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! Fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, Babe returns to his farm and accidentally puts farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell) in traction. When the debtors...
A Community Collaborations Event Presented in partnership with the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program Connect with the local writing and moviegoing community for a night of documentary, writing, and discussion. In partnership with FilmScene and the Bijou Film Board, as well as local MFA writer in Nonfiction Grace Morse, join us for a screening...
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
Women at Work "Exposes not only the often-occluded labour of the hotel chambermaid, but also the restricted field of agency and the precarious alignments these conditions of labour can produce."—Hannah Paveck, Another Gaze Eve is a young chambermaid working in one of the most luxurious hotels in Mexico City, an exclusive glass tower inhabited by...
This March Madness season, celebrate basketball history with the Iowa Women’s Archives (IWA)! In partnership with FilmScene and the Bijou Film Board, join us at FilmScene at the Chauncey for clips from the 1979 film Dribble, a women’s basketball comedy filmed in Cedar Rapids and featuring the Iowa Cornets, who played in the professional Women’s Basketball...
Women at Work "Exposes not only the often-occluded labour of the hotel chambermaid, but also the restricted field of agency and the precarious alignments these conditions of labour can produce."—Hannah Paveck, Another Gaze Eve is a young chambermaid working in one of the most luxurious hotels in Mexico City, an exclusive glass tower inhabited by...
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
About the Series Storytellers often tell their own histories, so it's no surprise that the majority of stories of labor both historical and fictional, remain mostly white and mostly male with women in the workforce often being overlooked. This International Women's Month, we're putting a spotlight on the workers who form the backbone of our...
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...
Deceased turn-of-the-century playboy Henry Van Cleve (Don Ameche) presents himself to the outer offices of Hades, where he asks a bemused Satan for permission to enter through the gates of hell. Though the devil doubts that Henry’s sins qualify him for eternal damnation, Henry proceeds to recount a lifetime of wooing and pursuing women—his long,...
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
A Community Collaborations Event Presented in partnership with Old Capitol City Roller Derby. Featuring a post-show Q&A. MINNESOTA MEAN takes you into the thrilling world of roller derby, following the lives of six badass women as they chase after the ultimate prize, the Hydra. When the team's top player gets sidelined with an injury, the...
