Upcoming Q&As and Special Guests

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Throughout the year, we’re pleased to offer chances to hear directly from filmmakers, performances and panel discussions, and more unique experiences around movies.

Secure your tickets now for these events featuring filmmakers and other special guests over the next couple of months.

Theater of Thought

FRI MAR 14 · 7:30 PM · FILM CENTER

Neuroscientist Eberhard Fetz scheduled to attend for a post film Q&A at the 7:30pm screening on March 14.

Through the lens of legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog, Theater of Thought takes audiences on a provocative journey into the study of the mind and consciousness, daring us to question whether we truly have autonomy over our thoughts, or if our brains will inevitably become infused with mind-controlling technology in the not so distant future.

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Talking Pictures: Eric Barone presents The Straight Story

SAT APR 12 · 1:30 PM · UPTOWN

Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, creator of Stardew Valley, will lead an extended introduction for David Lynch’s The Straight Story (1999) along with SIFF Artistic Director Beth Barrett.

A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth) learns one day that his distant brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton) has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and The Phantom of the Opera with Live Soundtrack by The Invincible Czars

MON APR 14 · 6:00 & 8:00 PM · DOWNTOWN

Live score by Austin, Texas band The Invincible Czars.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - Robert Weine's 1920 German expressionist masterpiece returns to our screen with a live score by Austin, Texas band The Invincible Czars.

The Phantom of the Opera - The iconic moment when Mary Philbin removed Lon Chaney's mask in The Phantom of the Opera (1925, dir. Rupert Julian) is one of cinema’s most enduring images. Now, The Invincible Czars will bring their signature blend of eclectic instrumentation, adventurous arrangements and sense of emotional depth to this 100-year-old classic with their new, tastefully modern soundtrack, performing it live at SIFF Cinema Downtown.

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Metropolitan (35th anniversary)

SUN MAY 4 · 4:30 PM · UPTOWN

Director Whit Stillman is scheduled to attend.

An ironically comic look at Manhattan’s endangered debutante scene, Metropolitan chronicles the rise and ultimate decline of a group of young Park Avenue socialites who gather nightly to discuss love, honor, and the impending demise of their class.

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There is Another Way

SAT MAY 31 · 7:30 PM · UPTOWN

Director Stephen Apkon and other guests scheduled to attend for a post-film Q&A.

In the midst of darkness, we discover who we truly are. There is Another Way tells the story of a group of visionaries who refuse to surrender to violence and injustice, and in doing so show that another path is possible—for them, for us, and for all humanity.

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Date: March 12, 2025
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