The Documentary program presents gripping, real-world stories brought to life by fearless filmmakers from across the globe. These Oscar®-nominated short documentaries illuminate urgent issues, personal journeys, and untold histories with immediacy and impact—offering audiences a vital, big-screen window into the stories shaping our world today. Oscar® Nominated Shorts Program offers audiences a rare opportunity to […]
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Oscar Shorts 2026 – Animated
February 13, 2026
The Animated program celebrates innovation, artistry, and imagination in one of cinema’s most dynamic forms. Featuring this year’s Oscar®-nominated animated shorts, the collection spans techniques and tones—from hand-drawn beauty to cutting-edge digital craft—proving that animation is not a genre, but an expansive and emotionally resonant medium for storytelling. Oscar® Nominated Shorts Program offers audiences a […]
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 […]
The Testament of Ann Lee
January 19, 2026
A sweeping historical musical drama from director Mona Fastvold, The Testament of Ann Lee follows the extraordinary true story of Ann Lee, the visionary 18th-century spiritual leader who founded the Shakers. Spanning England and early America, the film traces Ann’s rise from obscurity through persecution, ecstatic religious devotion, and the creation of a radical movement […]
“Wuthering Heights”
January 5, 2026
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights is a bold, sensual reimagining of Emily Brontë’s 1847 literary classic, reframed as a Gothic psychological drama charged with obsession, desire, and cruelty. Written and directed by Fennell (Promising Young Woman, Saltburn), the film stars Margot Robbie as the fiercely volatile Catherine Earnshaw and Jacob Elordi as the brooding, obsessive Heathcliff—two […]
The Grand Strand
December 16, 2025
Burdened with choosing his legal guardians, Levi spends the summer before he starts high school with his cousins at their family’s trailer in Myrtle Beach, SC. Film Festivals Beverly Hills Film Festival (Best Picture, Win) Richmond International Film Festival (Emerging Actor, Wild Clemmons, Win) Manhattan Film Festival Omaha Film Festival Myrtle Beach Film Festival New […]
Iron Lung
December 10, 2025
Iron Lung — the feature directorial debut of Mark Fischbach (Markiplier) — comes to The Nick for two special late-night screenings. Based on David Szymanski’s acclaimed 2022 horror game, the film is set in a future where an event known as The Quiet Rapture has erased all stars and habitable worlds. In the aftermath, a […]