By the Stream (Hong Sangsoo, 2024) Thursday, January 15, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater By the Stream (Hong Sangsoo, 2024, 111 min, South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, DCP) It Was Just an Accident (Jafar Panahi, 2025) Friday, January 16, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater It Was Just an Accident(Jafar Panahi, 2025, 104 min, Iran / France / Luxembourg, Persian with English subtitles, DCP)Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival Dìdi (Sean Wang, 2024) Saturday, January 17, 2026 4:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Dìdi(Sean Wang, 2024, 91 min, USA, English and Mandarin with English subtitles, DCP)Introduced by Prof. Cynthia Dong (English Department) The Love That Remains (Hlynur Pálmason, 2025) Thursday, January 22, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater The Love That Remains(Hlynur Pálmason, 2025, 109 min, Iceland, Icelandic with English subtitles, DCP) Peter Hujar’s Day (Ira Sachs, 2025) Friday, January 23, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Peter Hujar’s Day(Ira Sachs, 2025, 76 min, USA, English, DCP) Nostalgia for the Light (Patricio Guzmán, 2010) Tuesday, January 27, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Nostalgia for the Light (Patricio Guzmán, 2010, 90 min, Chile, Spanish with English subtitles, DCP) Misericordia (Alain Guiraudie, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival Thursday, January 29, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Screening as part of the 2026 French Film FestivalJan 29 - Feb 13, 2026Misericordia [Miséricorde] Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (Johan Grimonprez, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival Friday, January 30, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Screening as part of the 2026 French Film FestivalJan 29 - Feb 13, 2026Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat [*CANCELED*] Ghost Trail (Jonathan Millet, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival Saturday, January 31, 2026 4:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater **This event was canceled due to weather, and has been rescheduled on February 10, 2026 Holy Cow (Louise Courvoisier, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival Thursday, February 5, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Screening as part of the 2026 French Film FestivalJan 29 - Feb 13, 2026Holy Cow [Vingt Dieux] Meeting with Pol Pot (Rithy Panh, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival Friday, February 6, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Screening as part of the 2026 French Film FestivalJan 29 - Feb 13, 2026Meeting with Pol Pot [Rendez-vouz avec Pol Pot] The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Jacques Demy, 1964) | 2026 French Film Festival Saturday, February 7, 2026 4:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Screening as part of the 2026 French Film FestivalJan 29 - Feb 13, 2026The Umbrellas of Cherbourg [Les Parapluies de Cherbourg] Ghost Trail (Jonathan Millet, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival [*RESCHEDULED*] Tuesday, February 10, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater **RESCHEDULED SCREENING** (This event was originally planned to take place on January 31st, but had to be rescheduled due to weather.)Screening as part of the The Parallax View (Alan J. Pakula, 1974) | Jameson's Cinematic Century Thursday, February 12, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Jameson’s Cinematic CenturyA film series organized by the Franklin Humanities Institute's Future of Critical Thought initiative and Screen/SocietyThe Parallax Vi Annette (Leos Carax, 2021) | 2026 French Film Festival Friday, February 13, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Screening as part of the 2026 French Film FestivalJan 29 - Feb 13, 2026Annette(Leos Carax, 2021, 139 min, France, English, DCP) Dry Ground Burning (2022) + Q&A w/ director Joana Pimenta | Experimental Film Lab Tuesday, February 17, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Dry Ground Burning(Joana Pimenta & Adirley Queirós, 2022, 153 min, Brazil, Portuguese with English subtitles, DCP) Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979) | Jameson's Cinematic Century Thursday, February 19, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Jameson’s Cinematic CenturyA film series organized by the Franklin Humanities