International Film Series Boulder

Boulder's 1st arthouse film series, est. 1941
A refuge for cinephiles interested in 35mm film screenings of rare & archive prints

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Sunday April 30 @ 2:00pm
The Secret of Kells (2009, dir. Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey)
KIDS GET IN FREE
{A boy in a medieval outpost under siege from barbarians is beckoned to adventure when a master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.}

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Saturday April 29 @ 7:30pm
The Illusionist (2010, dir. Sylvain Chomet)
ON 35MM
{A French illusionist finds himself out of work and travels to Scotland, where he meets a young woman. Their ensuing adventure changes both their lives forever.}

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Friday April 28 @ 7:30pm
Heavy Metal (1981, dir. Gerald Potterton, John Bruno, and John Halas)
{A glowing green orb - which embodies ultimate evil - terrorizes a young girl with an anthology of bizarre and fantastic stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.}

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Thursday April 27 @ 7:30pm
Anime Night!
ON 35MM
{Join us as we continue our Animation Appreciation Week with a celebration of Japanese animation!}

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Wednesday April 26 @ 7:30pm
The Wolf House (2018, dir. Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León)
{Tells the story of Maria, a young woman who takes refuge in a house in southern Chile after escaping from a German colony.}

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Tuesday April 25 @ 7:30pm
Cryptozoo (2021, dir. Dash Shaw)
{Cryptozookeepers try to capture a Baku, a dream-eating hybrid creature of legend, and start wondering if they should display these beasts or keep them hidden and unknown.}

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Sunday April 23 @ 2:00pm
Taipei Story (1985, dir. Edward Yang)
{Lung lives with his old childhood sweetheart Ah-chin, a traditional family woman. Although they live together, Ah-chin is weary of Lung's past liaison with another girl.}

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Saturday April 22 @ 7:30pm
Insiang (1976, dir. Lino Brocka)
{The life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend moves in with them.}

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Friday April 21 @ 7:30pm
Connections: Faculty Shorts Program
FREE SHOW
{The IFS is proud to celebrate a collection of shorts films by the acclaimed faculty in @cucinestudies. Featuring work by Geoff Marslett, Skinner Meyers, Erin Espelie, Kelly Sears, and Emilie Upczak}

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Thursday April 20 @ 7:30pm
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989, dir. Stephen Herek)
IN ATLAS 100
{Two rock-'n-rolling teens, on the verge of failing their class, are approached by a time machine that helps them make the ultimate history presentation.}

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Wednesday April 19 @ 7:30pm
Utama (2022, dir. Alejandro Loayza Grisi)
{In the Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living the same daily life for years. During an uncommonly long drought, they face a dilemma: resist or be defeated by the environment and time}

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Sunday April 9 @ 2:00pm
EASTER SUNDAY
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973, dir. Norman Jewison)
{Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner.}

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Saturday April 8 @ 7:30pm
18½ (2021, dir. Dan Mirvish)
FREE SHOW * FILMMAKER IN PERSON
{In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18½ minute gap in Nixon's tapes.}

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Friday April 7 @ 7:30pm
Secret Hit List Show!
FREE SHOW
{Something fun you can’t see anywhere else.}

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Thursday April 6 @ 7:30pm
Ip Man (2008, dir. Wilson Yip)
{During the Japanese invasion of China, a martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. Ip Man and the remaining members of the city must find a way to survive.}

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Wednesday April 5 @ 7:30pm
Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980, dir. Michael Apted)
{The fictionalized life of singer Loretta Lynn, a girl who rose from humble beginnings to become a country music star in the 1960s/70s.}

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Tuesday April 4 @ 7:30pm
The Green Knight (2021, dir. David Lowery)
{A fantasy retelling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.}

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Sunday March 19th @ 2:00pm
Broker (2022, dir. Kore-eda Hirokazu)
{Boxes are left out for people to anonymously drop off their unwanted babies.}

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Saturday March 18th @ 7:30pm
The Runner (1984, dir. Amir Naderi)
{After enrolling in a school, an impoverished boy finds conflict with his classmates and decides to compete to earn their respect.}

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Friday March 17th @ 7:30pm
Death to Smoochy (2002, dir. Danny DeVito)
ON 35MM
{A kids' show host is fired in disgrace while his replacement finds himself a rising star. Unfortunately, the business of kids' television isn't all child's play.}