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Carolina Independent Film Collective – August 2026
- Tue, Aug 4
Run Time: 120 min. Release Year: 2026
Join David “Dae-Lee” Arrington alongside Patrick Lebby, producer of Season 1 of Bridge Builder Conversations, for an exploration...
Wild Inside
- Tue, Aug 4
- Fri, Aug 7
- Sat, Aug 8
- Sun, Aug 9
- Mon, Aug 10
- Tue, Aug 11
Director: Penny Lane Run Time: 95 min. Release Year: 2026
Join us on August 4th for a special advanced screening of WILD INSIDE to celebrate International Owl Awareness...
The Mosquito Coast
- Wed, Aug 5
- Sat, Aug 8
- Sun, Aug 9
- Mon, Aug 10
Director: Peter Weir Run Time: 119 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1986
Starring: Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Hilary Gordon, Jadrien Steele, River Phoenix
He never bargained for what he found.
On-Gaku: Our Sound
Director: Kenji Iwaisawa Run Time: 71 min. Release Year: 2020 Language: Japanese
Starring: Kami Hiraiwa, Ren Komai, Shintaro Sakamoto, Tateto Serizawa, Tomoya Maeno
And our 'Our Sound' begins.
Sheep in the Box
- Fri, Aug 7
- Sat, Aug 8
- Sun, Aug 9
- Mon, Aug 10
- Tue, Aug 11
- Wed, Aug 12
- Thu, Aug 13
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda Run Time: 126 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 2026 Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
Starring: Daigo Yamamoto, Haruka Ayase, Kanichiro, Kuwaki Rimu, Nana Seino
Trust what you cannot see.
Labyrinth
- Sat, Aug 8
- Sun, Aug 9
- Tue, Aug 11
Director: Jim Henson Run Time: 101 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1986
Starring: Christopher Malcolm, David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Shelley Thompson, Toby Froud
Where everything seems possible and nothing is what it seems.
Community Impact – Missing While Black
- Sat, Aug 8
Run Time: 15 min. Release Year: 2026
Free | Registration RequiredLocation: Patel Community Space Missing While Black – The desperate mother of a missing Black...
Notorious
- Tue, Aug 11
- Thu, Aug 13
- Sun, Aug 16
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Run Time: 103 min. Release Year: 1946
Starring: Cary Grant, Claude Rains, Ingrid Bergman, Leopoldine Konstantin, Louis Calhern
Deep their love! Great the risk!
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
- Wed, Aug 12
- Sun, Aug 16
- Tue, Aug 18
Director: Richard Pryor Run Time: 97 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1986
Starring: Art Evans, Barbara Williams, Debbie Allen, Fay Hauser, Richard Pryor
A comic with one eye on his audience and another eye on the truth.
The Garden of Words
Director: Makoto Shinkai Run Time: 46 min. Release Year: 2013 Language: Japanese
Starring: Fumi Hirano, Kana Hanazawa, Miyu Irino, Takeshi Maeda, Yuka Terasaki
FREE | Registration Required Location: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library – University City Regional (5528 Waters Edge Vlg Dr, Charlotte,...
The Piano
- Fri, Aug 14
- Sat, Aug 15
- Sun, Aug 16
- Mon, Aug 17
- Tue, Aug 18
- Wed, Aug 19
- Thu, Aug 20
Director: Jane Campion Run Time: 120 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1993
Starring: Anna Paquin, Cliff Curtis, Harvey Keitel, Holly Hunter, Sam Neill
Silence affects everyone in the end.
SIX: The Musical Live!
- Fri, Aug 14
- Sat, Aug 15
- Sun, Aug 16
- Wed, Aug 19
- Thu, Aug 20
Director: Liz Clare Run Time: 95 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2025
Starring: Aimie Atkinson, Alexia McIntosh, Jarneia Richard-Noel, Millie O'Connell, Natalie Paris
SEE THE ORIGINAL QUEENS HIT THE BIG SCREEN
Possession – 45th Anniversary Screenings!