Institute's Future of Critical Thought initiative and Screen/SocietyStalker Perfumed Nightmare (Kidlat Tahimik, 1977, 16mm) | Jameson's Cinematic Century Thursday, February 26, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Jameson’s Cinematic CenturyA film series organized by the Franklin Humanities Institute's Future of Critical Thought initiative and Screen/SocietyPerfumed Nightmare Room Tone | Experimental & Documentary Arts Salon Friday, February 27, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Presented by the Master of Fine Arts in Experimental & Documentary Arts Homegoings (Christine Turner, 2013) Saturday, February 28, 2026 4:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Join us for a Rights! Camera! Action! series screening of:Homegoings(Christine Turner, 2013, 57 min, USA, English, Digital) Taste of Cherry (Abbas Kiarostami, 1997) +Q&A with film critic A.S. Hamrah Tuesday, March 3, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Taste of Cherry(Abbas Kiarostami, 1997, 99 min, Iran, Persian with English subtitles, DCP)-- Q&A to follow with film critic A.S. Hamrah Joonam (Sierra Urich, 2023) + Q&A with the filmmaker Thursday, March 5, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Joonam(Sierra Urich, 2023, 103 min, USA, English and Persian with English subtitles, DCP)-- Q&A to follow with director Sierra Urich Şerafettin Can Atalay (Nebil Özgentürk, 2025) docu + filmmaker in attendance Tuesday, March 17, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Şerafettin Can Atalay(Nebil Özgentürk, 2025, Turkish with English subtitles, Digital)-- Q&A to follow with director Nebil Özgentürk Bluff City Chinese (Thandi Cai, 2024) Thursday, March 19, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Bluff City Chinese(Thandi Cai, 2024, 47 min, USA, English, Digital)-- Q&A to follow with director Thandi Cai; moderated by Professor Eileen Chow (Asian & Middle Eastern Studies) Milisuthando (Milisuthando Bongela, 2023) + filmmaker in attendance Thursday, March 26, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Milisuthando(Milisuthando Bongela, 2023,128 min, South Africa, Xhosa and English with English subtitles, DCP)-- Q&A to follow with director Milisuthando Bongela, in conversation with filmmaker Palesa Shongwe The Razor’s Edge (Jocelyne Saab, 1985) Friday, March 27, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater The Razor’s Edge(Jocelyne Saab, 1985, 102 min, France / Lebanon, Arabic and French with English subtitles, DCP)New 4K Restoration Fist of Legend (Gordon Chan, 1994) Saturday, March 28, 2026 4:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Fist of Legend(Gordon Chan, 1994, 103 min, Hong Kong, Cantonese and Japanese with English subtitles, DCP) Peking Opera Blues (Tsui Hark, 1986) Friday, April 3, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Peking Opera Blues(Tsui Hark, 1986, 106 min, Hong Kong, Cantonese with English subtitles, DCP)--Introduced by Prof. Eileen Cheng-yin Chow (Asian & Middle Eastern Studies) Black Box Diaries (Shiori Itō, 2024) + Q&A w/ filmmaker Thursday, April 9, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Black Box Diaries(Shiori Itō, 2024, 103 min, Japan, Japanese and English with English subtitles, DCP) Transit (Christian Petzold, 2019) Friday, April 10, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Transit(Christian Petzold, 2019, 101 min, Germany and France, German and French with English subtitles, DCP) 2026 Duke Independent Film Festival Saturday, April 11, 2026 4:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater 2026 Duke Independent Film Festival Tonsler Park (Kevin Jerome Everson, 2017) + Q&A with the filmmaker [off-campus screening] Sunday, April 12, 2026 6:00pm Location: NorthStar Church of the Arts (220 W Geer Street, Durham NC 27701) Join us for a special community screening at NorthStar Church of the Arts:Tonsler Park(Kevin Jerome Everson, 2017, 80 min, USA, B&W, 16mm transferred to digital) An Evening with Kevin Jerome Everson Tuesday, April 14, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Join us for a special program of short films by Kevin Jerome Everson. Exquisite Corpse | Experimental & Documentary Arts Salon Tuesday, April 21, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Presented by the Master of Fine Arts in Experimental & Documentary ArtsThe MFA EDA friends and family created an ensemble film, all shot on one mini DV tape, and we all get to see it for the first time on April 21st!
