Film provides a unique avenue for audience engagement around topical issues. It's also a whole lot of fun to go to the movies. With that in mind, FilmScene cultivates dozens of unique special events throughout the year to engage with Iowa City audiences.
Join Bijou for a showcase of short films made by students and community members in the Iowa City area!
U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
Based on Mustang Miracle by Humberto G. Garcia, this real life story of triumph over adversity sees district superintendent JB Peña put together a team of Mexican-American highschool, amateur golfers to make it to the state tournament and play on the course he has been shut out of due to his race.
A merchant’s daughter is betrothed to a local butcher but loves a poet.
Get ready for Queens of Destruction! This selection of highlights features eleven recently restored and newly scored comic shorts from the U.S. and Europe that anarchically celebrate feminist protest, slapstick rebellion, and queer gender play.
Audrey and Morgan, two thirty-year-old best friends, are unexpectedly thrust into an international conspiracy when Audrey’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.
The Iowa City community is invited to a special First Round event to celebrate Downtown Iowa City’s Cultural & Entertainment District.
An annual FilmScene tradition! No matter who you’re cheering for on Hollywood’s biggest night, there’s only one place to watch the ceremony – at FilmScene with a community of cinema lovers. And it’s free!