Our month of Moullet continues this Wednesday with THE SMUGGLERS, the director's absurdist commentary on border politics, youth activism, and young love. Don't miss this overlooked classic of French New Wave cinema!

Cut from the same cloth as THE WARRIORS and THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123, NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER is a frantic chase that unfolds over the course of one evening in the decaying urban hellscape that was 1970s New York City. Take the manic ride this Sunday at 5pm at Lightbox.

David Secter's nearly forgotten first feature film WINTER KEPT US WARM incorporates LGBTQ+ themes into a college campus coming of age tale — one of the first Canadian films to do so. It has also been noted as the film that inspired David Cronenberg to become a filmmaker. Screening Wednesday (9/24)

THIS SUNDAY! Delve into the fraught intersection of American history and Hollywood mythology in Alexander Horwath's epic new essay film HENRY FONDA FOR PRESIDENT. Stick around for a conversation with the filmmakers after the film.

The Quay Brothers' STREET OF CROCODILES is based on the work of Polish author Bruno Schulz. For their latest feature film SANATORIUM UNDER THE SIGN OF THE HOURGLASS they revisit Schulz's text with a dreamy combination of live action and stop-motion animation. Don't miss it this Wednesday at Lightbox

Paleobotanist Mark Brown leads you on a fascinating, heartfelt journey through an eternal garden in Pierre Creton & Vincent Barré's 7 WALKS WITH MARK BROWN. Screening this Wednesday (9/10) only at Lightbox.

We're 2 weeks away from Lightbox's return to the Bok and the Philadelphia premiere of the latest film by Jem Cohen (INSTRUMENT, MUSEUM HOURS). LITTLE, BIG, AND FAR is a mesmerizing portrait of human emotions set against the vastness of the cosmos.

The Quay Brothers have forged a unique path in the world of film. Their eerie, surreal stop-motion animations earned them cult status in the 80s with comparisons to Czech artist Jan Švankmajer. Their newest film SANATORIUM UNDER THE SIGN OF THE HOURGLASS is a dark/dizzying journey. Coming this Sept.

We're back at Drexel University's URBN Annex Screening Room (3401 Filbert St.) this Wednesday and totally stoked to present Haydn Keenan's lost Aussie punk classic GOING DOWN. See you there!

Marva Nabili's THE SEALED SOIL is a quiet masterpiece from pre-revolution Iran. The earliest surviving film by an Iranian woman, it screens next Wednesday (7/23) at Drexel University's URBN Annex (3401 Filbert St.)

This week! Our friends at Philadelphia Film Society are co-presenting the brand new Lightbox restoration of Richard Beymer's mind-expanding experimental feature film THE INNERVIEW. Catch it this Wednesday and/or Saturday.

We're thrilled to premiere our new restoration of Richard Beymer's (WEST SIDE STORY, TWIN PEAKS) experimental masterpiece in partnership with the Philadelphia Film Society next month. Grab your tickets now (Lightbox members will receive a special discount code). filmadelphia.org/movies/the-i...

Today is the birthday of poet and filmmaker Willard Maas (1906 - 1971). Maas and his wife, filmmaker Marie Menken, were at the center of New York's underground literary and film scene in the 40s, 50s, and 60s.

Happy Birthday Lois Weber (born 1879 in Allegheny City, PA). Only a fraction of her film output exists today but she was one of the most innovative and prolific silent film directors of all time.

REMINDER: We're at Moore College of Art & Design tomorrow (6/4) with a spellbinding program of short films by Sharon Couzin. See you there.

Sidney Sokhona's first feature film is an anti-colonial docu-fiction in which the director portrays a fictionalized version of himself to highlight the struggles faced by immigrants in France. Shot from 1972 to 1975 and newly restored, NATIONALITÉ: IMMIGRÉ screens this Wednesday (5/21) at Lightbox

Emerging from the German New Wave of the late 60s, Werner Herzog has been an indefatigable film trailblazer. This 3+ hour program of short documentaries made for German television, though lesser known, is just as rewarding as his feature films. Catch HERZOG ON 45 this Wednesday (5/14) at Lightbox.

Shinji Somai's LOVE HOTEL, a tale of two damaged and desperate souls attempting to connect with each other, has rarely been screened in the US. We're pleased to present this new restoration next Wednesday (5/7). Look for more Somai films at Lightbox this fall.

Next Wednesday (4/30)! Gakuryu Ishii's utterly over-the-top family drama THE CRAZY FAMILY comes to Lightbox. We guarantee you've never seen a film quite like this, don't miss it.

Occupying a place between Chantal Akerman and the early films of Jim Jarmusch, Robina Rose's NIGHTSHIFT wanders through the late night spaces of London's Portobello Hotel encountering a range of hipsters, misfits, and sleep deprived drifters. Screening this Wednesday (4/23) at Lightbox

If you happen to be in NYC this week head over to @anthologyfilm.bsky.social to catch Lightbox's restoration of Richard Beymer's THE INNERVIEW. Stepping away from acting in the late 1960s, Beymer directed this stunning avant-garde masterpiece which has rarely been seen since its initial release.

