Summer Screenings

Upon Open Sky

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Teenage brothers Fernando and Salvador struggle to adapt to their new life following the death of their father, who was killed in a car crash. Simmering with resentment, the two brothers (with their new stepsister in tow) road trip to the Mexico-U.S. border to track down the man they hold responsible in this taut revenge thriller.

Mastergame

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1956 Budapest. A young couple boards one of the last refugee trains, escaping the Soviet invasion. As they race toward freedom, they become embroiled in a high-stakes chess match, whose outcome will determine their destiny. Battles of wits, desperate communists, and stolen Vatican treasures collide in this thrilling, serpentine adaptation of Stefan Zweig’s “The Royal Game.”

The Raftsmen

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1973. Inspired by a charismatic explorer, twelve men set sail from Ecuador aboard three handmade rafts. Destination? Australia. Battling raging storms, hunger pangs, and persistent doldrums, the ramshackle crew dreams of reaching the Land Down Under. Revealing interviews and beautifully restored 16mm footage from the voyage bracingly chronicle the most dangerous ocean crossing ever attempted.

Small Body

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Italy, 1900. After delivering a stillborn baby, grief-stricken Agata is worried her child’s soul will be condemned to an eternity in Limbo. When she learns of a remote sanctuary where miracles are performed, she sets out on a perilous journey through forests, over seas, and up mountains in this sublime, spiritual parable of healing and redemption.
A blonde woman with her hair and makeup done up sits forlornly on a swing with her head leaned against the chain.

Swoon

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A timeless tale of bitter family rivalries and forbidden love takes new form in this wondrous musical fantasy. 1940 Stockholm. John and Ninni—both heirs to their families’ competing amusement parks—fall hard for each other amidst the whirling world they inhabit. Can their love survive generations of animosity, nasty pranks, and an encroaching war?
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