Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985) | 40th Anniversary screening September 4, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Ran(Akira Kurosawa, 1985, 162 min, France/Japan, Japanese with English subtitles, DCP)“Spectacular! Among the most thrilling movie experiences a viewer can have!” – Terrence Rafferty, The New York Times Cloud (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2024) September 5, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Cloud [Kuraudo](Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2024, 123 min, Japan, Japanese with English subtitles, DCP) Heartworn Highways (James Szalapski, 1976) September 11, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater The Center for Documentary Studies & Screen/Society present:Heartworn Highways (James Szalapski, 1976, 92 min, USA, English, DCP) The Lovers on the Bridge (Leos Carax, 1991) | New 4K Restoration September 12, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater The Lovers on the Bridge [Les amants du Pont-Neuf] (Leos Carax, 1991, 126 min, France, French w/ English subtitles, DCP) Universal Language (Matthew Rankin, 2024) September 13, 2025 4:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Universal Language(Matthew Rankin, 2024, 89 min, Canada, Farsi & French w/ English subtitles, DCP) Mama Dancers (Jingqiu Guan & Yang Tao, 2025) September 18, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Mama Dancers(Jingqiu Guan & Yang Tao, 2025, 51 min, USA, Chinese and English, Digital)-- Q&A to follow with co-director Jingqiu Guan (Professor of the Practice of Dance at Duke). Emily Jacir: Artist Talk & Screening September 19, 2025 5:30pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Emily Jacir: Artist Talk and ScreeningRegistration required, opens September 9. Plan 75 (Chie Hayakawa, 2022) September 25, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Join us for a Rights! Camera! Action! series screening of:Plan 75 (Chie Hayakawa, 2022, 112 min, Japan, Japanese with English Subtitles, DCP) New Moon Chapter One | Memory Project: 'Living the Pandemic' series September 26, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater AMES Presents: Living the Pandemic film series Featuring New Works from The Folk Memory Project, Caochangdi, ChinaNew Moon Chapter One Henry Fonda for President (Alexander Horwath, 2024) October 2, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater The Duke Center for Documentary Studies & Screen/Society present:Henry Fonda for President(Alexander Horwath, 2024, 184 min, Austria/Germany, English & German w/ English Subtitles, DCP) Three Days of the Condor (1975) | Tribute to Robert Redford (1936-2025) October 3, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Three Days of the Condor | Tribute Robert Redford (1936-2025)(Sydney Pollack, 1975, 117 min, United States, English, DCP)In memory of Robert Redford (1936-2025) DukeEngage Colombia (Shorts Program) + Bila Burba | NC Latin American Film Festival October 9, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater The Death of Baijiashan | Memory Project: 'Living the Pandemic' series October 17, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater AMES Presents: Living the Pandemic film series Featuring New Works from The Folk Memory Project, Caochangdi, China The Hellstrom Chronicle (Ed Spiegel and Walon Green, 1971) October 18, 2025 4:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater The Duke Center for Documentary Studies & Screen/Society present:The Hellstrom Chronicle(Ed Spiegel and Walong Green, 1971, 90 min, USA, English, Digital)-- Introduced by Prof. Josh Gibson (Cinematic Arts) Shadows on the Globe (shorts program) | Experimental Film Lab October 21, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Shadows on the Globe: Tenebre (Dario Argento, 1982) October 23, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Tenebre (aka Tenebrae)(Dario Argento, 1982, 101 min, Italy, English, DCP) The Conformist (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970) | Jameson's Cinematic Century October 24, 2025 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 Conform Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet, 1975) | Jameson's Cinematic Century October 30, 2025 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/SocietyDog Day Aft Diva (Jean-Jacques Beineix, 1981) | Jameson's Cinematic Century November 1, 2025 4:00pm 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/SocietyDiva Trainhopper (Tristan Bouan T'18, 2024) | DEMAN Weekend November 6, 2025 6:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Special DEMAN Weekend screening of:Trainhopper(Tristan Bouan T'18, 2024, 84 