The Odyssey
OPENS JUL 16 • DOWNTOWN
A mythic action epic shot across the world bringing Homer’s foundational saga to screens, starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o, with Zendaya and Charlize Theron.
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Minions & Monsters
CLOSES JUL 15 ■ DOWNTOWN
This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.
to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.
SIFF MOVIE CLUB
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
JUL 6 ■ UPTOWN
Towanda! Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in 1920s Whistle Stop, Alabama.
Gail
Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
OPENS JUL 10 ■ UPTOWN
Midwestern bride-to-be Gail Daughtry has a “free celebrity pass” agreement with her fiancé — who uses it. With her relationship in crisis, Gail sets out on an epic journey through Hollywood to even the scales.
JUL 10–12
Rose of Nevada
NOW PLAYING ■ UPTOWN
30 years ago, the Rose of Nevada disappeared at sea. Now, it has returned. Desperate to make ends meet, two men join its crew and set sail once again, but soon discover they’ve been transported back into the past, where they are mistaken for the original crew.
Bouchra
JUL 3–5 ■ FILM CENTER
Wrestling with writer’s block for her first film, Bouchra, a queer Moroccan jackal living in NYC, starts having difficult yet overdue phone calls with her mother in Casablanca that begin influencing the project. From the visual artists behind the 2020 web series 2 Lizards
Oliver would be it.
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Seeds
JUL 13 ■ FILM CENTER
Multiple generations in the lives of Black farming families, from social challenges to financial straits and their dedication to one
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Trash Baby
JUL 15 ■ FILM CENTER
Trash Baby is a coming-of-age drama that follows 12-year-old Stevie as she navigates growing up, getting out, and the art of finding beauty in the ugliest of places.
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JUL 15 ■ FILM CENTER
Summer captures her first crush through her late father’s camera—only to uncover photographs that reveal his hidden past, sending Summer on a journey that transforms her understanding of love and family.
Honeyjoon JUL 17–19 ■ FILM CENTER
In this light-and-dark comedy, June and her Persian mom Lela travel to the Azores islands for a grief anniversary, with contrasting ways of coping. A charming surfer brings balance as they (and we) surf the waves of life, loss, flirting… an unforgettable ride.
Director Lilian T. Mehrel scheduled to attend for a post-film Q&A on July 17
The Invite OPENS JUL 9 ■ UPTOWN Joe and Angela’s marriage is on
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Remaining Native
JUL 20 ■ FILM CENTER
Remaining Native is a coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Kutoven (Ku) Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner, struggling to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great-grandfather's escape from an Indian boarding school begins to connect past, present, and future.
Granite Rapids Moon
JUL 21 ■ FILM CENTER
After receiving a cryptic card on the date of his daughter's ninth birthday, a happily married man sets off on a solo backpacking trip through the Grand Canyon in an attempt to find peace with a decision from his past before it unravels his future.
Maddie's Secret
OPENS JUL 10 ■ UPTOWN
Unmissable directorial debut satirizing and skewering content culture from iconic alt-comedian John Early, who plays the titular role, alongside a troupe of comedians including Kate Berlant, Vanessa Bayer, and Conner O’Malley.
Join John Early for an introduction and post-film Q&A at both showtimes on Friday, July 10.
COMMUNITY SCREENING
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
JUL 12 ■ DOWNTOWN
Fist flingin' and artifact savin' archaeologist
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is hired by the U.S. government to embark on a worldwide hunt for the Ark of the Covenant. However, with snakes (his greates fear), Nazis, and booby traps all on the prowl, it's an adventure that's sure to have a few bumps along the way.
COLD WAR SUMMER The Lives of Others (2006)
JUL 22 ■ UPTOWN
In 1983 East Berlin, a dedicated Stasi officer, doubting that a famous playwright and his actress-lover are loyal to the Communist Party, receives approval to spy on them, becoming unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple until he is ordered to take it a step farther. THE POPCORN LIST The Fisherman
JUL 22 ■ FILM CENTER
In this Venice Film Festival-winning feast of magical realist comedy — aging Ghanaian Atta Oko sets his sights on finally having his own boat and becoming the envy of his village, he’ll just need help from a dead talking fish.
The Piano (1993)
JUL 24–30 ■ UPTOWN
1851. Ada has never spoken a word since the age of six and only communicates through music and her daughter, Flora. An arranged marriage forces her to leave her native Scotland with her daughter and her piano. New 4K Restoration.
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The Playboy of the Western World
JUL 26–28 ■ FILM CENTER
Nicola Coughlan joins Éanna Hardwicke and Siobhán McSweeney in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.
ART HOUSE THEATER DAY Sorry to Bother You (2018)
JUL 30 ■ UPTOWN
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed. Seattle International Film Festival 2018 selection.
COLD WAR SUMMER
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
JUL 29 ■ UPTOWN
Set in the early fifties, this adaptation of the novel by Richard Condon concerns a decorated U.S. Army sergeant, who as a prisoner during the Korean War is brainwashed into becoming a sleeper assassin in a Communist conspiracy, and a fellow POW who slowly uncovers the sinister plot.
ART HOUSE THEATER DAY Once Upon a Time in Cinema
JUL 30 ■ UPTOWN
Burst pipes, rats and financial pressure torment a Limerick theatre owner in 1984 in David Gleeson's heartwarming love letter to cinemas.
Sheep in the Box
OPENS JUL 31 ■ UPTOWN
In the not-so-distant future, a grieving couple who has lost their son takes a humanoid into their lives with the same appearance and voice as their late child.
Manhunter: The Final Cut (1986)
JUL 31–AUG 6 ■ UPTOWN
FBI criminal profiler Will Graham is called out of early retirement to assist on a deadly case involving a murderer known as the “Tooth Fairy.” After enlisting the help of imprisoned serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecktor, Graham and the FBI are soon entangled in a menacing cat-and-mouse game…