- Fri, Aug 14
- Sat, Aug 15
- Sun, Aug 16
Director: Andrzej Żuławski Run Time: 124 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1981
Starring: Heinz Bennent, Isabelle Adjani, Johanna Hofer, Margit Carstensen, Sam Neill
Inhuman ecstasy fulfilled.
Train to Busan -10th Anniversary Remastered & Revived
- Fri, Aug 14
- Sat, Aug 15
- Sun, Aug 16
- Mon, Aug 17
- Tue, Aug 18
- Wed, Aug 19
- Thu, Aug 20
Director: Yeon Sang-ho Run Time: 118 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2016 Language: Korean with English Subtitles
Starring: Choi Woo-shik, Don Lee, Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Su-an
Life-or-death survival begins.
Wet Hot American Summer – 25th Anniversary!
- Fri, Aug 14
- Sat, Aug 15
- Sun, Aug 16
- Mon, Aug 17
- Tue, Aug 18
- Wed, Aug 19
- Thu, Aug 20
Director: David Wain Run Time: 97 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2001
Starring: David Hyde Pierce, Janeane Garofalo, Marguerite Moreau, Michael Showalter, Paul Rudd
High times. Hard bodies. Soft rock.
Ekphrastic Poetry & Cinema
- Sat, Aug 15
- Sat, Nov 21
Run Time: 120 min. Release Year: 2026
Location: Patel Community Space August 15, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM November 21, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM $12 per session Join...
CatVideoFest 2026
- Sat, Aug 15
- Sun, Aug 16
Run Time: 70 min. Release Year: 2026
Our fuzzy overlords return to the big screen! Each year, CatVideoFest curates a compilation reel of the latest,...
Céline and Julie Go Boating
- Sat, Aug 15
Director: Jacques Rivette Run Time: 193 min. Release Year: 1974 Language: French
Starring: Barbet Schroeder, Bulle Ogier, Dominique Labourier, Juliet Berto, Marie-France Pisier
FREE SCREENING – ONE NIGHT ONLY! Saturday, August 15th at 7:30 pm Part of Goodyear Art’s Wavelengths: Classic...
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly with David McGee
- Wed, Aug 19
Run Time: 112 min. Release Year: 2007
FREE | REGISTRATION REQUIRED (REGISTER HERE) Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | 6:30pmLocation: Wells Fargo Auditorium, 430 S. Tryon...
Legend
- Wed, Aug 19
- Sat, Aug 22
- Tue, Aug 25
Director: Ridley Scott Run Time: 89 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1986
Starring: Alice Playten, David Bennent, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, Tom Cruise
There may never be another dawn.
Genius Party Beyond
Director: Kazuto Nakazawa, Koji Morimoto, Mahiro Maeda, Shinya Ohira, Tatsuyuki Tanaka Run Time: 81 min. Release Year: 2008 Language: Japanese
Starring: Arata Furuta, Shoko Takada, Urara Takano, Yukiji
FREE | Registration Required Location: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library – University City Regional (5528 Waters Edge Vlg Dr, Charlotte,...
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
- Thu, Aug 20
- Fri, Aug 21
- Sat, Aug 22
- Sun, Aug 23
- Mon, Aug 24
- Tue, Aug 25
- Wed, Aug 26
- Thu, Aug 27
Director: Jane Schoenbrun Run Time: 112 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2026
Starring: Amanda Fix, Arthur Conti, Dylan Baker, Eva Victor, Gillian Anderson, Hannah Einbinder, Jack Haven, Sarah Sherman, Zach Cherry
Blood. Lust.
The Samurai and the Prisoner
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Run Time: 147 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
Starring: Masahiro Motoki, Masaki Suda, Munetaka Aoki, Ryota Miyadate, Yuriko Yoshitaka
When Lord Murashige rises up against the tyrannical Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his...
Community Impact Film Series —Animal Welfare
- Sat, Aug 22
Run Time: 120 min. Release Year: 2026
FREE | Registration Required Join us for the Community Impact Film Series event focused on Animal Welfare. This...
