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Join us for a special screening of Fire Through Dry Grass, followed by a talkback with filmmakers and disabled advocates. This event is for those interested in topics of housing, violence prevention, arts, health, and issues impacting our youth, seniors, and marginalized communities.

In the treacherous and swampy forests that make up the so called “green border” between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa trying to reach the European Union are trapped in a geopolitical crisis cynically engineered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. In an attempt to provoke Europe, refugees are lured to the border by propaganda promising easy passage to the EU. Pawns in this hidden war, the lives of Julia, a newly minted activist who has given up her comfortable life, Jan, a young border guard, and a Syrian family intertwine.

A documentary short that follows Monica Wiley, a Black woman with a spinal cord injury, as she travels the East Coast ahead of the 2024 generational election, interviewing voters with disabilities. Monica asks voters about the barriers they face, both in everyday life and the political system.

On September 15th, creators of all kinds are invited to Finding Your Voice, Finding Your Audience: A Workshop for Creators, featuring a panel discussion with acclaimed Writers/Filmmakers/Media Creators Jan Millsapps and Maurice Lindsay. This workshop will explore the journeys these creators have taken in finding their artistic voice and how it has helped them produce ‘indie’ projects across various media formats, reaching audiences around the world.

Join us as the Moving Image Research Collections (MIRC) at the University of South Carolina shine a spotlight on Jan Millsapps, a groundbreaking filmmaker with deep South Carolina roots. This extraordinary artist, a former faculty member at USC and fellowship recipient from the SCAC, has infused independent cinema with her daring, female-centered work, including her latest, Madame Mars: Women and the Quest for Worlds Beyond.

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

From Brooklyn beginnings to literary pantheon, Norman Mailer's unorthodox trajectory spans marriages, offspring, and accolades. An unprecedented glimpse into the preeminent 20th-century author's private and public worlds through intimate biography.

This new film version of the play Borrowed Landscape is a collaboration between playwright duo tauchgold, composer Dai Fujikura, the BlackBox Ensemble, and cinematographer Kevin Chiu. The film is taken from the live premiere of the work at the Noguchi Museum in Queens, NY on November 8, 2023.

Join us for a special evening with Mark himself, Greg Sestero – star of The Room and the New York Times best-selling author of the Oscar-nominated The Disaster Artist! The evening will include a special 20th Anniversary screening of The Room featuring live commentary + Q&A with Greg.

Lia, a retired schoolteacher living in Georgia, hears from a young neighbour Achi that her long-lost niece Tekla, a transgender woman, has crossed the border into Turkey. Hoping to bring Tekla home after a period of estrangement, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable Achi to find her. Exploring the hidden depths of the city, they cross paths with a transgender lawyer called Evrim, who helps them in their search.

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.

Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rock music. Created by an independent cinema owner for independent cinemas! Silents Synced will be available to book exclusively for independents and drive ins only! The first film will feature Radiohead’s “KID A (2000) / Amnesiac (2001),” paired with Nosferatu (1923).