is paralyzed by writer’s block, she returns to her hometown searching for inspiration-and finds it in the form of a charming single mom who owns the local bookstore, forcing her to choose between the life she built and the love she never saw coming…MORE INFO

Rental Family

Starts Friday, November 21

A lonely, down and out American actor living in Tokyo starts working for a Japanese “rental family” company to play various stand-in roles in other people’s lives. Along the way, he discovers unexpected joys within his built-in family…MORE INFO

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Advance Show Tuesday, November 25 7pm

Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for his most dangerous case yet in the third and darkest chapter of Rian Johnson’s murder mystery opus…MORE INFO

Hamnet

Coming in December!

From Academy Award® winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, Hamnet tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet…MORE INFO

Eternity

Coming in December!

In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive…MORE INFO

The Doors: When You’re Strange

Tuesday, December 9 7pm
Saturday, December 13 12:15pm

he chemistry of four artists made The Doors one of America’s most influential rock bands. With rare footage shot from their formation in 1965 to Jim Morrison’s death in 1971, When You’re Strange, Tom DiCillo’s GRAMMY® Award-Winning film narrated by Johnny Depp, follows the band through their career, providing insight into the revolutionary impact of their music. On the occasion of the band’s 60th anniversary, the film will be presented in cinemas in 4K for the first time ever…MORE INFO

Merrily We Roll Along

Friday, December 5 3:00pm
Saturday, December 6 3:00pm
Sunday, December 7 3:00pm

Spanning three decades, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends — writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley. Originally produced on Broadway in 1981, then becoming an inventive cult-classic ahead of its time, the musical features some of Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated and personal songs…MORE INFO

The Librarians

Monday, December 8 6:30pm

Q&A to follow with director Kim Snyder!

In Texas, the Krause List targets 850 books focused on race and LGBTQia+ stories – triggering sweeping book bans across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate. As tensions escalate, librarians connect the dots from heated school and library board meetings nationwide to lay bare the underpinnings of extremism fueling the censorship efforts. Despite facing harassment, threats, and laws aimed at criminalizing their work – the librarians’ rallying cry for freedom to read is a chilling cautionary tale…MORE INFO

The Secret Agent

Starts Friday, December 19

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting…MORE INFO