By the Stream (Hong Sangsoo, 2024) Thursday, January 15, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater By the Stream (Hong Sangsoo, 2024, 111 min, South Korea, Korean with English subtitles, DCP)
It Was Just an Accident (Jafar Panahi, 2025) Friday, January 16, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater It Was Just an Accident(Jafar Panahi, 2025, 104 min, Iran / France / Luxembourg, Persian with English subtitles, DCP)Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Dìdi (Sean Wang, 2024) Saturday, January 17, 2026 4:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Dìdi(Sean Wang, 2024, 91 min, USA, English and Mandarin with English subtitles, DCP)Introduced by Prof. Cynthia Dong (English Department)
The Love That Remains (Hlynur Pálmason, 2025) Thursday, January 22, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater The Love That Remains(Hlynur Pálmason, 2025, 109 min, Iceland, Icelandic with English subtitles, DCP)
Peter Hujar’s Day (Ira Sachs, 2025) Friday, January 23, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Peter Hujar’s Day(Ira Sachs, 2025, 76 min, USA, English, DCP)
Nostalgia for the Light (Patricio Guzmán, 2010) Tuesday, January 27, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Nostalgia for the Light (Patricio Guzmán, 2010, 90 min, Chile, Spanish with English subtitles, DCP)
Misericordia (Alain Guiraudie, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival Thursday, January 29, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Screening as part of the 2026 French Film FestivalJan 29 - Feb 13, 2026Misericordia [Miséricorde]
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (Johan Grimonprez, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival Friday, January 30, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Screening as part of the 2026 French Film FestivalJan 29 - Feb 13, 2026Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
[*CANCELED*] Ghost Trail (Jonathan Millet, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival Saturday, January 31, 2026 4:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater **This event was canceled due to weather, and has been rescheduled on February 10, 2026
Holy Cow (Louise Courvoisier, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival Thursday, February 5, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Screening as part of the 2026 French Film FestivalJan 29 - Feb 13, 2026Holy Cow [Vingt Dieux]
Meeting with Pol Pot (Rithy Panh, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival Friday, February 6, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Screening as part of the 2026 French Film FestivalJan 29 - Feb 13, 2026Meeting with Pol Pot [Rendez-vouz avec Pol Pot]
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Jacques Demy, 1964) | 2026 French Film Festival Saturday, February 7, 2026 4:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Screening as part of the 2026 French Film FestivalJan 29 - Feb 13, 2026The Umbrellas of Cherbourg [Les Parapluies de Cherbourg]
Ghost Trail (Jonathan Millet, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival [*RESCHEDULED*] Tuesday, February 10, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater **RESCHEDULED SCREENING** (This event was originally planned to take place on January 31st, but had to be rescheduled due to weather.)Screening as part of the
The Parallax View (Alan J. Pakula, 1974) | Jameson's Cinematic Century Thursday, February 12, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Jameson’s Cinematic CenturyA film series organized by the Franklin Humanities Institute's Future of Critical Thought initiative and Screen/SocietyThe Parallax Vi
Annette (Leos Carax, 2021) | 2026 French Film Festival Friday, February 13, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Screening as part of the 2026 French Film FestivalJan 29 - Feb 13, 2026Annette(Leos Carax, 2021, 139 min, France, English, DCP)
Dry Ground Burning (2022) + Q&A w/ director Joana Pimenta | Experimental Film Lab Tuesday, February 17, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Dry Ground Burning(Joana Pimenta & Adirley Queirós, 2022, 153 min, Brazil, Portuguese with English subtitles, DCP)
Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979) | Jameson's Cinematic Century Thursday, February 19, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Jameson’s Cinematic CenturyA film series organized by the Franklin Humanities Institute's Future of Critical Thought initiative and Screen/SocietyStalker
