Co-presented by Arab Film & Media Institute Q&As after the 4/4, 4/12, & 4/16 screenings! When a group of students at Columbia University in New […]

First Looks, the Roxie’s Oscar-Qualifying Theatrical Release program, supports filmmakers in their Academy Award quest. We put together a unique lineup of shorts (with […]

Evoking the strident student activism in the days of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, Ye’s film follows small-town girl Hao Lei to […]

“Powerfully convey(s) the ground-down effects of a war of attrition.” – Michael Fox, KQED Co-Presented by theJewish Film Institute! Basel Adra, a young Palestinian […]

“Loosely inspired by the risqué writings of early-20th-century maverick Yu Dafu… We are introduced to two men, travel agent Jiang Cheng (Qin Hao) and […]

Presented by OUTlook and Co-Presented by Frameline The preview screening on Monday, March 24 will be followed by a conversation with director Alain Guiraudie, […]

“Extraordinary…Riveting” – The Hollywood Reporter Co-presented by Arab Film & Media Institute The Friday, 4/18 show to be introduced by a representative of the Palestinian […]

“Extraordinary…Riveting” – The Hollywood Reporter Co-presented by Arab Film & Media Institute The Friday, 4/18 show to be introduced by a representative of the Palestinian […]

In January 2020, director Xiaorui reunites his cast and crew to complete a film that was abandoned during production ten years earlier. However, the […]

“Critic’s Pick! ‘A Quiet Knockout’” – Natalia Winkelman, The New York Times From Miguel Gomes, the award winning director of Tabu and Arabian Nights, […]

With Blind Massage, Lou creates a true ensemble movie: the blind and partially sighted masseurs and masseuses of Sha Zonqi Massage Centre, in Nanjing, […]

Taking its name from the polluted river that flows through Shanghai, director Lou’s hometown, the brooding Suzhou River uses the singular first-person perspective of […]

From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, comes an epic masterpiece that has dazzled audiences worldwide with its breathtaking […]

First Looks, the Roxie’s Oscar-Qualifying Theatrical Release program, supports filmmakers in their Academy Award quest. We put together a unique lineup of shorts (with […]

Q&A with filmmaker, Deborah Craig, Ondine Rarey, and other guests. Co-presented by the GLBT Historical Society “Sally!” the feature documentary begins with Sally Gearhart […]

Presented by Odyssey Film Institute Seymour Krelboin (Jonathan Haze) works in the Skid Row flower shop owned by Mr. Mushnik (Mel Welles). In his spare […]

First Looks, the Roxie’s Oscar-Qualifying Theatrical Release program, supports filmmakers in their Academy Award quest. We put together a unique lineup of shorts (with […]

David Cronenberg in attendance for our preview screening on April 21 — AT RUSH! In an eerie, deceptively placid near-future, a techno-entrepreneur named Karsh […]

Co-presented by Arab Film & Media Institute Q&As after the 4/4, 4/12, & 4/16 screenings! When a group of students at Columbia University in New […]

First Looks, the Roxie’s Oscar-Qualifying Theatrical Release program, supports filmmakers in their Academy Award quest. We put together a unique lineup of shorts (with […]

“Extraordinary…Riveting” – The Hollywood Reporter Co-presented by Arab Film & Media Institute The Friday, 4/18 show to be introduced by a representative of the Palestinian […]

Mel Novikoff AwardThe 2025 Mel Novikoff Award celebrates the Roxie Theater — Local gem, cultural landmark, and steadfast champion of independent cinema, the Roxie […]

“Powerfully convey(s) the ground-down effects of a war of attrition.” – Michael Fox, KQED Co-Presented by theJewish Film Institute! Basel Adra, a young Palestinian […]

First Looks, the Roxie’s Oscar-Qualifying Theatrical Release program, supports filmmakers in their Academy Award quest. We put together a unique lineup of shorts (with […]

“Extraordinary…Riveting” – The Hollywood Reporter Co-presented by Arab Film & Media Institute The Friday, 4/18 show to be introduced by a representative of the Palestinian […]

Newly Restored! July 1997. Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends spend the summer going on dates with older men for money. Armed with only […]

Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, the groundbreaking 1972 film directed by Adrian Maben, returns to theaters, now digitally re-mastered in 4K from the […]

From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, comes an epic masterpiece that has dazzled audiences worldwide with its breathtaking […]

First Looks, the Roxie’s Oscar-Qualifying Theatrical Release program, supports filmmakers in their Academy Award quest. We put together a unique lineup of shorts (with […]