min, USA/France, English, DCP) Cosmic Rays Touring Program 2025 | Experimental Film Lab November 11, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Luo Luo’s Future | Memory Project: 'Living the Pandemic' series November 13, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater AMES Presents: Living the Pandemic film series Featuring New Works from The Folk Memory Project, Caochangdi, ChinaLuo Luo's Future(Luo Luo, 2024, 69 min, China, Chinese w/ English subtitles, Digital) Baby Geniuses | Experimental & Documentary Arts Salon November 14, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Presented by the Master of Fine Arts in Experimental & Documentary Arts Now It’s a Strange House (Cate Knothe T'24 & Ethan Grossman, 2025) + filmmaker Q&A November 19, 2025 8:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Now It's a Strange House(Cate Knothe & Ethan Grossman, 2025, 40 min, USA, German & English w/ English subtitles, Digital)--Introduction by Professor Shambhavi Kaul, Director of Cinematic Arts Self-Portrait: 47 KM 2020 | Memory Project: 'Living the Pandemic' series November 20, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater AMES Presents: Living the Pandemic film series Featuring New Works from The Folk Memory Project, Caochangdi, China Hesitation Wound (2023) + Q&A w/ dir. Selman Nacar November 21, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Hesitation Wound(Selman Nacar, 2023, 84 min, Turkey, Turkish with English subtitles, DCP)--Q&A to follow with filmmaker Selman Nacar, moderated by Prof. Didem Havlioğlu (AMES / Coordinator, Duke Turkish Program) By the Stream (Hong Sangsoo, 2024) 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) 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 Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival Dìdi (Sean Wang, 2024) 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) 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) January 23, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Peter Hujar’s Day(Ira Sachs, 2025, 76 min, USA, English, DCP) Misericordia (Alain Guiraudie, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival 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](Alain Guiraudie, 2024, 103 min, France, French w/ English subtitles, DCP) Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (Johan Grimonprez, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival 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 Holy Cow (Louise Courvoisier, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival 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] (Louise Courvoisier, 2024, 90 min, France, French with English subtitles, DCP) Meeting with Pol Pot (Rithy Panh, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival 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](Rithy Panh, 2024, 112 min, France and Cambodia, French and Cambodian with English subtitles, DCP)
Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985) | 40th Anniversary screening September 4, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Ran(Akira Kurosawa, 1985, 162 min, France/Japan, Japanese with English subtitles, DCP)“Spectacular! Among the most thrilling movie experiences a viewer can have!” – Terrence Rafferty, The New York Times
Cloud (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2024) September 5, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Cloud [Kuraudo](Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2024, 123 min, Japan, Japanese with English subtitles, DCP)
Heartworn Highways (James Szalapski, 1976) September 11, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater The Center for Documentary Studies & Screen/Society present:Heartworn Highways (James Szalapski, 1976, 92 min, USA, English, DCP)
The Lovers on the Bridge (Leos Carax, 1991) | New 4K Restoration September 12, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater The Lovers on the Bridge [Les amants du Pont-Neuf] (Leos Carax, 1991, 126 min, France, French w/ English subtitles, DCP)
Universal Language (Matthew Rankin, 2024) September 13, 2025 4:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Universal Language(Matthew Rankin, 2024, 89 min, Canada, Farsi & French w/ English subtitles, DCP)
Mama Dancers (Jingqiu Guan & Yang Tao, 2025) September 18, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Mama Dancers(Jingqiu Guan & Yang Tao, 2025, 51 min, USA, Chinese and English, Digital)-- Q&A to follow with co-director Jingqiu Guan (Professor of the Practice of Dance at Duke).
Emily Jacir: Artist Talk & Screening September 19, 2025 5:30pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Emily Jacir: Artist Talk and ScreeningRegistration required, opens September 9.
