A double feature spotlights early Kubrick works, with short doc "The Seafarers" (1953, 30 min.) offering a glimpse into maritime life and narrative feature Fear and Desire (1952, 72 min.) exploring the horrors of war.
Special Event: Featuring eight short films by women and nonbinary filmmakers from the U.S.-Mexico border regions of El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico; and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México. Free and open to the public.
CineNoche: Cine Las Americas International Film Festival presents the Audience Award Winner for Best Documentary Feature at this year's fest, which tells the story of a young Waorani woman named Gange Yeti living deep within the Amazon rainforest.
Experience the story of La Belle, a ship in French explorer La Salle's 1684 North American colonial expedition, as seen through the eyes of young Pierre Talon, a real-life passenger on the voyage.
Feel the seats shake as a gusher explodes from an East Texas oil derrick. Experience the takeoff of Saturn V as if you were seated at Mission Control at the LBJ Space Center in Houston. Sound and sensory effects help make the film a truly memorable experience for all ages.
Flashback Cinema: Witherspoon is pitch-perfect as a sorority sister whose scheme to get her boyfriend back sends her to law school. Read a full review of Legally Blonde.
Newly Restored: A newly rediscovered low-budget narrative from Peru that centers a love story in the context of the ayahuasca ceremony's psychedelic magic and discovery.
Laser Imax 3D: A beautiful doc follows millions of real butterflies on an amazing journey in one scientist's 40-year quest to unravel the mystery of the monarch.
Laser Imax 3D: Discover the mysterious world that exists between and connects all life on Earth: the kingdom of fungi. A rich tapestry of cinematography, music, and science explores their connection to the rest of life on land and their promises for the future.
Laser Imax 3D: Meet some of the ocean’s strangest and most spectacular creatures, from adorable pygmy seahorses and opalescent squid to manta rays, tiger sharks, barnacle blennies, a coconut octopus, and much more.
Laser Imax 3D: A stunning documentary about the annual migration of more than 1 million wildebeest, followed by an array of other iconic African animals.
Take a trip to the dark side and indulge your taste for wild films, outrageous events, and shocking surprises with the ultimate genre film fest, which last year featured such gems as The Banshees of Inisherin, Decision to Leave, The Menu, and Smile.