Directed by Óliver Laxe and co-written with Santiago Fillol, Sirāt is a hypnotic, apocalyptic road drama that blends existential cinema with rave culture and war-time allegory. Starring Sergi López, the film follows a father, Luis, who journeys into the deserts of southern Morocco with his young son in search of his missing daughter. Joining a […]
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I Am Not a Witch
March 2, 2026
Convicted of witchcraft, 8-year-old Shula is brought to live in a penal colony where witches do hard labour in service of the government. Before the film there will be a short film screened: Chronicles of a Lying Spirit | Dir. Cauleen Smith, 6 mins Description Rather than depicting reality, Chronicles of a Lying Spirit (by Kelly Gabron) […]
Persepolis
March 2, 2026
In 1970s Iran, Marjane ‘Marji’ Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah’s defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive […]
A Private Life
February 3, 2026
Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, A Private Life (Vie privée) is a sharp, darkly comic mystery thriller that blends psychological intrigue with moral reckoning. Jodie Foster delivers a commanding performance as Lilian Steiner, a Paris-based psychiatrist drawn into a labyrinthine investigation after the death of one of her patients forces her to confront questions of guilt, […]
Sentimental Value
January 28, 2026
Directed by Joachim Trier (The Worst Person in the World) and co-written with longtime collaborator Eskil Vogt, Sentimental Value is a quietly devastating family drama about memory, inheritance, and the complicated bonds between parents and children. The film follows sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) as they reunite with their estranged father, […]
The Voice of Hind Rajab
January 26, 2026
NOTE: This film is mostly in Arabic with English subtitles. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania (The Man Who Sold His Skin), The Voice of Hind Rajab is a harrowing and urgent docudrama that reconstructs the final hours of six-year-old Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl killed during the Israeli invasion of Gaza. Told largely […]
The Secret Agent
January 26, 2026
NOTE: This film is mostly in Portuguese with English subtitles. Set against the charged backdrop of Brazil’s military dictatorship, The Secret Agent is a gripping neo-noir political thriller from acclaimed director Kleber Mendonça Filho (Bacurau). Wagner Moura delivers a career-defining performance as Armando, a former professor forced into hiding as he navigates political persecution, personal […]
No Other Choice
December 8, 2025
No Other Choice is Park Chan-wook’s razor-sharp satirical black comedy thriller, adapted from Donald Westlake’s The Ax and brought to life by an all-star cast including Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran, and Cha Seung-won. Blending Park’s signature precision with biting social critique, the film follows Man-su, a once-stable expert in […]
Evolution
September 22, 2025
Part of the Spooky Spawn: Reproductive Body Horror and Perverse Parenthood series with the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at USC. All presentational and marketing materials were designed by South Carolina Honors students from Dr. Elliott’s Gender and Monstrosity in Horror Films class. On an otherworldly island inhabited only by boys and their mothers, […]
Sorry, Baby
August 6, 2025
Directed by and starring Eva Victor, also with Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges, Louis Cancelmi, Kelly McCormack, John Carroll Lynch. A sharp and darkly funny drama about the quiet moments that follow unthinkable experiences. Sorry, Baby marks the stunning filmmaking debut of Eva Victor, who also stars as Agnes, a literature professor in rural New England […]