Cinematheque at the Cleveland Institute of Art

07/23/2026

More Andrzej Wajda! In 𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗕𝗟𝗘, a young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared. Part of our Andrzej Wajda Centennial Series showing in a new 4K restoration.

📅 Sunday, 7/26 @ 3:00pm
🎟️ Find tickets and full details at https://cinematheque.cia.edu/movies/man-of-marble/

07/23/2026

Screening in film, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗡 takes place in postwar Vienna, Austria. Holly Martins. a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a “third man” present at the time of Harry’s death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry’s grief-stricken lover, Anna.

📅 Friday, 7/24 @ 8:55pm + Saturday, 7/18 @ 6:55pm
🎟️ Find tickets and full details at https://cinematheque.cia.edu/movies/the-third-man/

07/22/2026

Thanks to Cornell Calhoun III for taking time to chat with new Director of the Cinematheque, David Huffman, on Creative Focus. Watch the interview below:

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07/21/2026

Join us on Friday, August 7 at 6:45 PM for the Cleveland premiere of 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬, featuring a special post-screening Q&A with Will Poulter and director Adam Meeks.
Get your tickets before they're gone! 🎟️🔥

📅 Friday, 8/7 @ 6:45pm
🎟️ Find tickets and full details on our website https://cinematheque.cia.edu/showtimes/union-county-8-7-26-645-pm/

07/21/2026

𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗢𝗡 takes place in the late 1990s, when a family of six settles into their new home on Vancouver Island, as internal dynamics are slowly revealed through the experiences of the youngest child, Sasha. Their fresh start is interrupted by the increasingly dangerous behavior of Jeremy, the family’s oldest child. "This is a movie that gets under your skin and soaks its way into your soul without resorting to maudlin or melodramatic moments." - Odie Henderson, Boston Globe

📅 Friday, 7/24 @ 7:00pm + Saturday, 7/25 @ 5:00pm
🎟️ Find tickets and full details at https://cinematheque.cia.edu/movies/blue-heron/

07/21/2026

Our 'Decade of Argento' Series continues with 𝗣𝗛𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗔 in which a young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

📅 Thursday, 7/23 @ 9:00pm
🎟️ Find tickets and full details at https://cinematheque.cia.edu/movies/phenomena/

07/21/2026

𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗟𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗨-𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗨 charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi’s love for the dreamy and abstract music of pop star Lily Chou-Chou.

📅 Thursday, 7/23 @ 6:15pm + Saturday, 7/25 @ 9:00pm
🎟️ Find tickets and full details at https://cinematheque.cia.edu/movies/all-about-lily-chou-chou/

07/16/2026

We are excited to welcome star Will Poulter and director Adam Meeks for an advance showing of their new film UNION COUNTY on Friday, August 7th at 6:45PM. This acclaimed new drama, that debuted at Sundance, features an incredible performance by Will Poulter as Cody Parsons. Assigned to a county-mandated drug court program, Cody embarks on the tenuous journey toward recovery amid the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio.

Tickets are on sale now so don't wait!

📅 Friday, 8/7 @ 6:45pm
🎟️ Find tickets and full details at https://cinematheque.cia.edu/showtimes/union-county-8-7-26-645-pm/

07/16/2026

In nineteenth-century Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and investing in a textile factory. THE PROMISED LAND is an exceptional portrait of rapid industrial expansion shown through the eyes of one Polish town.

📅 Sunday, 7/19 @ 7:40pm
🎟️ Find tickets and full details at https://cinematheque.cia.edu/movies/the-promised-land/

07/15/2026

Don't miss these special screenings from visionary director Alex Cox. See the iconic 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗘𝗥 (𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟳) as it was meant to be seen on 35mm, and experience his latest film, 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗦 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱), in a brand-new digital presentation. 📽️

See you there!
🎟️ Find tickets and full details at the link in bio!