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Cedar Lee Theatre
Cleveland Heights, Ohio, United States
Cedar Lee Theatre is a historic art house cinema in Cleveland Heights’ Cedar Lee neighborhood. The locally operated movie theater is known for independent, international and documentary films alongside special events and cult-movie screenin

Trylon Cinema
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Trylon Cinema is a nonprofit repertory movie theater in South Minneapolis. Its curated series explore classic, independent and international films, with 35mm presentations and programs developed with local film organizations. Trylon Cinema

Davis Theater
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Davis Theater is a historic neighborhood movie theater on North Lincoln Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Originally opened in 1918 as the Pershing Theater, it now presents new releases, restored classics and curated film series in a renovated s

Block Cinema
Evanston, Illinois, United States
Block Cinema in Evanston presents adventurous film programs at Northwestern University’s Block Museum of Art. Its screenings connect independent and archival cinema with filmmaker visits, scholarly introductions and audience discussions. Bl

Browning Cinema
Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
Browning Cinema at Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center presents independent, international and documentary films with guest speakers and filmmakers. The 200-seat Indiana cinematheque supports digital, 35mm and 16mm projection in a

Walker Cinema
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Walker Cinema at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis presents artist films, international cinema, filmmaker conversations and moving-image experiments. The museum’s film program also includes the Bentson Mediatheque, a screening room drawi

Tivoli Cinema at the Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Tivoli Cinema at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art brings independent and international films, documentaries and restored classics to Kansas City. Its year-round screenings take place in Atkins Auditorium, continuing the Tivoli’s film traditi

Downer Theatre
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Downer Theatre is a historic neighborhood movie theater on Milwaukee's East Side, operated by Milwaukee Film. Opened in 1915, this Wisconsin cinema offers year-round film programming in a longstanding community gathering place on North Down

Harvard Film Archive
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Harvard Film Archive presents public cinema at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its 188-seat cinematheque screens rare, repertory and international films in digital and film formats, often welcoming film

Cleveland Museum of Art Film Series
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
The Cleveland Museum of Art presents special film programs in Gartner Auditorium in University Circle. Its event-based screenings include silent cinema with live musical accompaniment, documentaries and conversations that connect film with

Freer / Meyer Auditorium
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Meyer Auditorium at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art presents public film programs in Washington, DC. The 300-seat cinema screens international and classic films, including Japanese cinema matinees, within the Freer Gallery of

ArtsEmerson
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
ArtsEmerson’s Bright Family Screening Room presents film programs at the Emerson Paramount Center in downtown Boston. The nonprofit venue hosts international cinema and community film festivals, including CineFest Latino Boston and the Bost

Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque brings classic, international and independent films to University Circle. Its Peter B. Lewis Theater combines digital and 35mm projection with repertory series, filmmaker conversations and special

UWM Union Cinema
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
UWM Union Cinema is a public art house film venue in the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Student Union. Its academic-year schedule mixes international and independent movies, documentaries, experimental films and classics, with digital, 1

The Grand
Ellsworth, Maine, United States
The Grand is a nonprofit performing arts venue in downtown Ellsworth, Maine. Its historic Art Deco theater presents film screenings, opera broadcasts, live theater and music, serving Downeast audiences with both entertainment and arts educa

Images Cinema
Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States
Images Cinema is a nonprofit, community-supported movie theater on Spring Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The Berkshire cinema presents contemporary films, restored classics, filmmaker visits and special events that connect film cult

Oaks Theater
Oakmont, Pennsylvania, United States
The Oaks Theater is a historic movie and live-entertainment venue in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1938, it hosts classic-film screenings, special movie events, concerts and community entertainment on Allegheny River Boulevard. Illuminat

Carlisle Theatre
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States
Carlisle Theatre is a historic film and performing-arts venue in downtown Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Established in 1939, the theater presents movie series, live music, stage productions and family programming through the Carlisle Regional Per

Harris Theater
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Harris Theater is the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s arthouse cinema in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. The Liberty Avenue venue presents contemporary, international and classic films, plus curated festivals, repertory events and screenings wi

BAM Rose Cinemas
Brooklyn, New York, United States
BAM Rose Cinemas presents new releases and repertory film programs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Its cinema calendar combines international filmmaking, curated retrospectives and community partnerships within th

The Colonial Theatre
Bethlehem, New Hampshire, United States
The Colonial Theatre is an independent film and live-performance venue in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. Its Main Street theater brings feature films, classic movie series and community events to the White Mountains. The Colonial Theatre facade

Tara Theatre
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Tara Theatre is a four-screen independent cinema on Cheshire Bridge Road in Atlanta, Georgia. Reopened under local operation in 2023, the Plaza Theatre’s sister venue specializes in art house, international and classic films, curated screen

Historic Strand Dinner Cinema
Jesup, Georgia, United States
Historic Strand Dinner Cinema brings dine-in moviegoing to downtown Jesup, Georgia. Reopened by local owners Ralph and Jamie Hickox in 2016, the theater pairs current films with reserved reclining seats, individual tables and food delivered

Independent Picture House
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Independent Picture House is a community-focused art house cinema on Raleigh Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. Its program showcases independent, international and documentary films, special screenings and events connected with the Charl