Hunt for the Wilderpeople – 10th Anniversary Screenings!
- Sat, Aug 22
- Sun, Aug 23
- Wed, Aug 26
Director: Taika Waititi Run Time: 101 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2016
Starring: Julian Dennison, Rachel House, Rima Te Wiata, Sam Neill, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne
Nature just got gangster.
An Evening with Ray Wise: The Man From Everything
- Sun, Aug 23
- Mon, Aug 24
Run Time: 140 min.
AUGUST 23rd and 24th – Two Shows Only! Actor Ray Wise (Twin Peaks, RoboCop) will share stories and screen clips from...
Something Wild
- Wed, Aug 26
Director: Jonathan Demme Run Time: 114 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1986
Starring: George 'Red' Schwartz, Jeff Daniels, Margaret Colin, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta
Something Different. Something Daring. Something Dangerous.
FOUND FOOTAGE FEST: Volume #11 – Porcelain VHS Treasures
- Thu, Aug 27
Run Time: 90 min.
Live comedy with VHS tapes! BRAND NEW SHOW FOR 2026! Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late...
Colony
Director: Yeon Sang-ho Run Time: 123 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2026 Language: Korean with English Subtitles
Starring: Gianna Jun, Ji Chang-wook, Kim Shin-rock, Koo Kyo-hwan, Shin Hyun-been
Survive the hive.
Possessor
- Sat, Aug 29
Director: Brandon Cronenberg Run Time: 103 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2020
Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Bean, Tuppence Middleton
No body is safe.
Carolina Independent Film Collective – September 2026
- Tue, Sep 1
Run Time: 120 min. Release Year: 2026
“A young boxer prepares for his final day at the gym that raised him. As he steps into...
Fight Club
- Tue, Sep 1
Director: David Fincher Run Time: 139 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1999
Starring: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Jared Leto, Meat Loaf
Mischief. Mayhem. Soap.
Down by Law
- Wed, Sep 2
Director: Jim Jarmusch Run Time: 106 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1986
Starring: Ellen Barkin, John Lurie, Nicoletta Braschi, Roberto Benigni, Tom Waits
It's not where you start - It's where you start again.
A Late Quartet
- Thu, Sep 3
Director: Yaron Zilberman Run Time: 105 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2012
Starring: Catherine Keener, Christopher Walken, Imogen Poots, Mark Ivanir, Philip Seymour Hoffman
No arrangement is more beautiful … or more complicated.
Filipiñana
Director: Rafael Manuel Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Tagalog with English Subtitles
Starring: Carlos Siguion-Reyna, Jorrybell Agoto, Nour Hooshmand, Sunshine Teodoro, Teroy Guzman
Isabel feels strangely drawn to Dr. Palanca, the president of the country club where she works. However, after...
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Director: John Boorman Run Time: 118 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1977
Starring: Kitty Winn, Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher, Max von Sydow, Richard Burton
It's four years later... What does she remember?
Boorman and the Devil
Director: David Kittredge Run Time: 112 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Joe Dante, John Boorman, Karyn Kusama, Louise Fletcher, Mike Flanagan
Every artist has his demon.
Maniacal
- Sat, Sep 5
Run Time: 62 min. Release Year: 2026
Please join the cast and crew as they present the newly released horror film. Q&A to follow. All...
Community Impact – No Country for Mothers
- Sun, Sep 6
Run Time: 90 min. Release Year: 2026
FREE | Registration Required No Country for Mothers is a feature documentary that examines the culture wars surrounding...
Men in the Arena
Director: J.R. Biersmith Run Time: 86 min. Release Year: 2017
FREE SCREENING | Registration Required Location: Sugaw Creek Recreation Center (943 W Sugaw Creek Rd, Charlotte, NC 28213)...