Plan 75 (Chie Hayakawa, 2022) September 25, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Join us for a Rights! Camera! Action! series screening of:Plan 75 (Chie Hayakawa, 2022, 112 min, Japan, Japanese with English Subtitles, DCP)
New Moon Chapter One | Memory Project: 'Living the Pandemic' series September 26, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater AMES Presents: Living the Pandemic film series Featuring New Works from The Folk Memory Project, Caochangdi, ChinaNew Moon Chapter One
Henry Fonda for President (Alexander Horwath, 2024) October 2, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater The Duke Center for Documentary Studies & Screen/Society present:Henry Fonda for President(Alexander Horwath, 2024, 184 min, Austria/Germany, English & German w/ English Subtitles, DCP)
Three Days of the Condor (1975) | Tribute to Robert Redford (1936-2025) October 3, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Three Days of the Condor | Tribute Robert Redford (1936-2025)(Sydney Pollack, 1975, 117 min, United States, English, DCP)In memory of Robert Redford (1936-2025)
DukeEngage Colombia (Shorts Program) + Bila Burba | NC Latin American Film Festival October 9, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater
The Death of Baijiashan | Memory Project: 'Living the Pandemic' series October 17, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater AMES Presents: Living the Pandemic film series Featuring New Works from The Folk Memory Project, Caochangdi, China
The Hellstrom Chronicle (Ed Spiegel and Walon Green, 1971) October 18, 2025 4:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater The Duke Center for Documentary Studies & Screen/Society present:The Hellstrom Chronicle(Ed Spiegel and Walong Green, 1971, 90 min, USA, English, Digital)-- Introduced by Prof. Josh Gibson (Cinematic Arts)
Shadows on the Globe (shorts program) | Experimental Film Lab October 21, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Shadows on the Globe:
Tenebre (Dario Argento, 1982) October 23, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Tenebre (aka Tenebrae)(Dario Argento, 1982, 101 min, Italy, English, DCP)
The Conformist (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970) | Jameson's Cinematic Century October 24, 2025 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 Conform
Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet, 1975) | Jameson's Cinematic Century October 30, 2025 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/SocietyDog Day Aft
Diva (Jean-Jacques Beineix, 1981) | Jameson's Cinematic Century November 1, 2025 4:00pm 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/SocietyDiva
Trainhopper (Tristan Bouan T'18, 2024) | DEMAN Weekend November 6, 2025 6:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Special DEMAN Weekend screening of:Trainhopper(Tristan Bouan T'18, 2024, 84 min, USA/France, English, DCP)
Cosmic Rays Touring Program 2025 | Experimental Film Lab November 11, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater
Luo Luo’s Future | Memory Project: 'Living the Pandemic' series November 13, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater AMES Presents: Living the Pandemic film series Featuring New Works from The Folk Memory Project, Caochangdi, ChinaLuo Luo's Future(Luo Luo, 2024, 69 min, China, Chinese w/ English subtitles, Digital)
Baby Geniuses | Experimental & Documentary Arts Salon November 14, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Presented by the Master of Fine Arts in Experimental & Documentary Arts
Now It’s a Strange House (Cate Knothe T'24 & Ethan Grossman, 2025) + filmmaker Q&A November 19, 2025 8:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Now It's a Strange House(Cate Knothe & Ethan Grossman, 2025, 40 min, USA, German & English w/ English subtitles, Digital)--Introduction by Professor Shambhavi Kaul, Director of Cinematic Arts
Self-Portrait: 47 KM 2020 | Memory Project: 'Living the Pandemic' series November 20, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater AMES Presents: Living the Pandemic film series Featuring New Works from The Folk Memory Project, Caochangdi, China
Hesitation Wound (2023) + Q&A w/ dir. Selman Nacar November 21, 2025 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Hesitation Wound(Selman Nacar, 2023, 84 min, Turkey, Turkish with English subtitles, DCP)--Q&A to follow with filmmaker Selman Nacar, moderated by Prof. Didem Havlioğlu (AMES / Coordinator, Duke Turkish Program)
By the Stream (Hong Sangsoo, 2024) 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) 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 Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Dìdi (Sean Wang, 2024) 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) 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) January 23, 2026 7:00pm Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater Peter Hujar’s Day(Ira Sachs, 2025, 76 min, USA, English, DCP)
Misericordia (Alain Guiraudie, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival 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](Alain Guiraudie, 2024, 103 min, France, French w/ English subtitles, DCP)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (Johan Grimonprez, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival 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
Holy Cow (Louise Courvoisier, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival 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] (Louise Courvoisier, 2024, 90 min, France, French with English subtitles, DCP)
Meeting with Pol Pot (Rithy Panh, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival 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](Rithy Panh, 2024, 112 min, France and Cambodia, French and Cambodian with English subtitles, DCP)