Perfumed Nightmare (Kidlat Tahimik, 1977, 16mm) | Jameson's Cinematic Century Thursday, February 26, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Jameson’s Cinematic CenturyA film series organized by the Franklin Humanities Institute's Future of Critical Thought initiative and Screen/SocietyPerfumed Nightmare
Room Tone | Experimental & Documentary Arts Salon Friday, February 27, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Presented by the Master of Fine Arts in Experimental & Documentary Arts
Homegoings (Christine Turner, 2013) Saturday, February 28, 2026 4:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Join us for a Rights! Camera! Action! series screening of:Homegoings(Christine Turner, 2013, 57 min, USA, English, Digital)
Taste of Cherry (Abbas Kiarostami, 1997) +Q&A with film critic A.S. Hamrah Tuesday, March 3, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Taste of Cherry(Abbas Kiarostami, 1997, 99 min, Iran, Persian with English subtitles, DCP)-- Q&A to follow with film critic A.S. Hamrah
Joonam (Sierra Urich, 2023) + Q&A with the filmmaker Thursday, March 5, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Joonam(Sierra Urich, 2023, 103 min, USA, English and Persian with English subtitles, DCP)-- Q&A to follow with director Sierra Urich
Şerafettin Can Atalay (Nebil Özgentürk, 2025) docu + filmmaker in attendance Tuesday, March 17, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Şerafettin Can Atalay(Nebil Özgentürk, 2025, Turkish with English subtitles, Digital)-- Q&A to follow with director Nebil Özgentürk
Bluff City Chinese (Thandi Cai, 2024) Thursday, March 19, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Bluff City Chinese(Thandi Cai, 2024, 47 min, USA, English, Digital)-- Q&A to follow with director Thandi Cai; moderated by Professor Eileen Chow (Asian & Middle Eastern Studies)
Milisuthando (Milisuthando Bongela, 2023) + filmmaker in attendance Thursday, March 26, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Milisuthando(Milisuthando Bongela, 2023,128 min, South Africa, Xhosa and English with English subtitles, DCP)-- Q&A to follow with director Milisuthando Bongela, in conversation with filmmaker Palesa Shongwe
The Razor’s Edge (Jocelyne Saab, 1985) Friday, March 27, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater The Razor’s Edge(Jocelyne Saab, 1985, 102 min, France / Lebanon, Arabic and French with English subtitles, DCP)New 4K Restoration
Fist of Legend (Gordon Chan, 1994) Saturday, March 28, 2026 4:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Fist of Legend(Gordon Chan, 1994, 103 min, Hong Kong, Cantonese and Japanese with English subtitles, DCP)
Peking Opera Blues (Tsui Hark, 1986) Friday, April 3, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Peking Opera Blues(Tsui Hark, 1986, 106 min, Hong Kong, Cantonese with English subtitles, DCP)--Introduced by Prof. Eileen Cheng-yin Chow (Asian & Middle Eastern Studies)
Black Box Diaries (Shiori Itō, 2024) + Q&A w/ filmmaker Thursday, April 9, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Black Box Diaries(Shiori Itō, 2024, 103 min, Japan, Japanese and English with English subtitles, DCP)
Transit (Christian Petzold, 2019) Friday, April 10, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Transit(Christian Petzold, 2019, 101 min, Germany and France, German and French with English subtitles, DCP)
2026 Duke Independent Film Festival Saturday, April 11, 2026 4:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater 2026 Duke Independent Film Festival
Tonsler Park (Kevin Jerome Everson, 2017) + Q&A with the filmmaker [off-campus screening] Sunday, April 12, 2026 6:00pm Location: NorthStar Church of the Arts (220 W Geer Street, Durham NC 27701) Join us for a special community screening at NorthStar Church of the Arts:Tonsler Park(Kevin Jerome Everson, 2017, 80 min, USA, B&W, 16mm transferred to digital)
An Evening with Kevin Jerome Everson Tuesday, April 14, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Join us for a special program of short films by Kevin Jerome Everson.
Exquisite Corpse | Experimental & Documentary Arts Salon Tuesday, April 21, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Presented by the Master of Fine Arts in Experimental & Documentary ArtsThe MFA EDA friends and family created an ensemble film, all shot on one mini DV tape, and we all get to see it for the first time on April 21st!
