Vino Vérité: Hoop Dreams

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

Film. Wine. Truth. Vino Vérité presented by Bread Garden Market and Little Village is a series featuring talented new voices and established masters of vérité filmmaking in person to present their thought-provoking, chance-taking, and visually-arresting films. The series title, “Vino Vérité” is a playful combination of the latin phrase “in vino veritas”—in wine there is...

$8 – $13

Cannes-celed: Dancer in the Dark

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

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...

$8 – $13

The Picture Show: Follow That Bird

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

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...

Free – $5
Event Series Cannes-celed: Happiness

Cannes-celed: Happiness

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

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...

$8 – $13

Bijou After Hours: Hardcore

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

After Hours is presented by The Bijou Film Board a student film group at the University of Iowa. A religious businessman from Michigan has to venture into the world of pornography in California, desperately searching for his runaway teenage daughter.

Free – $10

Science on the Screen: Minority Report on 35MM

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

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...

$8 – $13
Event Series Cannes-celed: Happiness

Cannes-celed: Happiness

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

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...

$8 – $13

Community Collaborations: The Kite Runner

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

Community Collaborations is an ongoing series of engaging cinematic events in partnership with nonprofits, advocacy groups, passionate individuals, and community organizations to generate conversation and action inspired by film. Based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Khaled Hosseini, this powerful film tells the story of Amir (Khalid Abdalla) a writer living in...

Free – $10

BIJOU OPEN SCREEN SPRING 2025

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

Join us at FilmScene and Bijou's bi-annual invitation to student filmmakers to share their work on the big screen! Tickets for this event are FREE* and open to the public! The Open Screen Film Festival is a showcase of short films made by students and community members of the Iowa City area. Filmmakers can submit...

Bijou After Hours: King of New York

FilmScene (at the Chauncey) 404 E College St., Iowa City, IA, United States

After Hours is presented by The Bijou Film Board a student film group at the University of Iowa. Drug trafficker Frank White (Christopher Walken) and his crew set out to destroy rival gangs following his release from prison, all while being hunted by the NYPD narcotics unit.

Free – $10