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2026

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Saber

Thursday, Jul 30th

July 30 at 7pm ABOUT THE FILM Saber is a feature-length documentary that follows a passionate group of LED saber combat athletes as they train for the Saber Legion World Championships in Las Vegas. But this isn’t just a story about competition or fandoms, it’s about the power of shared passions to bring people together. […]

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2026

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Queer Cinema for Palestine

Wednesday, Jun 24th

Join us on June 24, 2026 at 7pm for a program of short films, curated by Queer Cinema for Palestine. This program is organized by Sappho’s Social Club and co-presented by Mizna and MSP Film. Coinciding with Pride Month, this program focuses on the work of queer, Palestinian, and allied artists, across locales, in historic […]

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2026

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NVN LIVE: Only The People Will Save Each Other

Tuesday, Jun 23rd

On June 23rd, people who have stood in actual fire will sit down in Minneapolis and tell you what they saw. From the U.S. borderlands to inside churches the government tried to weaponize, to the frontline of America’s self-inflicted constitutional crisis. National Emmy award winning independent journalist and former CNN correspondent Nick Valencia hosts a […]

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2026

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ASCO: Without Permission

Wednesday, Jun 17th

Wednesday, June 17 at 7pm Co-presented with  Serpentina Arts Collective. ABOUT THE FILM ASCO: Without Permission challenges the limits of documentary conventions to tell the story of a revolutionary Chicano art group who turned 1970s LA into their defiant canvas. Merging activism with radical art-making, ASCO challenged the established order of Hollywood, museums, and media […]

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2026

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Smitten Kitten Presents WTO/99

Wednesday, Jun 10th

June 10 at 7pm — SOLD OUT Smitten Kitten presents WTO/99. 50% of ticket sales go to Smitten Kitten’s mutual aid fund. Intro by Anne Lehman of Smitten Kitten. Post-screening Q&A with producer/editor Alex Megaro. ABOUT THE FILM An immersive archival documentary that depicts the four-day clash between the then-emerging World Trade Organization (WTO) and […]

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2026

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Escalation

Friday, May 1st

Free Community Screening on May 1 at 7pm | Click the showtime to RSVP A recording of the community conversation from the MSPIFF screening of ESCALATION will be shared with audiences following Friday’s screening, featuring Director AJ Schnack, photojournalist Tim Evans, Kirstin McCudden from the Freedom of the Press Foundation, and John Rash, Editorial Columnist […]

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2026

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Hellavision Television Presents: Cuntavision 2

Wednesday, Apr 29th

Wednesday, April 29 at 7:00 PM ABOUT THE PROGRAM Hey, you. You look like you want to watch a screening wherein countless digital baddies serve up a fat scoop of chaotic, larger than life, fabulous-ness to YOUR dismal reality. Count yourself lucky, because hundreds of talented filmmakers from all over the globe have joined their […]

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2026

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FIRE. 50 Women Run 50K

Sunday, Mar 29th

Sunday, March 29 at 4pm Featuring a post-screening Q&A with the director, cinematographer, coach and race directors. Tickets only $15 (+$2 online fee) ABOUT THE FILM Masochistic, relentless, and boundary-pushing: these are just a few ways to describe ultra running. But while the sport tests the limits of the human spirit, women still make up […]

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2026

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Land Day Double Feature: Jenin, Jenin + Janin, Jenin

Sunday, Mar 29th

Mizna and The US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) co-present a double feature and panel discussion in honor of Land Day and Mohammad Bakri, featuring his films JENIN JENIN (2002) and JANIN JENIN (2024). WHAT: A tribute to Mohammed Bakri: Land Day screening WHERE: The Main Cinema, 115 SE Main St, Minneapolis, MN 55414 WHEN: Sunday, […]

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2026

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Human Flow by Ai Weiwei in Partnership with Mixed Blood Theatre

Thursday, Mar 12th

Special Screening in Partnership with Mixed Blood Theatre on Thursday, March 12 at 7pm. Over 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war in the greatest human displacement since World War II. Mixed Blood Theatre’s upcoming production of The Jungle focuses on one particular […]

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2026

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BORDERLAND | The Line Within: A MIM Fundraiser

Monday, Mar 2nd

Minnesota Immigration Movement (MIM) is a statewide, grassroots non-profit committed to empowering and uniting Latino communities across Minnesota. All proceeds will go to MIM’s Rent Assistance Program to support immigrants impacted by ICE and CBP activity. MIM will host a Silent Auction starting at 6pm, showcasing works created by local artists. Monday, March 2 Silent Auction: 6pmScreening: 7pm […]

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2025

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Encore Screening – WHAT YOU CAN’T KEEP – A Three Part Film

Monday, Oct 27th

Monday, October 27 at 7:30 PM Trademark Theater Presents the Encore Screening of WHAT YOU CAN’T KEEP – A Three Part Film All tickets for the Encore Screening are PAY WHAT YOU CHOOSE, ranging from $15 – $55. Standard Ticket Price for this event is $25. Reserve Here ABOUT THE PROGRAM A modern, art-stricken love story, told […]

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2025

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Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival: Fantasy Life

Sunday, Oct 26th

Sunday, October 26 at 7:00 PM Get Tickets Here The 31st Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival is presented by the Minnesota Jewish Community Center. Co-presented by MSP Film Society and The Main Cinema. Post-screening conversation featuring writer/director/actor Matthew Shear (Virtual). ABOUT THE FILM After losing his job as a paralegal, Sam Stein suffers a panic attack […]