We're taking a little break from our weekly screenings but we'll be back at the Bok on Wednesday, April 23 with the Philly premiere of our brand new restoration of Robina Rose's NIGHTSHIFT.

Kimi Takasue's extraordinary documentary ONLOOKERS is more than a critique of the tourism industry. The film considers what is seen and what is not seen when visitors enter an unfamiliar land. Join us this Wednesday (4/2) for a conversation with the director after the screening.

Remembering author, filmmaker, scholar, and activist Toni Cade Bambara, born on this day in 1939

This Wednesday (3/19) Lightbox welcomes acclaimed artist & filmmaker Kathryn Ramey who will present El Signo Vacío (The Empty Sign), an extraordinary investigation into the history of Puerto Rico and the island's fraught colonial entanglement with the United States.

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We're overjoyed to share the new trailer for our latest restoration project. Catch NIGHTSHIFT at Lightbox on April 23!

Looking ahead to later this spring, we've got two very unique Japanese films from the 1980s lined up...stay tuned!

Atsushi Yamatoya collaborated with Seijun Suzuki on the classic BRANDED TO KILL before making his directorial debut the same year with the provocatively titled INFLATABLE SEX DOLL OF THE WASTELANDS, screening at Lightbox this Wednesday (3/5).

Gene Hackman (RIP)

Here at Lightbox we love rare films, and we love the great nation of Canada. So we're really excited to bring the rarely seen Canadian drama THE RUBBER GUN, directed by Allan Moyle (TIMES SQUARE), to you this Wednesday (2/26). Newly restored by @cipictures.bsky.social

Are The Clash still "The only band that matters?" Find out this Wednesday (2/19) when we screen the newly restored docufiction classic RUDE BOY.

TONIGHT! Join us at the Bok building for Niki de Saint Phalle's brilliantly bizarre A DREAM LONGER THAN THE NIGHT.

Niki de Saint Phalle's path as an artist led her through a variety of mediums and modes. Her film work, though lesser known, is a complex world of childlike whimsy and dark psychological exploration. Catch A DREAM LONGER THAN THE NIGHT this Wednesday (2/12) at Lightbox.

Next Wednesday (2/5) we present the Academy Award nominated film SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT. We will also be raffling off copies of the newly published "My Country, Africa - Autobiography of the Black Pasionaria" by Andrée Blouin, now back in print thanks to @versobooks.bsky.social

Jean-François Laguionie's haunting animated sci-fi adventure GWEN AND THE BOOK OF SAND is finally available in a newly restored version. Experience this otherworldly masterpiece on the big screen next Wednesday at Lightbox. @deafcrocodile.bsky.social

Lino Brocka's 1980 melodrama BONA has largely been unseen for decades. Starring and produced by singer and actress Nora Aunor, the film has now been restored and is poised for rediscovery. Catch it this Wednesday at Lightbox. www.ticketleap.events/tickets/ligh...

Elena Gorfinkel weighs in on our restoration of Robina Rose's beguiling feature film NIGHTSHIFT. We can't wait to share this lost gem with you in the spring. mubi.com/en/notebook/...

"This whole world's wild at heart and weird on top" RIP David Lynch

JUST BOOKED! The feature directorial debut by Allan Moyle (TIMES SQUARE, EMPIRE RECORDS); a gritty slice of 1970s drug culture in Canada. Before DRUGSTORE COWBOY and TRAINSPOTTING there was THE RUBBER GUN. Catch its East Coast premiere next month at Lightbox!

Our double shot of Robert Bresson continues this Wednesday with a new restoration of LANCELOT DU LAC (1974), the director's unconventional take on the Knights of the Round Table.

Swedish/American filmmaker Gunvor Nelson has died. Nelson was a pivotal figure in the Bay Area experimental film community during the 1960s with groundbreaking works such as MY NAME IS OONA and TAKE OFF.

A later work of French auteur Robert Bresson, THE DEVIL, PROBABLY is a deeply existential film that continues to resonate in the 21st century. See it this Wednesday at 7pm

We're so happy to have been included in this 2024 roundup from our friends at MovieJawn. What cinematic treasures will you find at Lightbox this year?

A fixture in the world of Czech New Wave film, writer and costume designer Ester Krumbachová (DAISIES, VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS) only made one feature film of her own. The deliriously dark MURDERING THE DEVIL is our final film of 2024. Catch it this Wednesday 12/18 at the Bok Auditorium.

Shot in shimmering black and white, Bruce Weber's LET'S GET LOST is a soulful elegy to a jazz legend who had a penchant for self-sabotage. Catch it TONIGHT at 7pm then head over to 48 Record Bar for a post-screening, jazzy after-party.

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This Wednesday (12/4) we'll be at Moore College of Art & Design with a program of newly restored films by Narcisa Hirsch. Beginning her career as a painter, Hirsch later embarked on an extraordinary journey of filmmaking after encountering Michael Snow's experimental opus WAVELENGTH.

December at Lightbox: 12/4 - Narcisa Hirsch 12/11 - LET'S GET LOST (Bruce Weber, 1988) 12/18 - MURDERING THE DEVIL (Ester Krumbachova, 1970)