Perhaps the most prestigious film festival on the planet has a not so secret reputation for rowdy audience behavior. If the crowd doesn't like a film at the Cannes Film Festival, get ready for a chorus of boos—or at least that was the case for most of the festival's storied history. Dozens of films have...
In 2025, for the eighth consecutive year, FilmScene is thrilled to join theaters across the country to present Science on Screen® with a multi-film program starting in March, exploring the interconnected world oy mycology, climate change through anime, artificial intelligence, and more. Each event includes presentations and/or panels connected to the film with experts in...
Wednesdays get weird at Filmscene at the Chauncey in Downtown Iowa City. Horror, Exploitation, Action, Bikers, Monsters, Cult, Slashers, Nudity! 30 Minute Trailer Reel Starts the Show See the upcoming line up of films, here
Perhaps the most prestigious film festival on the planet has a not so secret reputation for rowdy audience behavior. If the crowd doesn't like a film at the Cannes Film Festival, get ready for a chorus of boos—or at least that was the case for most of the festival's storied history. Dozens of films have...
After Hours is presented by The Bijou Film Board a student film group at the University of Iowa. A wealthy family's new housemaid (Sandrine Bonnaire) befriends a mercurial postmistress (Isabelle Huppert), with dire consequences.
Perhaps the most prestigious film festival on the planet has a not so secret reputation for rowdy audience behavior. If the crowd doesn't like a film at the Cannes Film Festival, get ready for a chorus of boos—or at least that was the case for most of the festival's storied history. Dozens of films have...
Co-presented by FilmScene’s African Diaspora Committee, the Out of the Archive series highlights overlooked work from Black filmmakers with a monthly screening and discussion of restored and archival work. Arrive early for a pre-show meal! This season is A Global Lens with films from around the world and throughout the diaspora, showcasing a diversity of...
In cooperation with UI departments and organizations, Bijou presents special screenings and discussions of acclaimed and provocative films. The American dream has rarely seemed so far away as in Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou’s raw, vérité Take Out, an immersion in the life of an undocumented Chinese immigrant struggling to get by on the margins...
Wednesdays get weird at Filmscene at the Chauncey in Downtown Iowa City. Horror, Exploitation, Action, Bikers, Monsters, Cult, Slashers, Nudity! 30 Minute Trailer Reel Starts the Show See the upcoming line up of films, here
Perhaps the most prestigious film festival on the planet has a not so secret reputation for rowdy audience behavior. If the crowd doesn't like a film at the Cannes Film Festival, get ready for a chorus of boos—or at least that was the case for most of the festival's storied history. Dozens of films have...
Free for Kids! Adult Admission $5! Kids, don't forget to pick up your Picture Show Passport. Bring your Passport back to FilmScene each Picture Show screening for stickers, prizes and more! Big, brightly feathered and beloved by millions, Big Bird makes his feature film debut in this live-action family film. After well-meaning do-gooder Miss Finch sends...
After Hours is presented by The Bijou Film Board a student film group at the University of Iowa. Television programmers turn a deranged news anchor into 'the mad prophet of the airwaves.'