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2025

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Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival: The Other

Sunday, Oct 26th

Sunday, October 26 at 4:00 PM SOLD OUT Get Tickets Here The 31st Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival is presented by the Minnesota Jewish Community Center. Post-screening conversation featuring director Joy Sela. ABOUT THE FILM In a world consumed by political polarization, Joy Sela’s documentary The Other offers a rare revelation. Filmed between 2017 and 2024, […]

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2025

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Hellavision Television Presents: WEB 5000.0

Wednesday, Oct 15th

Wednesday, October 15 at 7:00 PM ABOUT THE PROGRAM An episode about the Maximal Speculative Future of The Internet. Created by Cadmiumcoffee. Hellavision Television Network is an ongoing community animation project. The core of the project is a biannual animation anthology that takes the form of 90 minute Episodes. Over the last 8 years 24 Episodes […]

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2025

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Berlin Loop

Tuesday, Sep 23rd

Tuesday, September 23 at 7:30 PM Partnering with Joyful Riders Bicycle Club, Dim Light Creatures presents Berlin Loop at The Main Cinema! If you’re a fan of cycling, bring your bike along and join the filmmaking team + the Joyful Riders Club for a pre-screening ride through NorthEast, complete with drinks and music! Meeting point […]

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2025

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MinnAnimate: Shorts Program 2

Friday, Sep 12th

Friday, September 12 at 9:45 PM In 2025, MinnAnimate expands into a three-day festival, bringing animation from across the midwest and beyond into Minneapolis venues. Discover a trove of animated splendor and join our fervent community when you attend any or all of this year’s five unique animation screenings, each with attending filmmakers. See the […]

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2025

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MinnAnimate: Shorts Program 1

Thursday, Sep 11th

Thursday, September 11 at 7:00 PM In 2025, MinnAnimate expands into a three-day festival, bringing animation from across the midwest and beyond into Minneapolis venues. Discover a trove of animated splendor and join our fervent community when you attend any or all of this year’s five unique animation screenings, each with attending filmmakers. See the […]

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2025

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Loose Frames and Hellavision Television Network Present: Hell Fables

Wednesday, Aug 13th

Wednesday, August 13 at 7pm ABOUT THE PROGRAM Hell Fables is the newest animation block commissioned by Vilecom’s obstinate leader, the Lizard King. Enjoy a 90 minute block of original and demonic animation from the community of makers that bring you Loose Frames and Hellavision Television.

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2025

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Mississippi Park Connection Presents: Discover Your River

Sunday, Feb 9th

Mississippi Park Connection Invites you to enjoy a compilation of films about local River advocates and their relationships with the Mississippi River. We Are the River, Dir. Peter Myers, Myers Communication Group, Trailer, 7 min. The majestic waters of the Mississippi River meander 650 miles through Minnesota’s prairies, valleys and cities, yet its constant presence […]

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2025

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Mississippi Park Connection Presents: Wild & Scenic Film Festival: Water Tales

Sunday, Feb 9th

Mississippi Park Connection, the only official philanthropic partner to the Mississippi National River and Recreation area, is honored and excited to bring the Wild & Scenic Film Festival to the heart of the Twin Cities’ at The Main Cinema. All the proceeds from this festival are earmarked to support Paddle Share, which provides equitable assess […]

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2025

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Mississippi Park Connection Presents: Wild & Scenic Film Festival: Wild Child (Family Friendly)

Sunday, Feb 9th

Mississippi Park Connection is honored and excited to bring the 22nd annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival, one of the nation’s premier environmental and adventure film festivals to the heart of the Twin Cities’ at The Main Cinema, Minneapolis, MN. All the proceeds from this festival are earmarked to support Paddle Share, which provides equitable […]

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2024

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Three Films by Digger Kohler: Willie Murphy + John Beach + “Spider” John Koerner at the Logging Camp Ranch

Wednesday, Oct 23rd

Three Films by Digger Kohler: Willie Murphy + John Beach + “Spider” John Koerner at the Logging Camp Ranch   Filmmaker Q&A to follow the films. ABOUT Willie Murphy film • 2012 • 55 min The beautifully shot film presents Willie Murphy’s inimitably gritty rock ‘n’ roll and blues singing and piano pounding in an […]

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2024

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Hellavision Television Presents: Debt Quest

Wednesday, Oct 16th

October 16 at 7pm ABOUT THE PROGRAM Debt Quest is an experimental animated variety show inspired by RPG’s like Dungeons and Dragons written by Lije Morgan. We follow 4 heroes as they try to pull themselves from financial despair by fulfilling the Bug King’s Debt Quest. This 90-minute epic is comprised of community sourced experimental […]

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2024

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Jewish Film Festival: Tikkun Olam Spotlight: RABBI ON THE BLOCK with short film IN SOLIDARITY

Thursday, Sep 19th

30th Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival Thursday, September 19 at 7pm Q&A with director Brad Rothschild following the screening. Reserve Here Tikkun Olam Spotlight The Minnesota JCC’s Tikkun Olam Spotlight highlights powerful stories from around the globe that celebrate the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam—repairing the world through acts of kindness, social justice, and community […]

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