Spacewoman

Tuesday, March 24 12 & 6:30pm ♿︎

Astronaut Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot and command an American  spacecraft. Born on the other side of the tracks in upstate New York, she smashed many glass ceilings in the US Air Force and at NASA in her career, culminating in four increasingly dramatic and dangerous space shuttle missions…MORE INFO

Andre is an Idiot

Ends Thursday!

Unexpected, irreverent, and defiantly heartfelt, ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT is a wildly life-affirming film about death and about the strange clarity that arrives when time suddenly becomes finite. When André Ricciardi, a self-proclaimed “idiot” for skipping the colonoscopy that could have saved him, learns he is dying, he turns his final chapter into an experiment in radical honesty, humor, and curiosity…MORE INFO

TOW

Ends Thursday!

Based on a true story, TOW follows Amanda Ogle (Byrne), a woman living in her aging Toyota Camry on the streets of Seattle. When her car — her only lifeline — is stolen and impounded, Amanda is thrust into a relentless legal battle against an indifferent system. What begins as a fight to reclaim her car evolves into a deeply human story of resilience, dignity, and the power of one woman’s voice in the face of systemic failure…MORE INFO

MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN

Ends Thursday!

Pasha Talankin is an unlikely hero—a beloved Russian primary school teacher, known as a mentor and prankster who offers students a safe haven in his office. After Russia invades Ukraine, Pasha’s role in the school changes dramatically as he is reluctantly drawn into Putin’s propaganda machine. Forced to promote state-sanctioned messages and horrified by the transformation of his school and community, he struggles with guilt and a sense of powerlessness, leading him to become an international whistleblower…MORE INFO

Sirāt

A father and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar, who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties. Surrounded by electronic music and a raw, unfamiliar sense of freedom, they hand out her photo again and again. Hope is fading, but they push through and follow a group of ravers heading to one last party in the desert…MORE INFO

National Theatre Live

MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION

Thursday, March 26 7pm

Five-time Olivier Award-winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic. Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost?…MORE INFO

Spacewoman

Tuesday, March 24 12 & 6:30pm ♿︎

Astronaut Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot and command an American  spacecraft. Born on the other side of the tracks in upstate New York, she smashed many glass ceilings in the US Air Force and at NASA in her career, culminating in four increasingly dramatic and dangerous space shuttle missions…MORE INFO

A Magnificent Life

In 1955, 60-year-old Marcel Pagnol is a well-known and acclaimed playwright and filmmaker. When the editor-in-chief of ELLE magazine commissions a weekly column about Pagnol’s childhood, he sees this as a great opportunity to go back to his artistic roots: writing. Realizing his memory is failing him and deeply affected by the disappointing results of his last two plays, Pagnol starts doubting his ability to pursue his work…MORE INFO

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

From the Academy Award®-winning filmmakers behind Everything Everywhere All at Once and Navalny; a father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity. The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist is a hand-made, eye-opening documentary about the most powerful technology humanity has ever created… and what’s at stake if we get it wrong…MORE INFO

PALESTINE 36

Introduction by Berkeley City Council member Cecilia Lunaperra on Saturday, March 29!

Palestine 36 is a sweeping historical drama set during a pivotal moment in Palestinian history. Set in 1936, as the British Empire tightens its colonial grip on Palestine, the film follows Yusuf, a man torn between his village home and his work in Jerusalem. Against the backdrop of the 1936 Palestinian Revolt, British colonial rule, and the arrival of Jewish refugees fleeing persecution in Europe, the lives of Palestinians, British authorities, and newcomers collide in a moment that will shape the region’s future…MORE INFO

MIROIRS #3

During a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura, a young piano student from Berlin, miraculously survives a shocking car crash. Awakening in a nearby house, Laura finds herself in the care of a local woman, who tends to her with motherly devotion. As she recuperates, Laura begins to integrate herself into the lives of the woman and her initially reluctant husband and son…MORE INFO

MARC BY SOFIA

An intimate, unconventional portrait of Marc Jacobs, crafted by Sofia Coppola to capture the genius and singular universe of the iconic American designer….MORE INFO

Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It

Tuesday, March 31 12 & 6:30pm ♿︎

Musical prodigy, admired and beloved by collaborators including Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Sly Stone, and others; dubbed “the fifth Beatle” for his co-credited “Get Back” recording; genius of gospel, rock, and funk as keyboardist, vocalist, and songwriter. Billy Preston was also troubled, underrecognized, and elusive—a closeted gay man raised in a Black church community…MORE INFO

EXHIBITION On Screen

Turner & Constable

Tuesday, March 17   1 & 7pm
Thursday, April 2   1pm

Two of Britain’s greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable were also the greatest of rivals. Born within a year of each other, both used landscape painting to reflect the changing world around them. Tate Britain is bringing these two greats together for a groundbreaking exhibition, in London from November 2025 to April 2026, and Exhibition on Screen once again has exclusive and privileged access to bring their extraordinary art and remarkable stories to the big screen…MORE INFO