The Birds
- Tue, Sep 8
- Thu, Sep 10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Run Time: 120 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 1963
Starring: Jessica Tandy, Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette, Tippi Hedren, Veronica Cartwright
...and remember, the next scream you hear may be your own!
Aliens
- Wed, Sep 9
Director: James Cameron Run Time: 154 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1986
Starring: Carrie Henn, Lance Henriksen, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Sigourney Weaver
This time it's war.
House of Usher
Director: Roger Corman Run Time: 79 min. Release Year: 1960
Starring: David Andar, Harry Ellerbe, Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey, Vincent Price
Edgar Allan Poe's demonic tale of The Ungodly... The Evil House of Usher
Flight of the Navigator
- Sat, Sep 12
Director: Randal Kleiser Run Time: 90 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1986
Starring: Cliff DeYoung, Joey Cramer, Paul Reubens, Sarah Jessica Parker, Veronica Cartwright
David Freeman is eight years late for dinner, and his family wants to know why. But David's got an absolutely fantastic excuse.
Manhunter: The Final Cut
- Tue, Sep 15
- Thu, Sep 17
Director: Michael Mann Run Time: 122 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1986
Starring: Brian Cox, Dennis Farina, Kim Greist, Tom Noonan, William L. Petersen
It's just you and me now, sport…
Highlander
- Wed, Sep 16
Director: Russell Mulcahy Run Time: 116 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1986
Starring: Beatie Edney, Christopher Lambert, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart, Sean Connery
There can be only one.
Charlotte Film Festival 2026
Run Time: 780 min.
The Charlotte Film Festival returns for its 18th year from September 22–27, 2026, at The Independent Picture House....
Evolver 62
Director: Chris Purcell Run Time: 108 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: George Harrison, John Lennon, Mark Lewisohn, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
Globally-renowned historian Mark Lewisohn weaves an array of short, sharp stories into a savvy and surprising reveal of...
Digger
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu Run Time: 106 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Riz Ahmed, Sandra Hüller, Tom Cruise
A man. A plan. A meltdown.
Art in the Twenty-First Century: Humor
Run Time: 60 min.
FREE SCREENING | Registration Required (Link Coming Soon) Location: Goodyear Arts (Camp North End, Suite 200, 301 Camp...
An Indie on Wheels Excursion: Teen Horror Series
Run Time: 37 min. Release Year: 1943
FREE | Registration Required Location: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library – University City Regional (5528 Waters Edge Vlg Dr, Charlotte,...
Fruitvale Station
Director: Ryan Coogler Run Time: 82 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2013
Starring: Chad Michael Murray, Kevin Durand, Melonie Díaz, Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer
Every step brings you closer to the edge.
An Indie on Wheels Excursion: Pops & Popcorn
Run Time: 35 min. Release Year: 2026
FREE | Registration Required (Link Coming Soon) Location: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library – University City Regional (5528 Waters Edge...
Voodoo Macbeth
Director: Agazi Desta, Christopher Beaton, Dagmawi Abebe, Ernesto M. Sandoval, Hannah Bang, Roy Arwas, Sabina Vajrača, Tiffany Kontoyiannis-Guillen, Victor Alonso-Berbel, Zoë Alyce Salnave Run Time: 108 min. Release Year: 2021
Starring: Daniel Kuhlman, Inger Tudor, Jeremy Tardy, Jewell Wilson Bridges, June Schreiner
Based on the true story of Orson Welles, Rose McClendon, and their revolutionary Shakespeare production.
Carolina Independent Film Collective – October 2026
- Tue, Oct 6
Run Time: 120 min. Release Year: 2026
Join us for a conversation with Doreen Spicer-Dannelly exploring the craft of screenwriting for television and animation, with...
Psycho
- Tue, Oct 6
- Thu, Oct 8
- Sun, Oct 11
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Run Time: 109 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1960
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, Vera Miles
A new and altogether different screen excitement!
Paris Is Burning
Director: Jennie Livingston Run Time: 78 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1991
Starring: Dorian Corey, Octavia St. Laurent, Pepper LaBeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Willi Ninja
Having a ball… Wish you were here
Written on the Wind – 70th Anniversary Screening!
