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FilmScene Turns Five

FilmScene celebrates five years with an encore series chosen by our moviegoers. Five films for five weeks for $5 at 5pm!

Previous Screenings

MOONLIGHT

2016 / USA / Barry Jenkins

We celebrate 5 years with an encore series chosen by you! A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, MOONLIGHT chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.

KEDI

2017 / Turkey + / Ceyda Torun

We celebrate 5 years with an encore series chosen by you! A profile of an ancient city and its unique people, seen through the eyes of one of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known: cats! Critics and internet cats agree, this cat documentary will charm its way into your heart and home as you fall in love with the cats in Istanbul!

BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER

1999 / USA / Jamie Babbit

A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian. Presented as part of the Bijou Film Board’s After Hours Program and in celebration of FilmScene turning 5! FREE of UI students (present student ID at the box office) and $6.50 for the general public.

I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO

2017 / France + / Raoul Peck

We celebrate 5 years with an encore series chosen by you! Using the unfinished final manuscript of writer James Baldwin, this documentary by Raoul Peck delves into the legacy of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Medgar Evers and their impact on what it means to be black in America.

FILMSCENE’S FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY

2003 / /

FilmScene is turning 5 – let’s party!