American Doctor

Do no harm.

American Doctor is a vérité documentary following three prominent physicians: Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian friends who couldn’t be more different but are bound by the shared oath to save lives. Dr. Thaer Ahmad is measured and strategic, Dr. Mark Perlmutter is blunt and wears his heart on his sleeve, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is media-savvy and prolific.

Filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, the story follows them from a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of Congress. Together they fight to keep a promise to their Palestinian colleagues and patients, to continue the struggle where it matters most: the United States.

Do no harm.
American Doctor is a vérité documentary following three prominent physicians: Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian friends who couldn’t be more different but are bound by the shared oath to save lives. Dr. Thaer Ahmad is measured and strategic, Dr. Mark Perlmutter is blunt and wears his heart on his sleeve, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is media-savvy and prolific.
Filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, the story follows them from a Gazan hospital under siege, to the halls of Congress. Together they fight to keep a promise to their Palestinian colleagues and patients, to continue the struggle where it matters most: the United States.

  1. 10:00 am
  2. 3:00 pm

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Certified Frida Favorite Jane Schoenbrun (We’re All Going To The World’s Fair, I Saw The TV Glow) is back with their latest mindf**k, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, starring the supernova duo of Hannah Einbender and Gillian Anderson!

After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original’s star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.

Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in 2026, the early reviews for Camp Miasma were passionate, promising a wildly entertaining exploration of the slasher film, erotic pleasure, and everything in between. The words “gonzo” and “pop art” were also being thrown around, which you know we love!

Enhanced Accessibility: this film has Closed Captioning and Audio Description capability!

Certified Frida Favorite Jane Schoenbrun (We’re All Going To The World’s Fair, I Saw The TV Glow) is back with their latest mindf**k, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, starring the supernova duo of Hannah Einbender and Gillian Anderson!
After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original’s star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in 2026, the early reviews for Camp Miasma were passionate, promising a wildly entertaining exploration of the slasher film, erotic pleasure, and everything in between. The words “gonzo” and “pop art” were also being thrown around, which you know we love!
Enhanced Accessibility: this film has Closed Captioning and Audio Description capability!

  1. 10:30 am
  2. 4:30 pm

It Ends

Some wrong turns last forever.

We’re getting lost with a one week run of the buzzy new horror-mystery film It Ends!

A group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding. Cramped together inside a Jeep Cherokee and with the miles stretching infinitely ahead, they face a choice: embrace their new existence or fight to escape it.

Premiering at SXSW all the way in Spring of 2025, It Ends announced an exciting new voice in horror with its young director, Alexander Ullom. If you’re a fan of the new trend of liminal horror films, this is right up your alley.

This movie has Closed Captioning, Assisted Listening, and/or Audio Description!

Some wrong turns last forever.
We’re getting lost with a one week run of the buzzy new horror-mystery film It Ends!
A group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding. Cramped together inside a Jeep Cherokee and with the miles stretching infinitely ahead, they face a choice: embrace their new existence or fight to escape it.
Premiering at SXSW all the way in Spring of 2025, It Ends announced an exciting new voice in horror with its young director, Alexander Ullom. If you’re a fan of the new trend of liminal horror films, this is right up your alley.
This movie has Closed Captioning, Assisted Listening, and/or Audio Description!

  1. 12:30 pm
  2. 5:30 pm

City of God

If you run, the beast catches you. If you stay, the beast eats you.

We’ve added encores of Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund’s 2002 masterpiece City of God! 

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

Few films burst onto the world cinema stage with the raw power of City of God. This electric crime epic remains one of the defining films of the 21st century, backing up its “masterpiece” designation with pure adrenaline and style.

If you run, the beast catches you. If you stay, the beast eats you.
We’ve added encores of Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund’s 2002 masterpiece City of God! 
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
Few films burst onto the world cinema stage with the raw power of City of God. This electric crime epic remains one of the defining films of the 21st century, backing up its “masterpiece” designation with pure adrenaline and style.

  1. 1:30 pm
  2. 7:30 pm

Bottoms: Co-Presented by OC Pride

We’re teaming up with our pals at OC Pride to bring Emma Seligman’s chaotic teen romp Bottoms back to the big screen for one night only!

PJ and Josie are unpopular, gay, and desperate…to hook up with hot cheerleaders before graduation. Their solution? Start a high school fight club for girls, marketed as a “self-defense group” but fueled by unchecked teen delusion and deeply questionable motives. What begins as a messy ploy for clout becomes something that’s as tender as it is violently cathartic.

This is not a coming-out story. No one’s asking for tolerance. Everyone’s already gay, and they’re busy bleeding, making out, and throwing fists. Music by Charli xcx. Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri as one of the best new-age comedic duos out there. What’s not to love!? Let’s fight!

We’re teaming up with our pals at OC Pride to bring Emma Seligman’s chaotic teen romp Bottoms back to the big screen for one night only!
PJ and Josie are unpopular, gay, and desperate…to hook up with hot cheerleaders before graduation. Their solution? Start a high school fight club for girls, marketed as a “self-defense group” but fueled by unchecked teen delusion and deeply questionable motives. What begins as a messy ploy for clout becomes something that’s as tender as it is violently cathartic.
This is not a coming-out story. No one’s asking for tolerance. Everyone’s already gay, and they’re busy bleeding, making out, and throwing fists. Music by Charli xcx. Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri as one of the best new-age comedic duos out there. What’s not to love!? Let’s fight!

  1. 8:15 pm Sold Out

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