Director: Douglas Sirk Run Time: 99 min. Release Year: 1956
Starring: Dorothy Malone, Lauren Bacall, Robert Keith, Robert Stack, Rock Hudson
This woman in his arms was now the wife of the man he called his best friend!
The Amazing Adventure of Marchello the Cat
Director: Susan Helen Emerson Run Time: 75 min. Release Year: 2008
Starring: Dominique Swain, Mara Lane, Michelle Rodriguez, Troy Garity, Troy Hall
Who let the cats out!
Sense and Sensibility
Director: Georgia Oakley Run Time: 132 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 2026
Starring: Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Caitríona Balfe, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Frank Dillane
No one knows your heart like a sister.
Faust (w/live score) – 100th Anniversary Event Screening!
Director: F. W. Murnau Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 1926 Language: German
Starring: Camilla Horn, Emil Jannings, Frida Richard, Gösta Ekman, William Dieterle
The Voice of the Tempter.
Kwaidan
- Sat, Oct 24
Director: Masaki Kobayashi Run Time: 183 min. Release Year: 1965 Language: Japanese with English Subtitles
Starring: Kenjirō Ishiyama, Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Ranko Akagi, Rentaro Mikuni
In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."
Hen
Director: György Pálfi Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 2026 Language: Greek (modern)
Starring: Antonis Kafetzopoulos, Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos, Argyris Pandazaras, Maria Diakopanagiotou, Yannis Kokiasmenos
Escaping from a chicken farm, a hen finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant. There, she...
The Crucible – 30th Anniversary!
Director: Nicholas Hytner Run Time: 124 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 1996
Starring: Bruce Davison, Daniel Day-Lewis, Joan Allen, Paul Scofield, Winona Ryder
Arthur Miller's timeless tale of truth on trial.
Carolina Independent Film Collective – November 2026
- Tue, Nov 3
Run Time: 120 min. Release Year: 2026
Join us for a conversation with Maleek Loyd, filmmaker and co-owner of Loyd Visuals, a Charlotte-based video production...
IPH Book Club – GHOST WORLD
- Wed, Nov 4
Run Time: 90 min. Release Year: 2026
FREE | Registration Required Join us Wednesday, November 4th for our IPH Book Club discussion of GHOST WORLD...
Raising Arizona
Director: Joel Coen Run Time: 94 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1987
Starring: Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Nicolas Cage, Trey Wilson, William Forsythe
Their lawless years are behind them. Their child-rearing years lay ahead...
2026 Community Impact Film Series (CIFS)
Run Time: 180 min. Release Year: 2026
Mission The Community Impact Film Series (CIFS) is a free public program at The Independent Picture House (IPH)...
Ghost World – 25th Anniversary!
Director: Terry Zwigoff Run Time: 111 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2001
Starring: Brad Renfro, Illeana Douglas, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Thora Birch
Accentuate the negative.
Vertigo
- Tue, Nov 10
- Thu, Nov 12
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Run Time: 128 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1958
Starring: Barbara Bel Geddes, Henry Jones, James Stewart, Kim Novak, Tom Helmore
Alfred Hitchcock engulfs you in a whirlpool of terror and tension!
Carolina Independent Film Collective – December 2026
- Tue, Dec 1
Run Time: 120 min. Release Year: 2026
Join us for a conversation exploring how personal identity, cultural background, and lived experience shape the choices characters...
Ganja & Hess
- Sat, Dec 19
Director: Bill Gunn Run Time: 110 min. Release Year: 1973
Starring: Bill Gunn, Duane Jones, Leonard Jackson, Marlene Clark, Sam Waymon
Some Marriages Are Made In Heaven. Others Are Made In Hell.
Werwulf
Director: Robert Eggers Release Year: 2026
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Lily-Rose Depp, Ralph Ineson, Willem Dafoe
Do not dread the darkness. Embrace it.